British Rail Class D2/7 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Hudswell Clarke with a Gardner engine. The mechanical transmission, using a scoop control fluid coupling and three-speed Power-flow SSS (synchro-self-shifting) gearbox,[1] was a Hudswell Clarke speciality.
Preservation
One locomotive was originally preserved after withdrawal but was then scrapped in C F Booths, Rotherham in 2005.One locomotive does survive at the National Coal Mining museum at Wakefield. The locomotive is named ‘Manton’ after its working life at Manton colliery in Nottingham.
Modelling
A kit is available from Invertrain [2] in 7 mm Scale (O Gauge)
Mercian Models [3] make kits for this locomotive and the very similar industrial version, in both 4 mm and 7 mm scale.
See also
References
- ^ "Durham Mining Museum - Colliery Engineering". www.dmm.org.uk.
- ^ "Invertrain Model Railways". www.invertrain.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Home". modelrailways.tv.
Sources
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 199
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