British Rail Class 04

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0DM
• UIC	C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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 (130 ft; 40 m)
Wheelbase	9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length	26 ft 0+1⁄2 in (7.94 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	12 ft 1+1⁄2 in (3.696 m)
Loco weight	30.2 long tons (30.7 t; 33.8 short tons) to; 32 long tons (32.5 t; 35.8 short tons)
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
Train heating	None
Train brakes	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-mechanical
Builder	Drewry Car Co., at Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
Build date	1948 (D2341); 1952–1962 (D2200-2340)
Total produced	142 (for BR); + 2 (for CEGB)

British Rail Class 04
British Rail Class 04
	Preserved BR class 04 locomotive D2246 at Buckfastleigh.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-mechanical
Builder	Drewry Car Co., at Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
Build date	1948 (D2341); 1952–1962 (D2200-2340)
Total produced	142 (for BR); + 2 (for CEGB)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0DM
• UIC	C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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 (130 ft; 40 m)
Wheelbase	9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length	26 ft 0+1⁄2 in (7.94 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	12 ft 1+1⁄2 in (3.696 m)
Loco weight	30.2 long tons (30.7 t; 33.8 short tons) to; 32 long tons (32.5 t; 35.8 short tons)
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
Train heating	None
Train brakes	Vacuum
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum 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: 15,650 lbf (69.6 kN) to; 16,850 lbf (75.0 kN)
Brakeforce	14 long tons-force (139.5 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	British Railways
Numbers	D2200–D2341
Axle load class	D2200–D2214: RA 1; D2215–D2340: RA 2
Withdrawn	1967–1971
Disposition	20 (19 BR + 1 CEGB) preserved, remainder scrapped

The British Rail Class 04 is a 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class, built between 1952 and 1962 and was the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops.

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