British Rail 18000 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail 18000 |
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| Power type | Gas Turbine-electric |
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| Builder | Brown, Boveri & Cie and Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works |
| Order number | GWR Lot 372 |
| Serial number | BBC: 4559 SLM: 3977 |
| Build date | 1949 |
| UIC classification | (A1A)(A1A) |
| Wheel diameter | Driving: 4 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1,226 mm) Idling: 3 ft 2 in (965 mm) |
| Locomotive weight | 115.18 long tons (117.03 t) |
| Prime mover | Gas Turbine |
| Traction motors | Four |
| Transmission | DC generator DC traction motors |
| Top speed | 90 mph (145 km/h) |
| Power output | 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 31,500 lbf (140,000 N) |
| Train heating | Steam generator |
| Career | British Railways |
| Power class | BR: 4 |
| Nicknames | Kerosene Castle |
British Rail 18000 was a prototype mainline gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1949. It was built by Brown, Boveri & Cie. It was ordered by the Great Western Railway in 1940, but construction was delayed by World War II. It spent its working life on the Western Region of British Railways, operating express passenger services from London Paddington station.
Preservation
The locomotive is preserved at Didcot Railway Centre.
Images for kids
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18000 at Bellinzona, Switzerland (1967)
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18000 at Vienna in 1989
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British Rail 18000 at Barrow Hill in 2009
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British Rail 18000 in N scale
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