British Rail Class D16/2

what is it?

British Railways Class D16/2 was a class of prototype diesel locomotives built by British Railways at Ashford Works and introduced in 1950–1951, with a third example being introduced in 1954. They had been designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway and were authorised in February 1947 but did not appear until after nationalisation. The diesel engine and transmission were supplied by English Electric, but the Bulleid influence was obvious.

who runs it

base stats

• built 3made in total

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 76 years ago, in 1950.
• ⌛Served for 12 years (1951–1963).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built

1950–1954

in service from

1951

retired

1963

status

retired

number built

3

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Ashford Works

operators

Southern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

(1′Co)(Co1′)

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.