British Rail HS4000 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids HS4000 "Kestrel"
HS4000 outside Derby Locomotive Works, 1968-08-31.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Hawker Siddeley, at Brush Traction, Loughborough
Serial number	Brush 711
Build date	1968
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter	3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Wheelbase	51 ft 8 in (15.75 m)
Length	66 ft 6 in (20.27 m)
Width	8 ft 9+3⁄4 in (2.69 m)
Height	12 ft 9+3⁄4 in (3.91 m)
Locomotive weight	133 long tons (135 t)
Fuel capacity	1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)
Prime mover	Sulzer 16LVA24
Traction motors	Brush, 6 off
Transmission	AC alternator, DC traction motors
Top speed	125 mph (201 km/h)
Power output	Engine: 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) At rail: 3,412 hp (2,544 kW)
Tractive effort	70,000 lbf (311.38 kN)
Train brakes	Dual (Air and Vacuum)
Career	British Railways, Soviet Railways
Disposition	Exported to Russia, later scrapped.

HS4000, named Kestrel, was a prototype high-powered mainline diesel locomotive built in 1968 by Brush Traction to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. The name came from Hawker Siddeley (the owner of Brush) 4000 hp (the power rating of its Sulzer engine).