British Rail Class 67

British Rail Class 67
67030 in EWS livery (Kingswear 2017)
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderAlstom Meinfesa, Valencia
ModelEMD JT42HW-HS
Build date1999–2000
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′
 • CommonwealthBo-Bo
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter965 mm (3 ft 2 in)
Minimum curve75 m (3.7 ch)
Wheelbase
  • bogie wheelbase : 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • bogie pivots : 11.63 m (38 ft 2 in)
Length19.71 m (64 ft 8 in)
Width2.71 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height3.93 m (12 ft 11 in)
Loco weight88–90 tonnes (87–89 long tons; 97–99 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity5,400 litres (1,190 imp gal; 1,430 US gal)
Prime moverEMD 12N-710G3B-EC
AlternatorEMD AR9AC6HEX
Traction motorsEMD D43FM
MU workingAAR system (59, 66, 67, 68 008-015, 69, 70, and 73/9)
Train heatingElectric Train Supply (index: 66 / 330 kW)[1]
Loco brakeElectropneumatic
Safety systems
Performance figures
Maximum speedDesign speed : 125 mph (201 km/h)
Power output
  • Engine: 3,200 bhp (2,386 kW) @ 900 rpm
  • At rail: 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)[citation needed]
  • Continuous: 92 kN (20,700 lbf) @75 km/h (47 mph)
Brakeforce780 kN (78 long tons-force)
Career
Operators
Numbers67001–67030
NicknamesSkips
Axle load classRoute availability 8
Current owner
Disposition21 in service, 9 stored
Sources:[3][4] except where noted

The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives that were built for the English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) between 1999 and 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components (engine, generator and traction motors) from General Motors' Electro-Motive Division.

EMD's designation for this locomotive type is JT42HW-HS.[5]

  1. ^ "Class 67 Diesel Photo Gallery – Class Info". class67.co.uk. The Class 67 Diesel Photo Web Site / Colin Birch.
  2. ^ Clinnick, Richard (April 2023). "Modernising the Moorgate branch". Rail Express. No. 323. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. p. 87. ISSN 1362-234X. Two DB Cargo locomotives, Nos. 66039 and 67002, are the 'first in class' for those fleets...
  3. ^ "Mainline Diesel-Electric Locomotives Class 67" (PDF). Vossloh-Eespana.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Technical". The67Depot.Webs.com. The 67 Depot. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011.
  5. ^ Waller, Mike (December 2010). Skips for Hire. p. 14.


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