Title: British Rail Class 60 - Wikipedia
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British Rail Class 60
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Contents
History
Design
Bodywork
Electrical
Prime mover
Engine dimensions
Current operators
DB Cargo UK
GB Railfreight
DCRail
Former operators
British Rail
Colas Rail
Accidents and incidents
Naming and liveries
Scrapping
Fleet summary
Class list
Preservation
Models
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

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British Rail Class 60
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Class of diesel electric locomotives
British Rail Class 60
EWS 60068 passing through Castleton East Junction
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
Brush Traction, Loughborough
Build date
1989–1993
Total produced
100
Specifications
Configuration: ​
• UIC
Co′Co′
• Commonwealth
Co-Co
Gauge
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8
+
1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum curve
80 metres (4.0 chains)
Wheelbase
15.3 m (50.2 ft)
Length
21.34 m (70 ft 0 in)
Width
2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height
3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
Loco weight
129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons) or
131 t (129 long tons; 144 short tons)
Fuel capacity
5,900 litres (1,300 imp gal; 1,560 US gal)
Prime mover
Mirrlees Blackstone 8MB275T
Displacement
18,100 cm 3 (1,100 in 3) per cylinder
Alternator
Brush BA1006A
Traction motors
6× Brush TM2161A
Cylinders
8
MU working
Within own class only
Train heating
None
Train brakes
Air
Performance figures
Maximum speed
60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output
Engine: 3,100 bhp (2,300 kW)
at rail: 2,415 bhp (1,801 kW)
Tractive effort
Maximum: 106,500 lbf (474 kN)
Brakeforce
62 kN (13,900 lb f) or 74 kN (16,600 lb f)
Career
Operators
British Rail
DB Cargo UK
DCRail
GB Railfreight
Numbers
60001–60015
60017–60100
60500 (originally 60016)
Axle load class
Route availability 7
Disposition
29 in service, 66 stored, 3 preserved, 1 scrapped
The British Rail Class 60 is a class of Co-Co heavy freight diesel-electric locomotives built by Brush Traction. They are nicknamed Tugs by rail enthusiasts. During the 1980s, it became increasingly apparent that British Rail required a more capable Type 5 locomotive for its heavy freight trains.