British Rail Class 26

The British Rail Class 26 locomotives, known as BRCW  Type 2′s were built between 1958 and 1959 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company. A total of 47 were built on the basis of providing a small diesel electric locomotive  under British Rail’s Modernisation Plan.

                                                                         British Rail Class 26
                                                                     BRCW Type 2
 
 
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Serial number   DEL45–DEL91
Build date 1958–1959
Total produced  47
Configuration  Bo-Bo
UIC classification  Bo’Bo’
   
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
Traction motors  four Crompton Parkinson traction motors
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) @750 rpm
At rail: 900 hp (671 kW)
Tractive effort  Maximum: 42,000 lbf (187 kN)
Continuous: 30,000 lbf (133 kN)
Train heating  Steam (when fitted)
Locomotive
brakeforce 		 34 LTf (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
First run 1958

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