NBL Type 1 British Rail Class 16 |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/North_British_Type_1_D8403_%288314604715%29.jpg/300px-North_British_Type_1_D8403_%288314604715%29.jpg) No. D8403 in green livery with all-yellow front end at Stratford MPD in 1966 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• UIC | Bo′Bo′ |
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• Commonwealth | Bo-Bo |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
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Minimum curve | 3.5 chains (70.41 m) |
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Wheelbase | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
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Length | 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) |
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Width | 8 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.654 m) |
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Height | 12 ft 8 in (3.861 m) |
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Loco weight | 68 long tons (69 t; 76 short tons) |
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Fuel capacity | 400 imp gal (1,800 L; 480 US gal) |
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Prime mover | Paxman 16YHXL |
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Displacement | 78.4 L (4,780 cu in) |
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Generator | GEC WT 881 (plus GEC auxiliary generator |
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Traction motors | 4 x GEC WT 441, nose suspended, with single reduction gear drive |
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Cylinders | 16 |
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Cylinder size | 7 in (178 mm) bore 7+3⁄4 in (197 mm) stroke |
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Transmission | Diesel electric |
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MU working | ● Red Circle |
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Train heating | None; through steam pipe |
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Train brakes | Vacuum |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 60 mph (97 km/h) |
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Power output | Engine: 800 hp (597 kW) At rail: 627 hp (468 kW) |
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Tractive effort | Maximum: 42,000 lbf (186.8 kN) |
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Brakeforce | 31 long tons-force (310 kN) |
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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.
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