British Rail Class 76

	British Rail Class 76
	Preserved locomotive no. 26020 in original black livery.
Builder	LNER Doncaster Works (prototype) BR Gorton Works
Build date	1941 (prototype), 1952–1953
Total production	58
Configuration	Bo+Bo
Wheel diameter	4 ft 2 in (1.270 m)
Length	50 ft 4 in (15.34 m)
Locomotive weight	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Electric system(s)	1500 V DC
Current collection method	Pantograph, 2 off
Traction motors	Metropolitan Vickers 186, 4 off
Top speed	65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output	Continuous: 1,300 hp (969 kW); One-hour: 1,868 hp (1,393 kW)
Tractive effort	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Train heating	Steam generator (14 locomotives)
Locomotive brakeforce	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Train brakes	Vacuum, some later Dual
Career	British Railways
Number	26000–26055; later E26000–26057; later 76001–76057
Axle load class	Route availability 8 (LNER: 9)
Locale	Manchester-Sheffield-Wath line
Retired	1970–1981

The British Rail Class 76, also known as Class EM1, is a class of 1.5kV DC, Bo-Bo electric locomotive designed for use on the now-closed Woodhead Line in Northern England.

British Rail Class 76 Media

Prototype LNER 6000 Tommy on loan in the Netherlands, hauling a freight train in 1949.
Two Class EM1 locomotives at Penistone in 1954
An EM1 under trial in Essex in 1950
Class 76s at Reddish locomotive depot in 1981, shortly before withdrawal.
26020 at the National Railway Museum in York
A cab of 76039 at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester
Cabside and a door from 76051 at Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield

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