| BR Class 16
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| TOPS numbers | None
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| Early numbers | D8400-D8409
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| Builder | North British Locomotive Company
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| Introduced | 1958 |
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| Wheel Arrangement | Bo-Bo |
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| Weight | 68 te | 69091 kg
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| Height | 12 ft 6 in | 3.8 m
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| Width | 8 ft 8.5 in | 2.7 m
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| Length | 42 ft 6 in | 13.0 m
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| Wheel Dia. | 3 ft 7 in | 1.1 m
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| Bogie Wheel Base | 8 ft 6 in | 2.6 m
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| Bogie Pivot Centres | 20 ft | 6.1 m
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| Minimum radius | 3 ½ chains | 70.4 m
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| Maximum speed | 60 mph | 97 km/h
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| Engine output | 800 hp
627 hp at rail | 597 kW
468 kW
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| Max. Tractive Effort | 42,000 lbf | 187 kN
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| Cont. Tractive Effort | |
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| Brake type | Vacuum |
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| Brake force | 31 te | 309 kN
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| Route availability | 4
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| Fuel Tank | 400 imp gal | 1,800 litre
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| Multiple Coupling | Red Circle |
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| Heating type | None; through steam pipe
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| Boiler Water Capacity|None |
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The CLASS 16 locomotive was ordered under the Modernisation Scheme as a Type 1 locomotive for the Eastern Region; based on prototype No. 10800. This class was troubled by poor reliability and was scrapped relatively early.
The engine was a Paxman 16YHXL with 7 in (178 mm) cylinder bore and 7.75 in (197 mm) cylinder stroke . The traction motors were 4 x GEC WT 441, nose suspended with single reduction gear drive. The Main Generator was a GEC WT 881and the Auxiliary Generator was also of GEC manufacture.
Last updated: 06-04-2005 00:55:26
