Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p British Railways Class D16/2 was a class of prototype diesel locomotive built by BR at Ashford Works and introduced in 1950–1951, with a third example being introduced in 1954. They had been designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway before the 1948 nationalisation but did not appear until after nationalisation. The diesel engine and transmission were supplied by the English Electric company but the Bulleid influence was obvious. The box-like body style closely resembled Bulleid's electric locomotives and was quite different from the usual English Electric style, typified by British Rail Class D16/1.Unusually for pioneer British diesels, 10201 and 10202 were originally specified (prior to alteration of gear ratios to improve tractive effort when operating as mixed-traffic units) with a top speed of 110mph rather than the 90mph of 10203, pre-dating the three-figure maximum speeds of the Deltic and Class 50 designs by some years.Percie Bollen's bogie design and the power train of 10203 were taken almost unmodified for the first ten production D16/1 (Class 40) but with a more traditional English Electric design of body with prominent noses and louvered side panels.. }
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- 2 abstract "British Railways Class D16/2 was a class of prototype diesel locomotive built by BR at Ashford Works and introduced in 1950–1951, with a third example being introduced in 1954. They had been designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway before the 1948 nationalisation but did not appear until after nationalisation. The diesel engine and transmission were supplied by the English Electric company but the Bulleid influence was obvious. The box-like body style closely resembled Bulleid's electric locomotives and was quite different from the usual English Electric style, typified by British Rail Class D16/1.Unusually for pioneer British diesels, 10201 and 10202 were originally specified (prior to alteration of gear ratios to improve tractive effort when operating as mixed-traffic units) with a top speed of 110mph rather than the 90mph of 10203, pre-dating the three-figure maximum speeds of the Deltic and Class 50 designs by some years.Percie Bollen's bogie design and the power train of 10203 were taken almost unmodified for the first ten production D16/1 (Class 40) but with a more traditional English Electric design of body with prominent noses and louvered side panels.".