British Rail Class 23
British Rail Class 23, originally called English Electric Type 2, was a class of ten diesel-electric locomotives built by the English Electric Company in 1959. They were numbered from D5900 to D5909. The power unit was a Napier Deltic T9-29 9 cylinder engine of 1,100 bhp. This drove an EE generator, which powered the four traction motors. The Class 23 was nicknamed "Baby Deltic" because of its similarity to the Class 55.
| English Electric Type 2 British Rail Class 23 | |
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| “Baby Deltic” D5901 with the revised cab front. | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | English Electric at Vulcan Foundry |
| Build date | 1959 |
| Total production | 10 |
| Configuration | Bo-Bo |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Minimum curve | 4 chains (80 m) |
| Wheelbase | 40 ft 6 in (12.34 m) |
| Length | 52 ft 6 in (16.00 m) |
| Width | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
| Height | 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) |
| Locomotive weight | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Fuel capacity | 550 imp gal (2,500 l; 660 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Napier T9-29 Deltic |
| Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors |
| Multiple working | ★ Blue star |
| Top speed | 75 mph (121 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: 47,000 lbf (209.1 kN) |
| Train heating | Steam generator |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | British Railways |
| Number | D5900–D5909 |
| Nicknames | Baby Deltic |
| Axle load class | Route availability |
British Rail Class 23 Media
D5900 in 1961 without yellow ends or headcode boxes.
D5907, as modified, at King's Cross in July 1966.
37372 at Barrow hill, March 2011
A crude Lone Star OOO gauge model.
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