A recent flying visit on a Monday to Haworth found these in the yard. Alas! Like so many other railway sites, the ability to wander around at will has been lost to us - which means you can never get the angles you want.

D0226 was one of two prototype diesel shunting locomotives built in 1956 by English Electric at its Vulcan Foundryin Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. The other has not survived.

The locomotive under the tarpaulin is a British Railways Class D2/12 and carries the number D2511. It was a diesel-powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Hudswell Clarke, and was one of a class of twenty.

08266 originally carried the number D3336. A diesel-electric shunting locomotive, 996 engines of this class were produced between 1953 and 1962 at the BR's workshops at Crewe, Darlington, Derby, and Doncaster. They were the most numerous of all British locomotive classes; and over sixty have been preserved.









 




 

Could you edit your post and name the locomotives please Rupert because I will be putting them in the permanent prototype section.

Hi Rupert.  Nice shots. :thumbs

If you hit enter after your photo goes in and before you enter the next one, they will sit nicely, one above the other.

Do you want to edit it, or would you like me to do it?

Cheers

Done, Bob.  But, I know diddly about UK locos - they look like shunters to me. 

Very nice photo's, Rupert. Thanks for posting them. :thumbs

Nice bit of weathering detail visible on the buildings too.

Perry

Thanks everyone for the input.