CLASS TYPE 85

BR ELECTRIC - Bo-Bo

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An example of Diesel Class 85


SPECIFICATIONS

POWER TYPE Electric
BUILDER British Railways, Doncaster and Crewe
WHEEL ARRANGEMENT Bo-Bo
WHEELBASE 42ft 3in
DIMENSIONS H-13ft. 0.5in/ L-56ft 6in/ W-8ft 8.25in
WEIGHT 83 ton
WHEEL DIAMETER 48in
ENGINE 4 x Associated Electrical Industries 189
TRAIN BRAKES Vacuum then Dual
BRAKE FORCE 41 tonnes
FUEL CAPACITY
POWER OUTPUT 3200hp
TRACTIVE EFFORT 50000lb
MAX SPEED 100mph
BUILT / WITHDRAWN 1961-64/1983-92
No. BUILT 40

SUB CLASSES

85/0 No Modifications
85/1 Modified at Crewe Works 1989-90 for freight only use with speed reduced to 80mph


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LOCOMOTIVES IN CLASS

REGION
OR CLASS
REGION
No.
1948 No. 1957 No. TOPS No. RENUMBER STATUS LOCO FACTS
85/0 E3056 85001 Scrapped E3056 - 85001
85/0 E3057 85002 Scrapped E3057 - 85002
85/1 E3058 85003 85113 Scrapped E3058 - 85003 - 85113
85/1 E3059 85004 85111 Scrapped E3059 - 85004 - 85111
85/0 E3060 85005 Scrapped E3060 - 85005
85/1 E3061 85006 85101 Preservation E3061 - 85006 - 85101
85/1 E3062 85007 85112 Scrapped E3062 - 85007 - 85112
85/0 E3063 85008 Scrapped E3063 - 85008
85/1 E3064 85009 85102 Scrapped E3064 - 85009 - 85102
85/1 E3065 85010 85103 Scrapped E3065 - 85010 - 85103
85/1 E3066 85011 85114 Scrapped E3066 - 85011 - 85114
85/1 E3067 85012 85104 Scrapped E3067 - 85012 - 85104
85/0 E3068 85013 Scrapped E3068 - 85013
85/0 E3069 85014 Scrapped E3069 - 85014
85/0 E3070 85015 Scrapped E3070 - 85015
85/1 E3071 85016 85105 Scrapped E3071 - 85016 - 85105
85/0 E3072 85017 Scrapped E3072 - 85017
85/0 E3073 85018 Scrapped E3073 - 85018
85/0 E3074 85019 Scrapped E3074 - 85019
85/0 E3075 85020 Scrapped E3075 - 85020
85/1 E3076 85021 85106 Scrapped E3076 - 85021 - 85106
85/0 E3077 85022 Scrapped E3077 - 85022
85/0 E3078 85023 Scrapped E3078 - 85023
85/1 E3079 85024 85107 Scrapped E3079 - 85024 - 85107
85/0 E3080 85025 Scrapped E3080 - 85025
85/0 E3081 85026 Scrapped E3081 - 85026
85/0 E3082 85027 Scrapped E3082 - 85027
85/0 E3083 85028 Scrapped E3083 - 85028
85/0 E3084 85029 Scrapped E3084 - 85029
85/0 E3085 85030 Scrapped E3085 - 85030
85/0 E3086 85031 Scrapped E3086 - 85031
85/1 E3087 85032 85108 Scrapped E3087 - 85032 - 85108
85/0 E3088 85033 Scrapped E3088 - 85033
85/0 E3089 85034 Scrapped E3089 - 85034
85/1 E3090 85035 85109 Scrapped E3090 - 85035 - 85109
85/1 E3091 85036 85110 Scrapped E3091 - 85036 - 85110
85/0 E3092 85037 Scrapped E3092 - 85037
85/0 E3093 85038 Scrapped E3093 - 85038
85/0 E3094 85039 Scrapped E3094 - 85039
85/0 E3095 85040 Scrapped E3095 - 85040


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