British Rail Class 80
Class 80 [1] was the TOPS classification allocated by British Rail to the prototype 25 kV AC electric locomotive. This locomotive was built by Metropolitan-Vickers, initially as a prototype Gas turbine-electric locomotive, numbered 18100. British Rail allocated the number E1000 (and later E2001) to the locomotive following its conversion from gas turbine propulsion.
British Rail Class 80 | |
Power type | Electric |
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Builder | Metropolitan-Vickers |
Build date | 1951; rebuilt 1958 |
Configuration | A1A-A1A |
UIC classification | (A1A)'(A1A)' |
Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
Length | 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m) |
Width | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
Height | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
Locomotive weight | 109 long tons (110.7 t) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC |
Current collection method | Stone-Faiveley ‘V’-type pantograph, 1 off |
Traction motors | Metropolitan-Vickers, 4 off |
Top speed | 90 mph (145 km/h) |
Tractive effort | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Train heating | Electric Train Heating |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Career | British Rail |
Number | E1000; E2001 from 1959 |
Axle load class | Route availability |
Retired | April 1968 |
Disposition | Sold for scrap to J. Cashmore, Great Bridge, 1973 |
British Rail Class 80 Media
When this photo was taken in 1969 the class 80 was stored on the disused Great Central near Akeman Street railway station.