British Rail Class 92 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 92
92027 George Eliot at Stafford in August 2005 with an intermodal train
Power type	Electric
Builder	Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction
Build date	1993–1996
Total production	46 (seven stored)
Configuration	Co-Co
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	21.34 m (70 ft 0 in)
Width	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) with pantograph down
Locomotive weight	126 tonnes (124 long tons; 139 short tons)
Electric system(s)	25 kV AC and 750 V DC
Current collection method	25 kV: Pantograph, 750 V: Third rail
Traction motors	ABB traction converters using GTO, control via ABB MICAS-S2
Top speed	87 mph (140 km/h)
Power output	25 kV: 6,760 hp (5.04 MW), 750 V: 5,360 hp (4.00 MW)
Tractive effort	360 kN (81,000 lbf), 400 kN (90,000 lbf) with 'boost' mode applied
Locomotive brakes	Westinghouse air, rheostatic and regenerative
Train brakes	Westinghouse air
Career	EWS Eurotunnel/Europorte 2 SNCF
Number	92001–92046

The Class 92 is a dual-voltage British railway locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead lines or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. Eurotunnel indicates the Class 92 locomotive as the reference for other locomotives which railway undertakings might want to get certified for usage in the Channel tunnel.

Images for kids

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  92032 was displayed at Railfest 2012 in newly painted Europorte GBRf livery.

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  Repainted 92009 in DB Schenker red livery at Dollands Moor, during trials over High Speed 1.

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  Midnight Teal liveried 92033 at Crewe, having been moved from Brush Traction to Crewe for testing.