| Gas Turbine 3 |
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GT3 at Leicester in 1961 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-6-0 |
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| • UIC | 2'C |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 9 in (1.753 m) |
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| Length | 68 ft 0+1⁄2 in (20.74 m) |
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| Loco weight | 79.80 long tons (81.08 t) |
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| Tender weight | 44 long tons (45 t) |
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| Prime mover | EM27L gas turbine |
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| Transmission | Mechanical: flexible drive from gearbox onto middle driving axle |
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| Train heating | Steam generator |
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| Performance figures |
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| Top speed | 90 mph (140 km/h) |
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| Power output | 2,750 hp (2,050 kW) |
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| Tractive effort | 38,000 lbf (169.03 kN) |
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| Career |
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| Railroad(s) | British Rail |
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| Number | GT3 |
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| Disposition | Returned to VF 1962; turbine removed; scrapped T.W. Ward, Salford, March 1966 |
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GT3 was a prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive. It was built in 1961 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. It was designed by Vulcan engineer J. O. P. Hughes and the project was started in the early 1950s. Externally, it resembled a steam tender locomotive. In the case of GT3, the tender carried diesel fuel.
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