BCDR 2

Class 2
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Build date1933
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Commonwealth
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Loco weight33.0 long tons (33.5 t)
Prime moverH&W Harlandic TR4
Performance figures
Maximum speed
  • 60 mph (97 km/h)
  • 50 mph (80 km/h)
Power output270 hp (200 kW)
Tractive effort9,450 lbf (42.0 kN)
Career
Operators
  • BCDR
  • NCC
  • UTA
  • H&W
Number in class1
Numbers
  • D1 (to 1937)
  • 2
  • 202 (UTA)
Withdrawn1967
DispositionScrapped

The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) Class 2 locomotive was built by Harland & Wolff (H&W) in 1933. The first diesel locomotive build by H&W it was initially designated D1. It often worked the branch to Ballynahinch. The UTA designated the locomotive 202 but returned it to H&W in 1951 to work the shipyards.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Class 2". "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 105. ISBN 9780711033603.
  2. 1 2 3 "Building BCDR Diesel No. 2". Irish Lines. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Irish Traction Group". Ulster Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.