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Class 09

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Side details showing the original fleet of Class 09/0. The view above shows No. 09006 displaying BR standard rail blue. The main equipment areas are identified, which will be seen to be almost identical to the Class 08:- A-driving cab, B-fuel tank, C-air intakes for electrical and generator equipment, D-engine compartment, E-cooler group with radiator on front, F-battery box, G-vacuum exhauster box, H-sand boxes. I-removable roof sections to give access to engine, J-air compressor box. On the majority of locos the wheel connecting rods are finished in either yellow or red. On this class, as with the Class 08, traction motors are only fitted to the outer wheelsets, the middle axle being unpowered. CJM.

During construction of the standard Class 08 fleet, the former Southern Region needed a batch of like locos, but with a higher maximum speed of 271/2 mph The specially built locos of almost identical external design were classified Class 09. Sporting high level air connections compatible with post 1951 SR EMU and DEMU stock, The cab end of No. 09002 is shown, with cab end equipment marked. The same layout applied for the nose end of locos and for the Class 08 fleet. A-high level main reservoir air and air brake pipes with common valve, B-vacuum pipe, C-air brake pipe, D-main reservoir air pipe (2), E-marker light (able to show either red or white), F-coupling shackle, G-lifting point. CJM.

Painted in all over 'general' gray livery, former Southern Region Class 09/0 No. 09016 is viewed from its cab end at Plymouth on September 24, 2000 while shunting a rake of EWS/Des Royal Mail vans. In common with many examples this loco only sports two marker/tail lights, one above each buffer following 1980s overhaul. This loco retains both vacuum and air brakes. CJM

Two additional fleets of Class 09 emerged from the private engineering company of RFS at Kilnhurst in 1992/93, when a total of 12 Class 08s were fully rebuilt as Class 09s as part of a Railfreight policy to upgrade the shunting and trip loco fleet. The ‘new’ locos were formed into two Class 09 sub-classes. Class 09/1 shown above and below consisted of 7 locos converted from 110V auxiliary Class 08s. Externally the locos are the same as in Class 08 days, all are fitted with dual brakes (air/vacuum) and as part of the refurbishment all are now fitted with electric fuel transfer pumps. The nose and cab ends were cleaned up during rebuilding with only two low-level marker/tail lights are retained. All locos were finished in the then standard general gray livery with standard wasp warning ends. All locos are owned by EWS and the majority now have cab-shore radio equipment. No. 09103 above is seen at Aberdeen, and No. 09102 viewed from its nose end at Newport. Both: CJM.

With the last three digits of its running number applied above the left buffer, Class 09/2 No. 09203 is viewed from the cab end. This loco is one of five modified from Class 08 fitted with 90V electrical equipment. This example again sports dual brakes and has a flatplate attached to the cab roof which is part of the locos radio equipment. Owned by EWS, No. 09203 is also devoid of its former BR double arrow logo. CJM

Last Updated: 19 August 2006