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Class introduced 1958
Entered service 6th January 1959 (as D5310)
Works Number DEL55
Diagram 26bV
Renumbered 25/7/74 from D5310 to 26010
Manufacturer Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co., Smethwick, Birmingham, England.
Wheel configuration Bo-Bo
Engine Sulzer 6LDA28-A, 6 cylinders, 4-stroke, 1160 hp (865 KW) at 750 rpm
Generator Crompton Parkinson CG391A1
Traction motors 4 x Crompton Parkinson C171A1 nose suspended, single reduction gear drive
Weight 79 tons
Length 50' 9"
Max tractive effort 42000 lb when starting at 23% adhesion at 2240 A main generator
Continuous tractive effort 30000 lb at 11.25 mph at 1720 A main generator
Continuous hp 900hp
Max speed 75mph
Driving wheels 3' 7" (1.09m)
Gear ratio 63 : 16
Braking Air (loco), Vacuum (train)
Brake force 35 tonnes
Multiple working Blue Star electro-pnuematic system
Tank capacities Engine fuel 500 gal, Water 450 gal
Withdrawn from service December 1992 due to a turbocharger fire on 4/12/92
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