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The British Rail Class 05 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical 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).
UIC loading gauges. The International Union of Railways (UIC) has developed a standard series of loading gauges named A, B, B+ and C. PPI – the predecessor of the UIC gauges had the maximum dimensions 3.15 by 4.28 m (10 ft 4 in by 14 ft 1 in) with an almost round roof top. UIC A: The smallest (slightly larger than PPI gauge). [5]
British Railways built four main variants of its standard large diesel-electric shunter.Those fitted with a Lister Blackstone diesel engine were classified D3/4 if they had GEC traction motors and D3/5 with British Thomson-Houston (BTH) traction motors.
UIC-X type control cars. Vivalto type control car. These types allow full remote control of any Italian locomotive supplied with standard 78-wire cable, except for UIC Z1, which are used on IC services and are only able to command class E.402 locomotives, and MDVC Diesel-specific version, usable only with class D.445 Diesel locomotives.
• UIC: C: Gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Wheel diameter: 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Loco weight: 32 long tons (33 t; 36 short tons) Prime mover: Gardner 8L3: Transmission: Mechanical, Wilson four-speed gearbox: MU working: Not fitted: Train heating: None: Train brakes: None
The British Rail Class 13 was a type of diesel–electric shunting locomotive. The type was designed in 1965 because of the need to provide more powerful shunters for the Tinsley Marshalling Yard.
Southern Pacific 9010 is a KM ML 4000 C'C' diesel-hydraulic locomotive, built in 1964 by German manufacturer Krauss-Maffei for the Southern Pacific Railroad.SP 9010 generated 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) from two 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW) V16 Maybach MD870 diesel engines.
They were both of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and were fitted with English Electric 6RKT engines of 500 hp. They were painted black with an orange stripe along the middle of the bodyside, which turned into a 'V' at the nose end.