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British Rail Class D2/5
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.· from 1956· class of 10 204hp diesel-mechanical shunting locomotives
what is it?
The British Rail Class D2/5 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Andrew Barclay with a Gardner engine.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 70 years ago, in 1956.
- Served for 13 years (1956–1969).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1956–1957
- in service from
- 1956
- retired
- 1969
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Diesel-mechanical
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.
- operators
- British Rail
- top speed
- 29 km/h
- power
- 152 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0 DM
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970889, Wikipedia: British Rail Class D2/5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.