English Electric GT3
| GT3 | |
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 GT3 in Leicester
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| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | English Electric |
| Year of construction (s): | 1961 |
| Axis formula : | 2'C |
| Genre : | Multipurpose locomotive for experimental use with a gas turbine |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 20,740 mm |
| Service mass with tender: | 126 t |
| Top speed: | 145 km / h |
| Installed capacity: | 2,014 kW (2,700 hp) |
| Motor type: | EE-EM27L gas turbine |
| Motor type: | Gas turbine |
| Power transmission: | mechanically |
The GT3 was a gas turbine locomotive built in England .
history
With the GT3, an unusual design concept for a modern gas turbine locomotive was implemented for test use. The frame of the GT3 was reminiscent of a steam locomotive. The company English Electric was determined the British Railways (BR) to demonstrate the potential of this drive. For the sake of simplicity, the GT3 had a mechanical drive. It reached a top speed of 145 km / h and performed excellently during the test drives. The tensile force was 160 kN .
However, the BR had opted for electrification and dieselization and therefore had no need for turbine locomotives.
Others
The GT3 was painted brown.
Web links
- English Electric GT3, details and pictures
- English Electric GT3, details and pictures
- English Electric GT3, details and pictures
- English Electric GT3, details and pictures
- English Electric GT3, details and pictures
Individual evidence
- ^ The international encyclopedia - trains and locomotives, David Ross, transpress Verlag, Stuttgart, 1st edition 2005, p. 308