British Rail Metro-Cammell facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail Metro-Cammell |
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In service | 1955–1981 |
Manufacturer | Metropolitan Cammell |
Number built | 36 sets (72 cars) |
Formation | 2 car sets: DMBS-DTSL or DMBS-DTCL |
Capacity | DMBS: 57 or 53 second class seats DTSL: 72 second class DTCL: 12 first and 53 second class |
Operator(s) | British Rail |
Specifications | |
Car length | 57 feet (17 m) |
Width | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
Weight | DMBS: 31 long tons 10 cwt (70,500 pounds (32,000 kg)) DTSL: 25 long tons 0 cwt (56,000 pounds (25,000 kg)) |
Prime mover(s) | Two BUT (AEC) 6-cylinder diesels of 150 horsepower (110 kW) each |
Transmission | Mechanical: 4-speed epicyclic gearbox |
Braking system(s) | Vacuum |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
In 1955, Metropolitan Cammell produced its first lightweight Diesel multiple units, the prototypes of what were to become British Rail's most successful and longest-lived First Generation DMU type, the Class 101.
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