13 001 at Tinsley yard (KD Collection) |
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Number built: | 3 |
Built: | 1965 (Conversions from Class 08) |
Builder: | BR Darlington |
Motor: | 2 English Electric 6KT diesels |
Power: | 700 hp (522 kW) |
Wheel arrangement: | 0-6-0+0-6-0 |
At first the two locomotives were connected with the cabs together in the middle but later on the cab from the master locomotive was placed outmost to aid visibility. The cab from the slave unit was removed. Extra weights were added in the bufferbeams to aid tractive effort (the weight of a Class 13 was 120 tons [2], 20 tons more than two Class 08s would be). The locomotives were withdrawn in the early 1980s as the practice of hump shunting ended. None of the Class 13s were preserved.
[1] Colin J Marsden, Diesel & Electric Locomotive Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2011) p. 95
[2] Brian Haresnape, Diesel Shunters (Ian Allan, 1984) p. 75