British Rail Class 76 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 76
Preserved locomotive no. 26020 in original black livery.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder LNER Doncaster Works (prototype) BR Gorton Works Build date 1941 (prototype), 1952–1953 Total produced 58
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte Bo+Bo Wheel diameter 4 ft 2 in (1.270 m) Length 50 ft 4 in (15.34 m) Loco weight 87.90 long tons (89.3 t) Electric system/s 1500 V DC Current pickup(s) Pantograph, 2 off Traction motors Metropolitan Vickers 186, 4 off Train heating Steam generator (14 locomotives) Train brakes Vacuum, some later Dual
Performance figures Top speed 65 mph (105 km/h) Power output Continuous: 1,300 hp (969 kW) One-hour: 1,868 hp (1,393 kW) Tractive effort 45,000 lbf (200,000 N) Brakeforce 72 long tons-force (717 kN)
Career Railroad(s) British Railways Number 26000–26055; later E26000–26057; later 76001–76057 Axle load class Route availability 8 (LNER: 9) Locale Manchester-Sheffield-Wath line Retired 1970–1981

The British Rail Class 76, also known as Class EM1, is a class of 1.5kV DC, Bo-Bo electric locomotive designed for use on the now-closed Woodhead Line in Northern England.

Images for kids

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  An EM1 under trial in Essex in 1950

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  Class 76s at Reddish locomotive depot in 1981, shortly before withdrawal.

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  The drivers controls of a Class 76

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  Controls and gauges in a Class 76 cab

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  Coupling between bogies on a Class 76

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  26020 at York NRM

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  The cab of 76039 at Manchester MOSI

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  76051 at Barrow Hill