British Rail Class 67 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 67 |
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67017 'Arrow' at Plymouth | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | Alstom, Spain for GM Electro-Motive Division |
Model | JT42HW-HS |
Build date | 1999–2000 |
Total production | 30 |
Configuration | Bo-Bo |
UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Wheel diameter | 38 in (0.965 m) |
Length | 19.71 m (64 ft 8 in) |
Width | 2.71 m (8 ft 11 in) |
Height | 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in) |
Locomotive weight | 90 tonnes (88.6 long tons; 99.2 short tons) |
Fuel capacity | 5,460 litres (1,200 imp gal; 1,440 US gal) |
Prime mover | EMD 12N-710G3B-EC |
Alternator | EMD AR9/HE3/CA6B |
Traction motors | EMD D43FM |
Multiple working | AAR system (Classes 59, 66 & 67) |
Top speed | 125 mph (200 km/h) except 67007 which has cast iron brakes limited to 80 mph (130 km/h) |
Power output | Engine: 2,980 bhp (2,220 kW) At rail: 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
Tractive effort | Maximum: 31,750 lbf (141 kN) Continuous: 20,200 lbf (89.9 kN) |
Train heating | Electric Train Supply (index: 66) |
Locomotive brakeforce | 765 kN (76.8 long tons-force) |
Train brakes | Air |
Career | EWS |
Number | 67001–67030 |
Nicknames | ‘Skip’, 'Cyclops', 'Daddy Ying' |
Axle load class | Route availability 8 |
The Class 67 locomotives were a type of train built from 1999 to 2000 by Alstom in Valencia, Spain under sub-contract from General Motors Diesel in Canada.
Images for kids
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Royal Train livery (67005, King's Cross 2008)
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67015 in Wrexham & Shropshire livery (Marylebone 2008)
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Arriva livery (67003, Holyhead 2012)
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Caledonian Sleeper livery (67004, Edinburgh Waverley 2015)
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Colas Rail livery (67027, Derby 2017)
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