British Rail Class D16/1
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| LMS 10000 & 10001 (British Rail class D16/1) |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | LMS Derby Works |
| Order number | LMS Lot number 198 |
| Build date | 1947–1948 |
| Total production | 2 |
| UIC classification | Co'Co' |
| Gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) |
| Wheelbase | 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) |
| Length | 61 ft 2 in (18.64 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 127.65 long tons (129.70 t) later 130.65 long tons (132.75 t) |
| Fuel capacity | 900 imp gal (4,100 l; 1,100 US gal) |
| Prime mover | English Electric 16SVT Mark 1 |
| Engine RPM range | 750 (max) |
| Traction motors | EE 519/3B, 6 off |
| Transmission | DC generator DC traction motors |
| Multiple working | Fitted |
| Top speed | 93 mph (150 km/h) |
| Power output | 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 41,400 lbf (184.2 kN) |
| Train heating | Clarkson Steam generator, later replaced by Spanner 2,000 pounds (910 kg) per hour model |
| Train brakes | Vacuum |
| Career | London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Railways |
| Power class | 6P5F, later 5P5F, later Type 3 |
| Number | 10000–10001 |
| Axle load class | RA 9 |
| Retired | 1963, 1966 |
British Railways Class D16/1 or 10000 and 10001 were the first mainline diesel locomotives in Great Britain. They were built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at its Derby Works, using the EE16SVT 1600 hp diesel engine with electric transmission, in association with English Electric and the Vulcan Foundry, with whom the LMS had had a long working relationship.
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