British Rail Class D16/1
British Railways Class D16/1 or 10000 and 10001 were the first mainline diesel locomotives in Great Britain. They were built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at its Derby Works, using the EE16SVT 1600 hp diesel engine with electric transmission, in association with English Electric and the Vulcan Foundry, with whom the LMS had had a long working relationship.
LMS 10000 & 10001 (British Rail class D16/1) | |
No.10000 at Chinley | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | LMS Derby Works |
Order number | LMS Lot number 198[1] |
Build date | 1947–1948 |
Total production | 2 |
UIC classification | Co′Co′ |
Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) |
Wheelbase | 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m) |
Length | 61 ft 2 in (18.64 m) |
Width | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
Locomotive weight | Template:Long ton later 130.65 long tons (132.75 t)[source?] |
Fuel capacity | 815 imp gal (3,710 l; 979 US gal) main 85 imp gal (390 l; 102 US gal) service |
Prime mover | English Electric 16SVT Mk I [2] |
Engine RPM range | 450 - 750 rpm |
Traction motors | EE 519/3B,[source?] 6 off |
Transmission | Diesel electric |
Multiple working | Yes |
Power output | 1,760 hp (1,310 kW) gross, 1,600 hp (1,190 kW) net |
Tractive effort | 41,400 lbf (184,000 N) max |
Train heating | Clarkson Steam generator, later replaced by Spanner 2,000 pounds (910 kg) per hour model[source?] |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Power class |
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Withdrawn | 1963, 1966 |
Disposition | Both scrapped |
British Rail Class D16/1 Media
References
- ↑ Rowledge (1975), p. 39.
- ↑ L.M.S Main Line Diesel-Electric Locomotive (The Engineer) p.596