Brand: |
Gaugemaster |
Part Number: |
GM4240501 |
The British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotives, also known as the BRCW Type 2, were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company (BRCW) at Smethwick in 1958-59. Forty seven examples were built, and the last were withdrawn from service in 1994. Like their higher-powered sisters, the BRCW
Classes 27 and 33, they had all-steel bodies and cab ends with fibreglass cab roofs. They were numbered D5300-D5346.
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Power type Diesel-Electric
Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Build date 1958-59
Total produced 47
Length 50ft 9in
Width 8ft 10in
Height 12ft 8in
Maximum speed 80mph
Operators British Rail
Numbers D5300-D5346
Withdrawn 1972-1994 |
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