BR class 09
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 BR Class 09 0-6-0 Shunter 09001 in BR blue at the Mount Pleasant level crossing, Northam, 1989. Scanned from a Kodachrome 35mm slide.
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| Number: | 26 (09/0) |
| Manufacturer: | British Railways , Darlington Works , Horwich Works |
| Year of construction (s): | 1959, 1961–1962 (09/0) |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length: | 8.92 m |
| Height: | 3,874 m |
| Width: | 2.591 m |
| Total wheelbase: | 3.505 m |
| Top speed: | 44.3 km / h |
| Braking force: | 189 kN |
| Motor type: | DC English Electric 801 |
| Brake: | originally vacuum , later dual, some now just air |
The British Rail Class 09 is a diesel locomotive with a 0-6-0 wheel arrangement , which is primarily intended for shunting and also for the transport of goods on short routes along branch lines.
The 26 locomotives are almost identical to the more numerous shunting locomotives of Class 08 , but have a different gear , allowing a higher top speed of 44 km / h (27.5 mph) at the expense of lower traction. They were introduced from 1959 to 1962 and were last used in the British Railways Southern Region, although part of the series was originally assigned to depots in the Midlands and the north. Other locomotives were converted from class 08 in 1992; After this conversion and privatization in 1997, the series became much more widespread.
Use in passenger transport
Although they were not normally intended for passenger trains, the Class 09 vehicles were used between Clapham Junction and Kensington Olympia in front of local trains when the Class 33 diesel multiple units actually intended were not available.
In Brighton , the locomotives were regularly used in front of special trains hauled by locomotives, which ran continuously on the East Coastway Line and the West Coastway Line , and had to make heads at Brighton station . Since the only track in this railhead Brighton, which allows the head Make-length trains on the two routes, due to the arrangement of the course has only accommodate trains with a maximum of four cars, was used in such campaigns each at the other end of the train, a 09 to the train Carrying backwards between Brighton and Preston Park Railway Station on the Brighton Main Line . The existing connection between Preston Park and Hove could be reached through the Cliftonville Tunnel, which enables a direct connection between the Brighton Main Line and the West Coastway Line, bypassing Brighton station. The scheduled locomotives remained in reverse at the other end of the train and were able to continue running again by turning their heads twice.
Paintwork
The following paint jobs have been carried out since British Rail was privatized:
- 09006/007/019/024 in Mainline Freight livery
- 09008 in EWS paintwork
- 09025 in Connex paintwork
- 09204 in Arriva TrainCare livery
- 09201 in Railfreight gray and is currently working in the Knottingley region at the EWS depot
Subclasses
The original 26 locomotives (year of construction 1959–1962) became the sub-series 09/0 when, in 1992, additional locomotives of the 08 series were converted, which became the sub-series 09/1 and 09/2.
Class 09/0
| TOPS code | Electrical system | Maximum speed | Weight | Brakes | Number of routes | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-0AX | 110V | 27.5 mph
(44.3 km / h) |
50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | ? | Original design |
| 09-0BA | 110V | 27.5 mph
(44.3 km / h) |
51.0 long tons (51.8 t; 57.1 short tons) | air | 6th | Mounted knee lever couplings (09003/11) |
Class 09/1 & 09/2
| TOPS
code |
Electrical
system |
Maximum
speed |
Weight | Brakes | number
of the Routes |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-1AX | 110 V | 27.5 mph (previously 20 mph) | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | ? | |
| 09-1BX | 110 V | 27.5 mph (previously 15 mph) | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | ? | |
| 09-1CX | 110 V | 27.5 mph (44.3 km / h) | 49.0 long tons (49.8 t; 54.9 short tons) | dual | ? | equipped with knee lever couplings |
| 09-1EA | 110 V | 27.5 mph (44.3 km / h) | 51.0 long tons (51.8 t; 57.1 short tons) | air | 6th | equipped with knee lever couplings |
| 09-2AA | 90 V | 27.5 mph (44.3 km / h) | 49.6 long tons (50.4 t; 55.6 short tons) | air | ? | |
| 09-2BX | 90 V | 27.5 mph (44.3 km / h) | 50.5 long tons (51.3 t; 56.6 short tons) | dual | ? | |
| 09-2DA | 90 V | 27.5 mph (44.3 km / h) | 51.0 long tons (51.8 t; 57.1 short tons) | air | 6th | equipped with knee lever couplings |
conservation
Twelve locomotives of the class are currently (2020) still preserved:
- 09001 Ex DB Schenker at Peak Rail (Heritage Shunters Trust)
- D3668 (09004) on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway
- D3721 (09010) on the South Devon Railway
- D4100 (09012) "Dick Hardy" on the Severn Valley Railway (after being sold to the railroad in February 2013)
- 09015 on the Avon Valley Railway
- 09017 in the National Railway Museum
- 09018 on the Bluebell Railway
- 09019 on the West Somerset Railway
- 09024 on the East Lancashire Railway
- D4113 (09025) at the Lavender Line
- 09026 "Cedric Wares" on the Spa Valley Railway
- 09107 on the Severn Valley Railway
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Class 09. Accessed June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ 09 0-6-0. Complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997. In: BRDatabase. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
- ^ E. Lund: To the last drop. Longden technical Publications, Chesterfield 1980, ISBN 0-9507063-0-2
- ^ Six Bells Junction. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Ex LNER Mark 4 sets for TfW. Retrieved June 23, 2020 (UK English).