British Rail Class D2/7 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Hudswell Clarke with a Gardner engine. The mechanical transmission, using a scoop control fluid coupling and three-speed Power-flow SSS (synchro-self-shifting) gearbox, was a Hudswell Clarke speciality. Appearance The D2/7 was of old-fashioned appearance with a full-height engine casing and a small, steam locomotive-type chimney. The later British Rail Class D2/12, although mechanically similar, was of more modern appearance. Preservation One locomotive was originally preserved after withdrawal but was then scrapped in C F Booths, Rotherham in 2005. Modelling A kit is available from Invertrain in 7 mm Scale (O Gauge) Mercian Models make kits for this locomotive and the very similar industrial version, in both 4 mm and 7 mm scale. See also List of British Rail classes References Sources Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 199 D002.07 Hudswell Clarke locomotives C locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1955 Scrapped locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Great Britain