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British Rail Class 29
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1958· class of 20 Bo′Bo′ 1350hp diesel-electric locomotives rebuilt from Class 21
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- 1. Class 29 D6121 (8392450774): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 29 were a class of 20 diesel-electric Bo-Bo locomotives produced by the re-engining of the NBL Type 2 units. The units were designed for both passenger and freight trains.
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 68 years ago, in 1958.
- 1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 8 years (1963–1971).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1958–1960
- in service from
- 1963
- retired
- 1971
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company
- operators
- British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 129 km/h
- power
- 1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 15.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970766, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 29 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.