what is it?
The Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) Class 28 locomotive was speculatively built by Harland & Wolff in 1937. It remained operational until withdrawn and scrapped in 1973, retaining its number 28 having six owners in its lifetime.
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 89 years ago, in 1937.
- 373 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 36 years (1937–1973).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1937
- in service from
- 1937
- retired
- 1973
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Harland and Wolff
- operators
- NI Railways, Northern Counties Committee, Belfast and County Down Railway, Great Northern Railway (Ireland), Ulster Transport Authority
- top speed
- 97 km/h
- power
- 373 kW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- weight
- 48 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q60748011, Wikipedia: BCDR 28 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.