| BR Class 02 | | TOPS numbers | 02 001, 02 003, 02 004 | | Early numbers | D2953–D2956 | | Builder | Yorkshire Engine Co. | | Introduced | 1960-61 | | Wheel Arrangement | 0-4-0 (B) | | Weight | 28 t 3 cwt | 28.6 tonnes | | Height | 11 ft 5.25 in | 3.49 m | | Width | 8 ft 6 in | 2.59 m | | Length | 21 ft 11.675 in | 6.697 m | | Wheel Dia. | 3 ft 4 in | 1.02 m | | Wheel Base | 6 ft | 1.8 m | | Minimum radius | 1 chain | 20 m | | Maximum speed | 19.5 mph | 31 km/h | | Engine output | 170 hp at 1,800 rpm | 127 kW | | Max. Tractive Effort | 15,000 lbf | 67 kN | | Power at Rail | 100 hp | 75 kW | | Brake type | Air locomotive brake
Vacuum train brakes | | Brake force | 21 tons | 210 kN | | Route availability | 1 | | Fuel Tank | 300 imperial gal | 1,400 litres | | Heating type | None | The British Rail Class 02 were 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 unique to the Class 02 in the United Kingdom, although this layout is common in North American practice. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four wheels, all of which are driven. ...
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With the changes in the role of the British railway system and the closing of many of the facilities in which the Class 02 locomotives worked, they were increasingly surplus to requirements. The first locomotive was withdrawn from service in 1969 and the last one in 1973. Only three survived long enough to enter the BR TOPS computer system: 02 001 (formerly D2851), 02 003 (D2853), and 02 004 (D2856). Being only nine to fourteen years old when withdrawn, they still had a lot of life left in them, and the majority were sold to private industry. A large number (at least seven) are now in preservation, where their small size makes them perfect as a workshop shunter or for use in track maintenance work. One (D2860) is the works shunter for the National Railway Museum in York, where it is used to move much larger exhibits around. This article is about the railroad stock management system TOPS. For the DEC PDP-10 operating systems, see TOPS-10 and TOPS-20 The Total Operations Processing System, better known by its initials TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock (railroad cars) owned by a...
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In addition to these locomotives produced for British Railways, a good number of very similar locomotives (most with diesel-electric transmission) were produced for industrial customers. Many of these can now be found in preservation also, since few industrial users have their own railways anymore. Quite a few are dressed up in ficticious British Railways livery and numbering. British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric powerplant for providing locomotion. ...
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