British Railways D0226

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.

British Railways D0226
D0226 in preservation at Haworth.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderEnglish Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Serial number
  • English Electric: 2345
  • Vulcan Foundry: D226
Build date1956
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-0
  UICC
Gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Loco weight48 long tons (49 t; 54 short tons)
Prime moverEE 6RKT Mk II
GeneratorDC
Traction motorsEnglish Electric, DC 1 off
TransmissionDiesel electric
Performance figures
Maximum speed35 mph (56 km/h)
Power output500 hp (370 kW)
Tractive effort33,000 lbf (146.79 kN)
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
NumbersD226 (D0226 from August 1959)
First runloaned 1957
WithdrawnOctober 1960
DispositionReturned to EE at Preston,
to Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in March 1966
British Railways D0227
Type and origin
Only differences from above are shown
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
Serial number
  • English Electric: 2347
  • Vulcan Foundry: D227
Specifications
TransmissionKrupp-Lysholm hydraulic
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
NumbersD227 (D0227 from August 1959)
WithdrawnSeptember 1959
DispositionReturned to EE at Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, Darlington; scrapped at unknown date.

They were both of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and were fitted with English Electric 6RKT engines of 500 hp. They were painted black with an orange stripe along the middle of the bodyside, which turned into a 'V' at the nose end. The major difference between the two locomotives was that D0226 had diesel-electric transmission and D0227 had diesel-hydraulic transmission.

BR tested both locomotives at its Stratford depot in East London. D0226 has been preserved at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, but D0227 was scrapped.

D0226 in green livery at Haworth

Further reading

  • Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley, Surrey: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-9063-7510-5. OCLC 16601890.
  • Cox, J.A. (July 1966). "Diesel Prototype for Worth Valley". Railway Magazine. Vol. 112 no. 783. pp. 410–411.
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