British Rail Class 67

British Rail Class 67

67016 in EWS livery at King's Cross station in June 2008

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Meinfesa: Alstom, Valencia, Spain Model JT42HW-HS Build date 1999–2000 Total produced 30

Specifications Configuration Bo-Bo UIC class Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge Wheel diameter 965 mm (3 ft 2.0 in) Minimum curve 75 m (3.7 ch) Wheelbase bogie wheelbase : 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) bogie pivots : 11.63 m (38 ft 2 in) Length 19.71 m (64 ft 8 in) Width 2.71 m (8 ft 11 in) Height 3.93 m (12 ft 11 in) Loco weight 88–90 tonnes (87–89 long tons; 97–99 short tons) Fuel capacity 5,400 litres (1,190 imp gal; 1,430 US gal) Prime mover EMD 12N-710G3B-EC Alternator EMD AR9AC6HEX Traction motors EMD D43FM MU working AAR system (Classes 59, 66 & 67) Train heating Electric Train Supply (index: 66 / 330 kW) Loco brake Electropneumatic

Performance figures Maximum speed Design speed : 125 mph (201 km/h) Power output Engine: 3,200 bhp (2,386 kW) @ 900rpm At rail: 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) Tractive effort Maximum: 144 kN (32,000 lbf) Continuous: 92 kN (20,700 lbf) @ 75km/h Loco brakeforce 780 kN (78 long tons-force)

Career Operators Colas Rail DB Cargo UK Numbers 67001–67030 Nicknames Skips, Buckets, Cyclops Axle load class Route availability 8 Current owner DB Cargo UK

Sources: except where noted

The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo-Bo diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) between 1999 and 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components (engine and transmission) from General Motors' Electro Motive Diesel division.

EMD's designation for this locomotive type is JT42HW-HS.

EWS ordered thirty locomotives via leasing company Angel Trains in a £45million contract split between Alstom and Electro Motive Diesel, for use as Class 47 replacements for hauling high-speed Royal Mail trains and passenger trains. The locomotives were obtained on a 15-year lease from Angel Trains. At the end of the fifteen-year contract, ownership of the locomotives was transferred to DB Cargo UK.

The bodyshell is a monocoque load bearing Alstom design, the bogies are an "H" frame Alstom design, The engine, traction motors and control electronics are GM-EMD products, and the same as used in the British Rail Class 66. Unlike the Class 66, the traction motors are frame mounted rather than axle hung to reduce unsprung mass and the gear ratio is increased allowing higher speeds. The cab design has a central driving position.

The locomotives are able to supply electric head end power for passenger train heating and air-conditioning, and are equipped for buffer and screw coupling and also coupling via a buckeye coupler attached on a swing arm mount.