#2687· Class 76
British Rail Class 76
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1941· class of 58 Bo+Bo 1300hp DC electric locomotives
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. E26055 Sheffield Victoria: Phil Sangwell· CC BY 2.0
- 2. 17 BR 76 76051 -Mentor- BR 76 76001 (10): Dtrc1969· Public domain
- 3. 55 015, 86 214 and 26020 at Rocket 150: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Class 55 Deltic No 55015 at Rainhill: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 26020 at Rocket 150: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 76, also known as Class EM1 (Electric Mixed-Traffic 1), is a class of 1.5 kV DC, Bo+Bo electric locomotive designed for use on the now-closed Woodhead Line in northern England.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 85 years ago, in 1941.
- 1.4 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 15.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 34 years (1947–1981).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1941–1953
- in service from
- 1947
- retired
- 1981
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 58
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Doncaster Works, Gorton Works
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- 1.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1500V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.2 m
- Dutch name
- Class 76
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970851, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 76 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.