Metropolitan-Vickers/Beyer, Peacock & Company, Bowesfield Works, Stockton-on-Tees, England
Serial number
786-825
Build date
1956–1958
Total produced
40
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Co-Co
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter
45 in (1,143 mm)
Wheelbase
41 ft 0 in (12.5 m)
Length
Over headstocks: 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m) Over coupler pulling faces: 53 ft 11+1⁄4 in (16.44 m)
Width
9 ft 7 in (2,921 mm)
Height
Over stowed pantograph: 14 ft 6 in (4,420 mm)
Axle load
18 long tons 14 cwt (41,900 lb or 19 t)
Loco weight
112 long tons 0 cwt (250,900 lb or 113.8 t)
Sandbox cap.
18 cu ft (0.51 m3)
Electric system/s
1,500 V DC Overhead
Current pickup(s)
2 pantographs
Traction motors
6 × Metropolitan-Vickers 272
Performance figures
Maximum speed
70 mph (113 km/h)
Power output
Continuous: 3,400 hp (2,540 kW) One hour: 3,780 hp (2,820 kW)
Tractive effort
Continuous: 36,700 lbf (163.25 kN) One hour: 40,800 lbf (181.49 kN) at 34.5 mph (55.5 km/h)
Career
Operators
Department of Railways New South Wales Public Transport Commission State Rail Authority FreightCorp
Number in class
40
Numbers
4601-4640
First run
25 June 1956
Last run
17 January 1996
Preserved
4601, 4602, 4615, 4627, 4638
Disposition
35 scrapped, 5 preserved
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