Feliratkozás a letöltéshez
British Rail Class 08

The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive built by British Railways (BR). As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, the class became a familiar sight at major stations and freight yards. Since their introduction in 1952 however, the nature of rail traffic in Britain has changed considerably. Freight trains are now mostly fixed rakes of wagons, and passenger trains are mostly multiple units or have Driving Van Trailers, neither requiring the attention of a shunting locomotive. Consequently, a large proportion of the class has been withdrawn from mainline use and stored, scrapped, exported or sold to industrial or heritage railways.

As of 2020, around 100 locomotives remained working on industrial sidings and on the main British network. On heritage railways, they have become common, appearing on many of the preserved standard-gauge lines in Britain, with over 70 preserved including the first one built
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder British Railways:
Crewe Works
Darlington Works
Derby Works
Doncaster Works
Horwich Works
Build date 1952–1962
Total produced 996
Maximum speed 15 mph (24 km/h) or 20 mph (32 km/h)
Power output Engine: 350 hp (261 kW)
Tractive effort Maximum: 35,000 lbf (160 kN)
Brakeforce 19 long tons-force (190 kN)
WS key controls the vehicle to move forward and backward
Button 1: whistle
Button 2: Turn on the exterior lighting
Button 3: Turn on the interior lighting