British Rail 10800
British Railways 10800 was a diesel locomotive built by the North British Locomotive Company for British Railways in 1950. It had been ordered by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1946 but did not appear until after the 1948 nationalisation of the railways.
| British Railways 10800 | |
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| 10800 on the down main platform at Rugby | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | North British Locomotive Company |
| Serial number | 26413 |
| Build date | 1 July 1950 |
| Configuration | Bo-Bo |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′ |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) |
| Minimum curve | 3.75 chains (247.50 ft; 75.44 m) |
| Wheelbase | 31 ft 0 in (9.45 m) |
| Length | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Width | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Locomotive weight | 69.80 long tons (70.92 t; 78.18 short tons) |
| Fuel capacity | 300 imp gal (1,400 l; 360 US gal) |
| Coolant capacity | 85 imp gal (390 l; 102 US gal) |
| Water capacity | 90 imp gal (410 l; 110 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Paxman 16RPHXL Series 2 rebuilt: Maybach MD655 |
| Generator | DC |
| Traction motors | BTH 159, DC, four (4) off |
| Cylinder size | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). rebuilt: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Transmission | Diesel electric |
| Multiple working | Not fitted |
| Power output | 827 hp (617 kW) rebuilt: 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 34,500 lbf (153.5 kN) |
| Train heating | Clarkson steam generator |
| Locomotive brakes | Brakeforce: 45 long tons-force (450 kN) |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Power class | 3MT; later: Type 1 |
| Axle load class | Route availability: 4 |
| Retired | 8 August 1959 |
| Disposition | Sold Brush Traction, rebuilt into research locomotive Hawk, retired 1968, cannibalised 1972–1976, scrapped 1976. |
