British Rail Class 02

what is it?

The British Rail Class 02 are a class of twenty 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives built by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960 (first ten, D2850-D2859) and 1961 (D2860–D2869) for service in areas of restricted loading gauge and curvature such as docks. They had the door to the cab at the rear, with a railed veranda behind the cab; this feature was very unusual on British Rail locomotives, although it was used on many Yorkshire Engine Co. designs and is quite normal in North American practice.

who runs it

British RailLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• speed 31 km/htop speed
• power 127 kWpower output
• built 20made 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 66 years ago, in 1960.
• ⌛Served for 15 years (1960–1975).

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

spec sheet

built

1960–1961

in service from

1960

retired

1975

status

preserved

number built

20

kind

Diesel-hydraulic

traction

diesel

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Yorkshire Engine Company

operators

British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

31 km/h

power

127 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-0

length

6.4 m

nicknames

Pugs

Dutch name

Class 02

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