British Railways D0226

British Railways D0226

Infobox Locomotive
name = British Railways D0226
powertype=Diesel-electric


caption = D0226 in preservation at Haworth.
builder = English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
builddate = 1956
serialnumber = English Electric: 2345
Vulcan Foundry: D226
primemover = EE 6RKT
transmission = DC generator, DC traction motor
tractionmotor = English Electric, 1 off
whytetype = 0-6-0
uicclass = C
wheeldiameter = convert|4|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on
locobrakes =
trainbrakes =
weight = convert|48|LT
topspeed = convert|35|mph|abbr=on
poweroutput = convert|500|hp|abbr=on
tractiveeffort = convert|33000|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on
railroad = British Railways
roadnumber = D226 (D0226 from August 1959)
firstrundate = loaned 1957
retiredate = October 1960
disposition= to Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (March 1966)Infobox Locomotive
name = British Railways D0227
powertype = Diesel-hydraulic


caption =
headnote = Only differences from above are shown
serialnumber = English Electric: 2346
Vulcan Foundry: D227
transmission = Krupp-Lysholm hydraulic
railroad = British Railways
roadnumber = D227 (D0227 from August 1959)
retiredate = September 1959
disposition = Returned to RSH, Darlington

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 later amended to avoid clashing with the numbers of new Class 40 locomotives.

They were both of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and were fitted with English Electric 6RKT engines of 500hp. 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.


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