British Rail Class 80

British Rail Class 80
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderMetropolitan-Vickers
Build date1951; rebuilt 1958
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UIC(A1A)′(A1A)′
 • CommonwealthA1A-A1A
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Length56 ft 6 in (17.22 m)
Width8 ft 8+14 in (2.65 m)
Height12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
Loco weight109 long tons (110.7 t; 122.1 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Stone-Faiveley ‘V’-type pantograph, 1 off
Mercury-arc rectifiers
Traction motorsMetropolitan-Vickers, 4 off
Train heatingElectric Train Heating
Train brakesVacuum
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 mph (145 km/h)
Tractive effort40,000 lbf (178,000 N)
Career
OperatorsBritish Rail
NumbersE1000; E2001 from 1959
Axle load classRoute availability
RetiredApril 1968
DispositionScrapped

Class 80[1] was the TOPS classification allocated by British Rail to the prototype 25 kV AC electric locomotive. This locomotive was built by Metropolitan-Vickers, initially as a prototype gas turbine–electric locomotive, numbered 18100. British Rail allocated the number E1000 (and later E2001)[2] to the locomotive following its conversion from gas turbine propulsion.

  1. ^ "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System - Part 2: Locomotives" (PDF). The Railway Centre. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Marsden & Fenn 2001, p. 59