BCDR 2

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Power typeDiesel-electric
Power typeDiesel-electric
Build date1933
Class 2
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Build date1933
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
  Commonwealth
Gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Loco weight33.0 long tons (33.5 t)
Prime moverH&W Harlandic TR4[3]
Performance figures
Maximum speed
  • 60 mph (97 km/h)[1]
  • 50 mph (80 km/h)[3]
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[3]
DispositionScrapped
[1]

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.[1] It often worked the branch to Ballynahinch.[2] The UTA designated the locomotive 202 but returned it to H&W in 1951 to work the shipyards.[1][2]

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