British Rail Class 16 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids NBL Type 1 British Rail Class 16
No. D8403 in green livery with all-yellow front end at Stratford MPD in 1966
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	North British Locomotive Company
Serial number	27671–27680
Build date	1958
Total production	10
UIC classification	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter	3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
Minimum curve	3.5 chains (70.41 m)
Wheelbase	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Length	42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
Width	8 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.654 m)
Height	12 ft 8 in (3.861 m)
Locomotive weight	68 long tons (69 t; 76 short tons)
Fuel capacity	400 imp gal (1,800 L; 480 US gal)
Prime mover	Paxman 16YHXL
Displacement	78.4 L (4,780 cu in)
Generator	GEC WT 881 (plus GEC auxiliary generator
Traction motors	4 x GEC WT 441, nose suspended, with single reduction gear drive
Cylinders	16
Cylinder size	7 in (178 mm) bore 7+3⁄4 in (197 mm) stroke
Transmission	Diesel electric
Multiple working	● Red Circle
Power output	Engine: 800 hp (597 kW) At rail: 627 hp (468 kW)
Tractive effort	Maximum: 42,000 lbf (186.8 kN)
Train heating	None; through steam pipe
Locomotive brakeforce	31 long tons-force (310 kN)
Train brakes	Vacuum
Axle load class	Route availability 4
Retired	1968
Disposition	All scrapped

The British Rail Class 16, originally known as the North British Type 1 was a type of diesel locomotive ordered under British Railways' 1955 Modernisation Plan. Like other Type 1 designs, they were relatively small locomotives intended primarily for local freight traffic.