British Rail Class 26 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BRCW Type 2British Rail Class 26 |
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| Power type | Diesel-elctric |
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| Builder | Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company |
| Serial number | DEL45–DEL91 |
| Build date | 1958–1959 |
| Total production | 47 |
| Configuration | Bo-Bo |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Minimum curve | 5 chains (100 m) |
| Wheelbase | 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m) |
| Length | 50 ft 9 in (15.47 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
| Height | 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) |
| Locomotive weight | D5300–D5319: 77.5 long tons (78.7 t) D5320–D5346: 74 long tons (75.2 t) |
| Fuel capacity | 600 imp gal (2,700 L; 720 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Sulzer 6LDA-28 |
| Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors |
| Multiple working | ★ Blue Star |
| Top speed | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: 1,160 hp (865 kW) At rail: 900 hp (671 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: 42,000 lbf (187 kN) Continuous: 30,000 lbf (133 kN) |
| Train heating | Steam generator |
| Locomotive brakeforce | 34 long tons-force (340 kN) |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | British Railways |
| Number | D5300–D5346; later 26001–26046 |
| Axle load class | D5300–D5319: Route availability 6 D5320–D5346: Route availability 5 |
The British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotives, originally known as BRCW Type 2, were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) at Smethwick in 1958-59. Forty seven examples were built, and the last were withdrawn from service in 1993.
Images for kids
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The first of the class, D5300 at Harringay in 1959, wearing original livery.
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26041 at Carlisle in 1991
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