British Rail Class 26
The British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotives, originally known as BRCW Type 2, were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) at Smethwick in 1958-59. Forty seven examples were built, and the last were withdrawn from service in 1993.
| BRCW Type 2 British Rail Class 26 | |
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| 26007 | |
| Power type | Diesel-elctric |
|---|---|
| Builder | Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company |
| Serial number | DEL45–DEL91 |
| Build date | 1958–1959 |
| Total production | 47 |
| 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 | 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: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). D5320–D5346: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Fuel capacity | 600 imp gal (2,700 l; 720 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Sulzer 6LDA-28 |
| 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) At rail: 900 hp (671 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Continuous: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Train heating | Steam generator |
| Locomotive brakeforce | 34 long tons-force (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 |
British Rail Class 26 Media
The first of the class, D5300 at Harringay in 1959, wearing original livery.
The Branch Line Society's "Northern Explorer" ran from Crewe through to Maxwelltown in amongst other freight branches on 3 August 1991. Seen here is 26041 in Railfreight livery which backed onto the rear of the train here at Carlisle with 31312 leading.
Restored Class 26, number 26007, on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, September 2021
Preserved no. D5301 painted in original green livery without yellow warning panels inside the shed on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway on 31 May 2005. This was one of the final locomotives in traffic, being withdrawn in late 1994.
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