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D4100 is the SVR’s only example of an 0-6-0 Class 09 350hp diesel electric shunting locomotive. The Class 09 is similar to the Class 08, of which the SVR has a number of examples, but having different gearing giving an increased top speed of 27.5 mph at the expense of a lower tractive effort. D4100 was one of the 26 locomotives originally built as a Class 09; later classified as Class 09/0 to distinguish them from other Class 09s which were rebuilt from Class 08s.
== D4100 in preservation ==
D4100 arrived on the SVR in February 2013, having been purchased from former owner Harry Needle. The locomotive was numbered 09012 and was in Departmental grey livery at the time, but was repainted into BR Green livery in early 2015. The locomotive is normally based at Kidderminster and carries the name “Dick Hardy”.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref>
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09012_20150402.jpg | Numbered 09012 in April 2015
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As of June 2015, 09012 had reverted to the earlier number of D4100.
== See Also ==
[[Diesel Locomotives]]
== References ==
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== See Also Links==[[Diesel Locomotives]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_09 BR Class 09 on Wikipedia]<br>
[[Category:Operational diesel shunters]]
