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British Railways D0226
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by English Electric· from 1956· prototype diesel-electric shunting locomotive
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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hugh llewelyn D226 (7850791186): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. D0226 Vulcan at Haworth: THTRail2013· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 143625, Black 5 45212, D0226 Vulcan and 37075 at Haworth Shed during The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Railcar Gala 281023: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 143625, Black 5 45212, D0226 Vulcan at Haworth Shed during The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Railcar Gala 281023: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. English Electric prototype D0226 at Keighley during The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala 250623 - 53000565667: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. English Electric prototype D0226 at Keighley during The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala 250623 - 53001545025: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. English Electric prototype D0226 at Keighley during The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala 250623: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. English Electric prototype D0226 TnT with Class 14 D9531 at Keighley during The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala 250623: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
D0226 and D0227 were two prototype diesel shunting locomotives built in 1956 by English Electric at its Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. They originally carried numbers D226 and D227, their Vulcan Foundry works numbers, but these were amended in August 1959 to avoid clashing with the numbers of new Class 40 locomotives. They were both of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and were fitted with English Electric 6RKT engines of 500 hp.
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.
- 373 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Served for 3 years (1957–1960).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1956
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- English Electric, Vulcan Foundry
- operators
- British Rail
- top speed
- 56 km/h
- power
- 373 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970954, Wikipedia: British Railways D0226 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.