British Rail Class 59

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co′Co′
• Commonwealth	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Bogies	2 x EMD HTC
Wheel diameter	1.067 m (3 ft 6.0 in)
Minimum curve	80 m (262 ft 6 in)
Wheelbase	17.239 m (56 ft 6.7 in)
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	Axles 1–2 and 5–6:; 2.022 m (6 ft 7.6 in); Axles 2–3 and 4–5:; 2.127 m (6 ft 11.7 in);
• Bogie	4.149 m (13 ft 7.3 in)
Pivot centres	13.259 m (43 ft 6.0 in)
Length	21.349 m (70 ft 0.5 in) over buffers
Width	2.629 m (8 ft 7.5 in)
Height	3.912 m (12 ft 10.0 in)
Axle load	20.97 t (20.64 LT; 23.12 ST)
Loco weight	126 t (124 LT; 139 ST)
Fuel capacity	4,543 L (999 imp gal; 1,200 US gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E3C
Engine type	Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Displacement	169.1 L (10,320 in3)
Generator	EMD AR11 MLD-D14A
Traction motors	6 × EMD D77B
Gear ratio	62:15
MU working	AAR system
Train heating	None
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	AWS; TPWS;

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GM Electro-Motive Division,; at La Grange, Illinois, USA and London, Ontario, Canada
Model	JT26CW-SS
Build date	1985–1995
Total produced	15

British Rail Class 59
British Rail Class 59
	A Class 59 at Doncaster Works in 2003
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GM Electro-Motive Division,; at La Grange, Illinois, USA and London, Ontario, Canada
Model	JT26CW-SS
Build date	1985–1995
Total produced	15
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co′Co′
• Commonwealth	Co-Co
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Bogies	2 x EMD HTC
Wheel diameter	1.067 m (3 ft 6.0 in)
Minimum curve	80 m (262 ft 6 in)
Wheelbase	17.239 m (56 ft 6.7 in)
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	Axles 1–2 and 5–6:; 2.022 m (6 ft 7.6 in); Axles 2–3 and 4–5:; 2.127 m (6 ft 11.7 in);
• Bogie	4.149 m (13 ft 7.3 in)
Pivot centres	13.259 m (43 ft 6.0 in)
Length	21.349 m (70 ft 0.5 in) over buffers
Width	2.629 m (8 ft 7.5 in)
Height	3.912 m (12 ft 10.0 in)
Axle load	20.97 t (20.64 LT; 23.12 ST)
Loco weight	126 t (124 LT; 139 ST)
Fuel capacity	4,543 L (999 imp gal; 1,200 US gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E3C
Engine type	Two-stroke V16 diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Displacement	169.1 L (10,320 in3)
Generator	EMD AR11 MLD-D14A
Traction motors	6 × EMD D77B
Gear ratio	62:15
MU working	AAR system
Train heating	None
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	AWS; TPWS;
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	59/0 & 59/1: 60 mph (97 km/h); 59/2: 75 mph (121 km/h);
Power output:;
• Continuous	Total: 2,500 kW (3,300 hp); At rails: 1,889 kW (2,533 hp);
Tractive effort:;
• Continuous	291 kN (65,419 lbf) at 14 mph (23 km/h)
Brakeforce	69 t (68 LT; 76 ST)
Operators
Career
Operators	Freightliner; GB Railfreight;
Numbers	59/0: 59001–59005; 59/1: 59101–59104; 59/2: 59201–59206;
Axle load class	Route Availability 7
Delivered	January 1986 – August 1995
First run	17 February 1986
	Specifications are for subclasses /0 and /1 as at January 1992, except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 59 is a fleet of Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives built between 1985 and 1995 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors for use in Great Britain. A total of 15 locomotives were built for three different operators.

They were both the first privately-owned diesel locomotives, and the first US-made diesel locomotives, to operate regularly on British mainline railways. One member of the class operated in Germany between 1997 and 2014, before returning to the UK.