Technical Details
Power car (one per set)
- Introduced: 1957
- Weight: 56 t (55.1 long tons; 61.7 short tons)
- Engine: English Electric 4-cylinder type 4SRKT Mark II of 1,000 bhp (750 kW) at 850 rpm (600 shp or 450 kW)
- Transmission: Electric, two English Electric type EE507 traction motors rated at 186 hp (139 kW) each.
- Maximum tractive effort: 12,500 lbf (56 kN)
- Driving wheel diameter: 42 in (1,067 mm)
- Coupling code: Standard 'Buck eye' compatible with contemporary Class 20x and 4xx units.
- Train heating: Electric
Number 1129 was experimentally fitted with a Dorman 12QTCW V-12 diesel engine of 725 shp (541 kW)
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