British Rail Class D2/7
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{{Infobox locomotive
|name = British Rail Class D2/7
|powertype = Diesel-mechanical
|image = Hudswell D707 at the Rutland Railway 05-09-25 31.jpeg
|caption = Locomotive shown in 2005.
|fleetnumbers = 11116–11120, 11144–11148; D2500–D2509 from 1958 to 1962
|builder = Hudswell Clarke
|serialnumber = D898–D902, D938–D942
|builddate = 1955–1956
|gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
|primemover = Gardner 8L3
|transmission = Mechanical, SSS Powerflow three-speed gearbox
|whytetype = 0-6-0 DM
|uicclass = C
|wheeldiameter = {{convert|3|ft|6|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
|minimumcurve =
|trainbrakes = None
|locobrakeforce =
|wheelbase =
|length =
|width =
|height =
|locoweight= {{convert|36.35|LT|t ST|lk=on}}
|maxspeed = {{convert|14|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
|poweroutput = Engine: {{convert|204|bhp|kW|abbr=on|lk=in}}
|tractiveeffort = {{convert|16100|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}
|fuelcap =
|trainheating = None
|multipleworking = Not fitted
|axleloadclass = Route availability 4
|operator = British Railways
|operatorclass = D2/7; later 2/14; no TOPS class
|retiredate = 1967
|disposition = All scrapped
}}British Rail Class D2/7 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Hudswell Clarke with a Gardner engine. The mechanical transmission, using a scoop control fluid coupling and three-speed Power-flow SSS (synchro-self-shifting) gearbox,{{Cite web|url=http://www.dmm.org.uk/colleng/4805-01.htm|title=Durham Mining Museum – Colliery Engineering|website=dmm.org.uk}} was a Hudswell Clarke speciality.
Preservation
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One locomotive was originally preserved after withdrawal but was then scrapped in C F Booths, Rotherham in 2005.One locomotive does survive at the National Coal Mining museum at Wakefield. The locomotive is named 'Manton' after its working life at Manton colliery in Nottingham.
Modelling
A kit is available from Invertrain{{cite web |url=http://www.invertrain.co.uk/detail.php?item=2817 |title=Invertrain Model Railways |website=invertrain.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006235438/http://www.invertrain.co.uk/detail.php?item=2817 |archive-date=2011-10-06}} in 7 mm Scale (O Gauge)
Mercian Models{{cite web |url=http://www.modelrailways.tv/ |title=Home |website=modelrailways.tv}} make kits for this locomotive and the very similar industrial version, in both 4 mm and 7 mm scale.
See also
References
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Sources
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 199
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Category:Hudswell Clarke locomotives
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1955
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of Great Britain
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