BCDR 28

Class 28
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Harland and Wolff
Build date 1937
Total produced 1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Commonwealth 1A+A1
Gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Loco weight 48.0 tonnes (47.2 long tons; 52.9 short tons)
Prime mover H&W Harlandic
Performance figures
Maximum speed 60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output 500 hp (370 kW)
Tractive effort 10,000 lbf (44 kN)
Career
Operators
  • BCDR
  • NCC
  • GNRB
  • UTA
  • NIR
Number in class 1
Numbers 28
Last run 1970[1]
Scrapped 1973
Disposition scrapped
[2]

The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) Class 28 locomotive was speculatively built by Harland and Wolff in 1937. It remained operational until withdrawn and scrapped in 1973, retaining its number 28 having 6 owners in its' lifetime.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Irish Traction Group". Ulster Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Boocock, Colin (1 October 2009). "Class 28". "Locomotive Compendium Ireland" (1st ed.). Ian Allan. p. 106. ISBN 9780711033603.
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