The British Rail Class 09 is a class of
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This was the most common wheel arrangemen ...
diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving whee ...
designed primarily for
shunting and short-distance freight trips along branch lines.
The 26 locos are nearly identical to the more numerous
Class 08 shunting locomotives but have different gearing, giving a higher top speed of 27.5 mph (44 km/h) at the expense of a lower
tractive effort
As used in mechanical engineering, the term tractive force can either refer to the total traction a vehicle exerts on a surface, or the amount of the total traction that is parallel to the direction of motion.
In railway engineering, the term tr ...
. They were introduced from 1959 to 1962 and latterly operated in the
Southern Region of British Railways
The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 until 1992 when railways were re-privatised. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s. The region covered south London, southern England and the sout ...
, although some of the class were originally allocated to depots in the Midlands and North. Further locomotives were converted from Class 08 in 1992 and, following this and
privatisation
Privatization (also privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation when ...
in 1997, the class has been distributed much further afield.
Passenger operations
Although not normally considered for passenger work, Class 09s were recorded working passenger trains between
Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction is an urban locality around Clapham Junction railway station in London, England. Despite its name, it is not located in Clapham, but forms the commercial centre of Battersea.
Clapham Junction was a scene of disturbances durin ...
and
Kensington Olympia
Kensington (Olympia) is a combined rail and tube station in Kensington, on the edge of Central London. Services are provided by London Overground, who manage the station, along with Southern and London Underground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. ...
when the booked
Class 33 diesel was unavailable.
They were also used on Railtours which needed to depart
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
heading along the
West Coastway Line or ''vice versa''. To achieve this the 09 worked between Brighton and
Preston Park, allowing the main tour locomotive to work the train forward via the Cliftonville tunnel and Hove.
The connection to the West Coastway Line at Brighton can only be used by four car trains due to the arrangement of the
points and track.
Liveries
Post-Privatisation
The following liveries have been carried since the
privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into private hands. Begun in 1994, it had been completed by 1997. The deregulation of the industr ...
:
* 09006/007/019/024 carried
Mainline Freight
Mainline Freight was a trainload rail freight operator based in Islington, London, England with operations extending to Yorkshire in the north and Somerset in the west. It was formed from part of British Rail's Trainload Freight division as pa ...
livery
* 09008 in
EWS livery
* 09025 in
Connex Livery
* 09204 in
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.[Railfreight
Railfreight was a sector of British Rail responsible for all freight operations on the British network. The division was created in 1982 when BR sought to assign particular stock and management to the evolving requirements of freight traffic ...]
grey and is currently in the Knottingley area working at
EWS Depot
Sub-classes
The original 26 locomotives (built 1959–1962) became sub-class 09/0 when further locomotives were modified from
Class 08s in 1992 which became subclasses Classes 09/1 and 09/2.
There were variations, which were given the following TOPS design codes:
Class 09/0
Classes 09/1 & 09/2
Preservation
12 members of the class have been preserved
* 09001 Ex DB Schenker at
Peak Rail
Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam and heritage diesel service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales.
The preserved railway line is over 3½ miles (5.6 km) in ...
(
Heritage Shunters Trust
Heritage Shunters Trust (HST) is a trading name of ''The South Yorkshire Railway Co. Ltd.'' which was founded in 1989.
Overview
HST is a railway preservation society and is the only preservation society that specialises in the preservation of ...
)
* D3668 (09004) at
Swindon & Cricklade Railway
The Swindon and Cricklade Railway is a heritage railway in Wiltshire, England, that operates on a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade.
Swindon and Cricklade Railway is a regis ...
* D3721 (09010) at
South Devon Railway
* D4100 (09012) ''Dick Hardy'' at
Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The heritage line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route, and c ...
* 09015 at
Avon Valley Railway
The Avon Valley Railway (AVR) is a three-mile-long heritage railway based at Bitton station in South Gloucestershire, England, between Bristol and Bath and is operated by a local group: The Avon Valley Railway Company Ltd. The railway follows th ...
* 09017 at
National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant r ...
* 09018 at
Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is an heritage line almost entirely in West Sussex in England, except for Sheffield Park which is in East Sussex. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between an ...
* 09019 at
West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway line in Somerset, England. The freehold of the line and stations is owned by Somerset County Council; the railway is leased to and operated by West Somerset Railway plc (WSR plc); which is ...
* 09024 at
East Lancashire Railway
East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street railway station, Bury Bolton Street, ...
* D4113 (09025) at
Lavender Line
The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield Station, near Uckfield in East Sussex, England.
History
The Lavender Line was originally part of the Lewes to Uckfield Railway opened to the public on 18 October 1858. This indepen ...
* 09026 ''Cedric Wares'' at
Spa Valley Railway
The Spa Valley Railway (SVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway that runs from Tunbridge Wells West railway station in Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge, where it links with the Oxted Line.
It crosses Kent and Ea ...
* 09107 at Severn Valley Railway
Model railways
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
produced a range of Class 09s in
OO gauge
OO gauge or OO scale (also, 00 gauge and 00 scale) is the most popular standard-gauge model railway standard in the United Kingdom, outside of which it is virtually unknown. OO gauge is one of several 4 mm-scale standards (4 mm to 1 foot, ...
.
Hornby Railways
Hornby Railways is a British rail transport modelling, model railways manufacturing company. Its roots date back to 1901 in Liverpool, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was pr ...
and Bachmann have also produced 00 gauge models of Class 09 locomotives.
References and sources
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External links
SEMG gallery
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