British Rail Class 04
The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class was built between 1952 and 1962. It was the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops. The Class 04 locomotives were supplied by the Drewry Car Co., which at the time (and for most of its existence) had no manufacturing capability. Drewry sub-contracted the construction work to two builders. Both of these built other locomotives under the same arrangement. Early locomotives were built by Vulcan Foundry and later examples were built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns.
| British Rail Class 04 | |
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| D2298, as preserved at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. (NB - few examples were given any form of blue livery while in service with British Railways) | |
| Power type | Diesel-mechanical |
|---|---|
| Builder | Drewry Car Co., at Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns |
| Build date | 1957–1962 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| UIC classification | C |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | D2200–D2214: 3 ft 3 in (0.991 m) D2215–D2273: 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) D2274–D2339: 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Minimum curve | 2 chains (40 m) |
| Wheelbase | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Length | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Locomotive weight | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). to Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Fuel capacity | 225 imp gal (1,020 l; 270 US gal) to 300 imp gal (1,400 l; 360 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Gardner 8L3 |
| Transmission | Wilson-Drewry 5 speed epicyclic gearbox |
| Top speed | 25 mph (40 km/h) to 27 mph (43 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: 204 hp (152 kW) At rail: 152 hp (113 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: 16,850 lbf (75.0 kN) to 15,650 lbf (69.6 kN) |
| Train heating | None |
| Locomotive brakeforce | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | British Railways |
| Number | D2200–D2341 |
| Axle load class | D2200–D2214: RA 1 D2215–D2340: RA 2 |
British Rail Class 04 Media
11226 at Hither Green Depot in March 1960.
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Class 04 diesel shunter D2205, stored at the end of Williton North Yard on the West Somerset Railway, England.
D2229 NCB No 5 at Manton Wood Colliery 3
Staverton D2246 and Toad 68777
Class 04 shunter D2271 in the yard at Minehead railway station on the West Somerset Railway, England.
Hugh llewelyn D2302 (5624508324)
04110 - Battlefield Line (9638774298)
Hugh llewelyn D2324 (5588627081)
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