British Rail Class 06

{{Infobox locomotive

| name = British Rail Class 06

| powertype = Diesel-mechanical

| image = Dunfermline Townhill Wagon Repair Works.jpg

| caption = 06009 operating as 'works pilot' at Dunfermline Townhill in July 1975. It was withdrawn the following month.

| fleetnumbers = D2410–D2444, later 06001–06010

| builder = Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.

| builddate = 1958–1960

| serialnumber = 425–439, 452–471

| totalproduction = 35

| gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg}}

| primemover = Gardner 8L3

| transmission = Wilson-Drewry CA5 5-speed epicyclic gearbox, Vulcan-Sinclair type 23 fluid coupling, Wiseman type 15 RLGB reversing gearbox and final drive

| whytetype = 0-4-0

| uicclass = B

| wheeldiameter = {{convert|3|ft|7|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| minimumcurve =

| trainbrakes = Vacuum

| locobrakeforce = {{convert|15|LTf|abbr=on|sigfig=3|lk=in}}

| wheelbase = {{convert|7|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|25|ft|11|in|m|2|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|8|ft|5|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|11|ft|10+3/16|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| locoweight = {{convert|37.30|LT|t ST|sigfig=3}}

| maxspeed = {{convert|22.8|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}

| poweroutput = Engine: {{convert|204|hp|0|abbr=on|lk=in}}

| tractiveeffort = Maximum: {{convert|19800|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| fuelcap = {{convert|325|impgal|abbr=on}}

| trainheating =

| multipleworking =

| axleloadclass = RA 6 (RA 5 from 1969)

| operator = British Railways

| retiredate = 1967–1981

| disposition = One preserved, remainder scrapped

}}

The British Rail Class 06 is a class of 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical shunters built by Andrew Barclay Sons and Company from 1958{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=class&type=D&id=6 |title=06 0-4-0 |publisher=Brdatabase.info |date= |accessdate=2022-08-04}} to 1960 for use on the Scottish Region of British Railways. They were originally numbered D2410–D2444 and survivors after 1973 were given the TOPS numbers 06001–06010.

Technical details

The engine is a Gardner 8-cylinder 4 stroke "8L3" connected to a Wilson-Drewry CA5 5-speed epicyclic gearbox with a Vulcan-Sinclair type 23 fluid coupling and a Wiseman type 15 RLGB gearbox.

While all technically similar, the locomotives had two different designs for the back of the cab, the first 15 locomotives having three windows, the remaining 20, having two.{{sfn|Strickland|1983|p=40}}

Numbering

They were originally numbered D2410–D2444. The ten still in service in January 1973, nos. D2413/14/20–23/26/37/40/44, were given the TOPS numbers 06001–06010.{{sfn|Strickland|1983|p=40}}

D-number	TOPS Number	Allocation in February 1977 {{sfn\|NREA Locomotive allocation book\|February 1977\|p=4}}{{full citation needed\|date=April 2020}}	Image	Status	Notes
class="wikitable"
\| D2410		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2411		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2412		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2413	06001	Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2414	06002	DT		Scrapped
\| D2415		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2416		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2417		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2418		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2419		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2420	06003	ED	100px	Preserved	For a considerable time, at Eastfield depot, carried the number 206003
\| D2421	06004	DE		Scrapped
\| D2422	06005	DE		Scrapped
\| D2423	06006	AB	100px	Scrapped
\| D2424		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2425		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2426	06007	DT		Scrapped
\| D2427		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2428		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2429		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2430		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2431		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2432		Withdrawn		Unknown	Exported to Italy in 1977, fate unknown.
\| D2433		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2434		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2435		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2436		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2437	06008	DT	100px	Scrapped
\| D2438		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2439		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2440	06009	Withdrawn	100px	Scrapped
\| D2441		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2442		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2443		Withdrawn		Scrapped
\| D2444	06010	Withdrawn		Scrapped

Withdrawal

With a decline in shunting, BR was forced to reduce its shunter fleet in the 1960s and 70s, resulting in mass withdrawals. The first class 06 locomotive to be withdrawn was D2441 in March 1967 and the last was 06002 (formerly D2414) in September 1981.

