British Rail Class 05

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British Rail Class 05
British Railways
Number in class69
Numbers11136-11143; 11161-11176
later D2550-D2557, D2558-D2573 (renumbered), D2574-D2618;
D2554 later 05001, then 97803
Axle load classRA 2
Retired1966–1968 (except D2554), 1985
DispositionFour preserved, remainder scrapped

The British Rail Class 05 is a class of

shunters built by Hunslet Engine Company from 1955 to 1961. They were used on the Eastern and Scottish
Regions of British Railways. The first two batches were delivered as 11136-11143 (later renumbered D2550-D2557) and 11161-11176 (later renumbered D2558-D2573). Subsequent locomotives were delivered, new, as D2574-D2618.

The British Rail Class D2/5 built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. were reported in several sources as having received the TOPS class number 05,[1][2][3] though this was in error, and they are not listed as such in the latest works by Marsden, 2011.[4][5]

Overview

Most were withdrawn early (due to a surplus of shunting locomotives, resulting from the network cuts of the 1960s) and replaced by classes 03 and 04, with the exception of D2554, which was transferred to the Isle of Wight, in 1966, to aid the electrification of the Island Line. Owing to its apparent suitability for working on the island, it was retained in working order and given the TOPS number 05001. It was transferred to departmental stock in 1981, being given the number 97803,[6] and remained in service until 1985, when it was withdrawn and sold to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

air braked rolling stock
.

Technical details

The engine is a

gearbox through a Hunslet patent friction clutch. Final drive is via a Hunslet reversing gearbox and jackshaft
.

Preservation

D2587 as preserved in 2012.

Four class 05 locomotives have been preserved:

Models

Class 05 is being made as a ready-to-run model in OO gauge by Silver Fox Models,[7] 4mm OO gauge by Heljan (August 2015) and in 7mm O gauge in September 2017.

References

  1. ^ Strickland 1983, pp. 40, 41, 173.
  2. ^ Haresnape 1984, p. 50.
  3. ^ Marsden 1984, p. 99.
  4. ^ Marsden 2011a, pp. 54–55.
  5. ^ Marsden 2011b, pp. 90–92.
  6. ^ "Rail UK Diesel/Electric Locomotive Information".
  7. ^ "British Rail Class 05 Hunslet Shunter". 11 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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