Class 09

The British Rail Class 09 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel locomotive designed primarily for shunting and also short distance freight trips along branch lines.undefined

The 26 locos are similar to the Class 08 shunting locomotives but have different gearing, giving a top speed of 27.5 mph (44 km/h) at the expense of a lower tractive effort. They were introduced from 1959 to 1962 and latterly operated in the Southern Region of British Railways, although some of the class were originally allocated to depots in the Midlands and North before transferring south.undefined Further locomotives were converted from Class 08 in 1992 and, following this and privatisation in 1997, the class has been distributed much further afield.

Details
As of 2017, numbers; 09 023 and 09 107 are awaiting disposal at ''European Metal Recycling, Atterbury and Kingsbury respectively undefined.

Named Examples
09 002 "Shunting Belle"

09 008 "Aldwarke" and "Sheffield Childrens Hospital"

09 009 "Three Bridges CED"

09 012 "Dick Hardy"

09 013 "Shepcote" and "Ivor"

09 014 "Old Albion"

09 015 "County of Hereford", "Tulyar", "Susan", "City of Hereford", "Robbo" and "Rob"

09 022 "Biggles" and "Douglas"

09 025 "Victory"

09 026 " Cedric Wares" and "William Pearson"

09 101 "PANG"

09 102 "Loddon"

09 104 "Old Albion"

09 203 "Kerry"

Main Line Usage
Some class 09s are still used by Train Operating Companies (TOCs) as shunters.