British Rail 18100
British Rail 18100 was a prototype main line gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1951. It was built by Metropolitan Vickers, Manchester. It was ordered by the Great Western Railway in the 1940s, but construction was delayed by World War II. It spent its working life on the Western Region of British Railways, operating express passenger services from London Paddington station.
| British Rail 18100 | |
| Power type | Gas turbine-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | Metropolitan Vickers, Trafford Park |
| Order number | GWR Lot 388 |
| Build date | 1951 |
| UIC classification | Co'Co' |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) |
| Wheelbase | 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) |
| Length | 66 ft 9+1⁄4 in (20.35 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Height | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 129.50 long tons (131.58 t) |
| Generator | Metropolitan-Vickers, 3 off |
| Traction motors | Metropolitan-Vickers, 6 off |
| Transmission | DC generators DC traction motors |
| Power output | 3,000 hp (2,240 kW) At rail: 2,450 hp (1,830 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 60,000 lbf (266.89 kN) |
| Train heating | Spanner steam generator |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Power class | BR Type 5 |
| First run | 1952 |
| Last run | 1954 |
| Retired | December 1957 |
| Disposition | Rebuilt to 25 kV electric locomotive E1000 (E2001 from 1959) |
Rebuilding
It was rebuilt as an electric locomotive in 1958 and became British Rail Class 80. It was scrapped in 1973.
British Rail 18100 Media
When this photo was taken in 1969 the Class 80 was stored on the disused Great Central near Akeman Street railway station.
