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== Class 08 Details==
'''Introduced''': 1953-62<br>
'''Engine''': English Electric 6 cyl. 350 b.h.p at 630 rpm.<br>
'''Weight''': 49 tons <br>
'''Brake Force''': 19 tons<br>
'''Maximum Tractive Effort''': 35000lb <br>
'''Transmission''': Two English Electric nose-suspended traction motors. Double reduction gear drive.<br>
'''Driving Wheel Diameter''': 4'6" <br>
'''Route Availability''': 5 <br>
'''Maximum Speed''': 20mph.<br>
== Class 08/9 Details ==
Fitted with a cut-down cab and headlight for working the Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Line.
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Revision as of 20:10, 14 May 2009

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Class 08 Details

Introduced: 1953-62
Engine: English Electric 6 cyl. 350 b.h.p at 630 rpm.
Weight: 49 tons
Brake Force: 19 tons
Maximum Tractive Effort: 35000lb
Transmission: Two English Electric nose-suspended traction motors. Double reduction gear drive.
Driving Wheel Diameter: 4'6"
Route Availability: 5
Maximum Speed: 20mph.

Class 08/9 Details

Fitted with a cut-down cab and headlight for working the Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Line.

Gallery