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British Rail Class D2/10 Type and origin Power type Diesel-hydraulic Builder North British Locomotive Company Serial number 27703–27714, 27815–27839, 27998–28033 Build date 1957–1961 Total produced 73
Performance figures Maximum speed 15–17 mph (24–27 km/h) Power output Engine: 225 bhp (168 kW )Tractive effort D2708–D2719: 20,080 lbf (89.3 kN )
Career Operators British Railways Class DY11; later D2/10; later 2/4 (D2708–D2719), 2/4B (D2720–D2780) Numbers (formerly 11708–11719 (D2708–D2719 from 1961 to 1963), D2720–D2780 Axle load class D2708–D2719: RA 2;D2720–D2780: RA 5Retired 1967–1968 Disposition 2 preserved, remainder scrapped
British Rail Class D2/10 was a locomotive type commissioned by British Rail . It was a diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL). The NBL/MAN engines were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Scotland under licence from the German company MAN .
Preservation
Two locomotives are preserved:[ 1]
See also
References
Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (Winter 1962/3 ed.). p. 202.
External links
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