Английская Википедия:British Rail Class 13
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The British Rail Class 13 was a type of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. The type was designed in 1965 because of the need to provide more powerful shunters for the Tinsley Marshalling Yard. Due to Tinsley's status as a hump yard, it was not possible to use a single locomotive owing to the risk of grounding. So, to achieve the required power, a pair of Шаблон:BRC shunters were permanently coupled in 'master and slave' formation, with the slave unit having had its cab removed. Both units were then ballasted to improve traction. Initially coupled cab-to-cab, it was found more practical to couple master nose to slave cab.
Units
Three pairs were formed as follows:
Unit number | Master unit | Slave unit | Withdrawn | Fate | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original | TOPS | |||||
D4501 | 13001 | D4190 | D4189 | January 1985 | Scrapped at BREL Swindon, May 1985 | [1] |
D4502 | 13002 | D4187 | D3697 | June 1981 | Scrapped at BREL Swindon, October 1982 | [2] |
D4500 | 13003 | D4188 | D3698 | January 1985 | Scrapped at BREL Doncaster, September 1986 | [3] |
Withdrawal
With the end of hump shunting at Tinsley the class became obsolete. The unique qualities of the locomotives were not required elsewhere and so withdrawal was inevitable; 13 002 was withdrawn in 1981, with the remaining two locomotives going with the closure of Tinsley hump in 1985. None of this unusual class survives.[4]
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