Class 59 - General Motors Type 5 - Co-Co

• Built 1985 (59001-4), 1989 (59005) by General Motors, La Grange, Illinois, USA or 1990 (59101-4), 1994 (59201) and 1995 (59202-6) by General Motors, London, Ontario, Canada.
• General Motors 645E3C two stroke Engine of 2460 kW (3300 hp) at 900 rpm.
• General Motors AR11 MLD-D14A Main Alternator and General Motors D77B Traction Motors.
• Maximum Tractive Effort of 506 kN (113550 lbf), Continuous Tractive Effort of 291 kN (65300 lbf) at 14.3 mph.
• Power at Rail of 1889 kW (2533 hp).
• Brake Force 69 t.
• Length over Buffers 21.35 m, Wheel Diameter 1067 mm.
• Weight 121 t, Route Availability (RA) Index of 7.
• Design Speed and Maximum Speed 60 mph (75 mph on Class 59/2).

Sub Class 59/0.

Owned by Foster Yeoman Ltd. Numbers 59001 to 59005.

Sub Class 59/1.

Owned by Amey Roadstone Company (ARC) Ltd. Numbers 59101 to 59104.

Sub Class 59/2.

Owned by National Power. Numbers 59201 to 59206.

Class 59 Photographs.

ARC owned 59104 at Eastleigh 19th March 1992.

59104, 37133 and 08830 at Westbury on the 8th April 1992.

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