British Rail Class 76 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 76
Preserved locomotive no. 26020 in original black livery.
Power type	Electric
Builder	LNER Doncaster Works (prototype) BR Gorton Works
Build date	1941 (prototype), 1952–1953
Total production	58
Configuration	Bo+Bo
Wheel diameter	4 ft 2 in (1.270 m)
Length	50 ft 4 in (15.34 m)
Locomotive weight	87.90 long tons (89.3 t)
Electric system(s)	1500 V DC
Current collection method	Pantograph, 2 off
Traction motors	Metropolitan Vickers 186, 4 off
Top speed	65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output	Continuous: 1,300 hp (969 kW) One-hour: 1,868 hp (1,393 kW)
Tractive effort	45,000 lbf (200,000 N)
Train heating	Steam generator (14 locomotives)
Locomotive brakeforce	72 long tons-force (717 kN)
Train brakes	Vacuum, some later Dual
Career	British Railways
Number	26000–26055; later E26000–26057; later 76001–76057
Axle load class	Route availability 8 (LNER: 9)
Locale	Manchester-Sheffield-Wath line
Retired	1970–1981

The British Rail Class 76, also known as Class EM1, is a class of 1.5kV DC, Bo-Bo electric locomotive designed for use on the now-closed Woodhead Line in Northern England.

Images for kids

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  Two Class EM1 locomotives at Penistone in 1954

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  An EM1 under trial in Essex in 1950

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  Class 76s at Reddish locomotive depot in 1981, shortly before withdrawal.

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  The drivers controls of a Class 76

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  Controls and gauges in a Class 76 cab

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  Coupling between bogies on a Class 76

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  26020 at York NRM

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  The cab of 76039 at Manchester MOSI

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  76051 at Barrow Hill