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British Rail Class D2/10

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1957· class of 73 225hp diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel preserved
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. D2767 (30285056976): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. 2767 North British shunter (30237828911): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. D2767 at Bo'ness - October 2011: dsm99· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. 13.08.21 Boat of Garten D2774 (51398815042): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. Class D2 10 North British shunter D2774 at Boat of Garten on The Strathspey Railway 190624 - 53801413202: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. Class D2 10 North British shunter D2774 at Boat of Garten on The Strathspey Railway 190624: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. D2774 (30207656562): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. D2774 (30207657252): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
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British Rail Class D2/10, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

British Rail Class D2/10 was a locomotive type commissioned by British Rail. It was a diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL). The NBL/MAN engines were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Scotland under licence from the German company MAN. They were introduced in 1957 and numbered D2708-D2780.

who runs it

British RailScottish Region of British Railways

base stats

  • power 168 kWpower output
  • built 73made 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
  • Served for 11 years (1957–1968).

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

spec sheet

built
1957–1961
in service from
1957
retired
1968
status
preserved
number built
73
kind
Diesel-hydraulic
traction
diesel
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
North British Locomotive Company
operators
British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
168 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4970885, Wikipedia: British Rail Class D2/10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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