Class 16 Profile and Models

Class 16

D8403 at Stratford MPD in July 1966. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The British Rail Class 16 also known as the North British Type 1 was a type of diesel locomotive designed and manufactured by the North British Locomotive Company. A total of ten were produced. The type was ordered by British Railways (BR) as an element of the 1955 Modernisation Plan. The design was largely derived from North British's earlier prototype locomotive, designated No. 10800, produced during the late 1940s; it also incorporated several engineering approaches common to steam locomotives, the company allegedly having difficulty transitioning to the new traction format. Akin to several other Type 1 designs, they were relatively compact locomotives that were intended primarily for local freight traffic. The performance of the type was found to be lacking in comparison with its peers, thus the potential for follow-on orders evaporated and no further examples were constructed beyond the original batch. Being both non-standard and fairly unreliable, the locomotives were an obvious candidate for early withdrawal despite barely being ten years old and were withdrawn in 1968.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Diesel-Electric

Builder

North British Locomotive Co

Build Dates

1958

Total Built

10

Tractive Effort

42,000 lbf

Power Output

800 hp

Top Speed

60 mph

Wheel Configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated By

British Railways

Main Duties

Freight

In Service Until

1968

Surviving Examples

0

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB760
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Class 16 D8403 in BR green - built from kit Awaiting Categorisation