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers	Notes
class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
1967	35	1	align=left \| D2441	align=left \|
1968	34	9	align=left \| D2411–12/15/17–18/25/28/30/32	align=left \| D2432 sold into industrial use
1969	25	5	align=left \| 2410/19/27/29/34	align=left \|
1970	20	0	align=left \| –	align=left \|
1971	20	4	align=left \| 2431/35–36/39	align=left \|
1972	16	6	align=left \| 2416/24/33/38/42–43	align=left \|
1973–4	10	0	align=left \| –	align=left \|
1975	10	2	align=left \| 06009/010	style="text-align:left;"\|
1976	8	1	align=left \| 06001	style="text-align:left;"\|
1977	7	1	align=left \| 06007	style="text-align:left;"\|
1978	6	0	align=left \| –	align=left \|
1979	6	1	align=left \| 06004	aling="left" \|
1980	5	3	align=left \| 06005–006/008	style="text-align:left;"\|
1981	2	2	align=left \| 06002/003	style="text-align:left;"\| 06003 went into departmental use, now preserved.

Preservation

File:Class 06 06003 (D2420) (8061924358).jpg

A single locomotive survives, number 06003 (formerly D2420). It was the second last locomotive of the class in service when it was withdrawn in February 1981. It was transferred to the departmental fleet following withdrawal and renumbered 97804, and used at the Reading Signal Works where it replaced 97020.{{sfn|Strickland|1983|p=40}} After being withdrawn again in 1984, it was sold to Booth's scrapyard in Rotherham (date unknown) before being saved for preservation by the local South Yorkshire Railway based at Meadowhall in Sheffield. Later owned by HNRC and visited several locations before being stored at the Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, and in 2013 was moved into the Heritage Shunters Trust collection at Peak Rail, Rowsley.

One locomotive, D2432, was sold to P. Wood Shipbreakers of Queenborough, Kent in 1969. It was exported to Italy in 1977, but its subsequent fate is unrecorded.{{sfn|Strickland|1983|p=40}}

=Model Railways=

In 1963 Hornby Railways launched its first version of the BR Class 06 in OO gauge. Since 2011 Hornby have produced a basic representation of the prototype as part of their Railroad range in BR Blue, whilst past examples have carried a variety of liveries.{{cite web|url=http://www.hornbyguide.com/class_details.asp?classid=102|title=Hornby BR Class 06|work=Hornby Railways Collector Guide|access-date=1 February 2020}}

An etched brass kit of the 06 is in the range of Judith Edge Kits.{{cite web |title=Judith Edge Kits |url=http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/catalogue/judithedge.html |access-date=2013-01-08 |work=UK Model Shops}}

References

{{cite book |last=Strickland |first=David C. |year=1983 |title=Locomotive Directory |location=Frimley, Surrey |publisher=Diesel and Electric Group |page=40 |isbn=0-906375-10-X }}
{{cite book |last1 = Williams |first1 = Alan |last2=Percival |first2=David | title = British Railways Locomotives and Multiple Units including Preserved Locomotives 1977 |publisher = Ian Allan Ltd |year = 1977 |location = Shepperton | isbn = 0-7110-0751-9}}
{{cite book |title=British Rail Locomotive Allocation Book |publisher=National Railway Enthusiasts Association |edition=2nd |date=February 1977 |ref={{harvid|NREA Locomotive allocation book|February 1977}}}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092742/http://britishrail-locomotives.smugmug.com/BritishRail-1/Diesel/Shunters/27889729_VMdCQ6#!i=2399009234&k=xq2hPRm Image of 06005 at Dundee in 1980]

Category:Diesel-mechanical locomotives

Category:Andrew Barclay locomotives

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Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1958

Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of Great Britain

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