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British Rail Class D2/1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1953· class of 8 200hp diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel retired

what is it?

British Rail Class D2/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the North British Locomotive Company with a Paxman engine. Eight locomotives were built and they were numbered D2700-D2707.

who runs it

British Rail North Eastern Region of British Railways Scottish Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 23 km/htop speed
power 149 kWpower output
built 8made 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 73 years ago, in 1953.
Served for 15 years (1953–1968).

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

spec sheet

built: 1953–1956
in service from: 1953
retired: 1968
status: retired
number built: 8
kind: Diesel-hydraulic
traction: diesel
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: North British Locomotive Company
operators: British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed: 23 km/h
power: 149 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-4-0DH

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4970884, Wikipedia: British Rail Class D2/1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.