British Rail Class 92

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	Co-Co
• UIC	Co'Co'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	21.34 m (70 ft 0 in)
Width	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) with pantograph down
Loco weight	126 tonnes (124 long tons; 139 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV AC and 750 V DC
Current pickup(s)	25 kV: Pantograph, ; 750 V: Third rail
Traction motors	ABB traction converters using GTO, control via ABB MICAS-S2
Loco brake	Westinghouse air, rheostatic and regenerative
Train brakes	Westinghouse air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction
Build date	1993–1996
Total produced	46 (seven stored)

British Rail Class 92
British Rail Class 92
	92027 George Eliot at Stafford in August 2005 with an intermodal train
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction
Build date	1993–1996
Total produced	46 (seven stored)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	Co-Co
• UIC	Co'Co'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length	21.34 m (70 ft 0 in)
Width	2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) with pantograph down
Loco weight	126 tonnes (124 long tons; 139 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV AC and 750 V DC
Current pickup(s)	25 kV: Pantograph, ; 750 V: Third rail
Traction motors	ABB traction converters using GTO, control via ABB MICAS-S2
Loco brake	Westinghouse air, rheostatic and regenerative
Train brakes	Westinghouse air
Top speed
Performance figures
Top speed	87 mph (140 km/h)
Power output	25 kV: 6,760 hp (5.04 MW),; 750 V: 5,360 hp (4.00 MW)
Tractive effort	360 kN (81,000 lbf), ; 400 kN (90,000 lbf) with 'boost' mode applied
Railroad(s)
Career
Railroad(s)	EWS; Eurotunnel/Europorte 2; SNCF
Number	92001–92046

The Class 92 is a dual-voltage British railway locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead lines or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. Eurotunnel indicates the Class 92 locomotive as the reference for other locomotives which railway undertakings might want to get certified for usage in the Channel tunnel.^[2]

References

↑ Development for Europorte 2: Eurotunnel buys five Class 92 locomotives
↑ "Eurotunnel Network Statement - 2008 Working Timetable -" (PDF). Eurotunnel. 2008-03-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-12-23. RUs [Railway Undertakings] may use as a frame of reference the Class 92 locomotive, which is currently used for freight trains in the Channel Tunnel. A technical description of this locomotive can be obtained from the Director of Railway Development, whose contact details are given in Section 2.1 of the Network Statement.

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[eurotunnel.com-1] Development for Europorte 2: Eurotunnel buys five Class 92 locomotives

[2] "Eurotunnel Network Statement - 2008 Working Timetable -" (PDF). Eurotunnel. 2008-03-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-12-23. RUs [Railway Undertakings] may use as a frame of reference the Class 92 locomotive, which is currently used for freight trains in the Channel Tunnel. A technical description of this locomotive can be obtained from the Director of Railway Development, whose contact details are given in Section 2.1 of the Network Statement.

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