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Pierre-Noël Rietsch. It is a British Railways class 77 and has a Co-Co Wheel arrangement. They were built during the steam era hence the numbers in the 27xxx number range when they were just classified as type EM2. The designation class 77 came later when British Rail grouped locomotives by power output and type in the early 1970's. Hence .. More |
BR 77
Electric locomotive
| Series: | BR 77 |
| Build: | Metropolitan Vickers 1953−1954 (7) |
| Top speed: | 145 km/h |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| UIC axles: | Co'Co' |
| Length: | 17.98 m |
| Weight: | 104 t |
| Electric systems: | 1.5 kV DC |
| Power output: | 1857 kW |
| Tractive effort: | 200 kN |
| Source: | en.wikipedia.org |
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