British Rail Class 58 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 58
58001 at Doncaster Works
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	BREL, Doncaster Works
Build date	1983-1987
Total production	50
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	19.13 m (62 ft 9 in)
Width	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height	3.91 m (12 ft 10 in)
Locomotive weight	130 tonnes (127.9 long tons; 143.3 short tons)
Fuel capacity	4,480 litres (990 imp gal; 1,180 US gal)
Prime mover	Ruston Paxman 12RK3ACT
Multiple working	◆ Red Diamond
Top speed	80 mph (129 km/h)
Power output	Engine: 3,300 bhp (2,460 kW)
Tractive effort	Maximum: 60,000 lbf (267 kN)
Train brakes	Air
Career	British Rail English, Welsh and Scottish Railway
Number	58001-58050
Nicknames	‘Bone’
Axle load class	Route availability 7

Two British Rail Class 58s at Barrow Hill Engine Shed.

The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight. Introduced in 1982, they followed American practice of modularisation. From new they were painted in grey Railfreight Sector livery, instead of BR blue. EWS withdrew them in 2002 after 20 years in service, though 30 were subsequently hired abroad—four to the Netherlands, eight to Spain, and twenty to France.

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  LGV Rhin-Rhône construction train in France (2010)