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26 Bo-Bo


Class Types
1955 Class D11/4
Pre-Tops Class 11/6
Pre-Tops Class 11/6A
TOPS Class 26/0
TOPS Class 26/1

General
Year Introduced 1958
Wheel Arrangement Bo-Bo
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company 47
Number Range (as built) D5300-D5346
Number Built 47

Illustration
Copyright: Curly42 ()
Miscellaneous
26/0 26/1
Year Introduced 1958 1959
Maximum Speed 75mph
As 26/0
Number Built 20 27
Number Range (as built) D5300-D5319 D5320-D5346
Sanding Equipment Pneumatic
As 26/0
Route Availability 5 6
Brake Type (loco - as built) Air
As 26/0
Brake Type (train - as built) Vacuum
As 26/0
Notes D5300-D5306 weighed 75 tonnes and were fitted with slow speed control equipment, D5307-D5319 weighed 79 tonnes.

Dimensions
26/0 26/1
Weight 77t 17cwt
As 26/0
Wheel Diameter 3' 7"
As 26/0
Length 50' 9"
As 26/0
Height 12' 8"
As 26/0
Width 8' 10"
As 26/0
Wheelbase 39'
As 26/0
Bogie Wheelbase 10'
As 26/0
Bogie Pivot Centres 29'
As 26/0
Minimum Curve 4.5
As 26/0

Power
26/0 26/1
Power Unit Sulzer 6LDA28A
As 26/0
Tractive Effort 42,000lbs
As 26/0
Horse Power 1160hp
As 26/0
Power at Rail 900hp
As 26/0
Main Generator Crompton Parkinson CG391/A1
As 26/0
Auxiliary Generator Crompton Parkinson CAG193/A1
As 26/0

Transmission
26/0 26/1
Transmission Type Electric Electric
Traction Motor Number 4
As 26/0
Traction Motor Type Crompton Parkinson CP171/A1 Crompton Parkinson CP171/D3
Gear Ratio 63:16
As 26/0

Heating
26/0 26/1
Heating Type Steam
As 26/0
Boiler Stone Vapor
As 26/0
Boiler Water Capacity 550gal
As 26/0

Fuel, Lubricants, Water
26/0 26/1
Fuel Capacity 500gal
As 26/0
Coolant Capacity 190gal
As 26/0
Lubrication Oil Capacity 100gal
As 26/0