BR Type JB

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The '''BR Type JB''' is an electro-diesel [[:Category:Locomotives|locomotive]] in the [[UK Railway Set]].
 
The '''BR Type JB''' is an electro-diesel [[:Category:Locomotives|locomotive]] in the [[UK Railway Set]].
 
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==Statistics and information==
 
==Statistics and information==
 
[[Image:73.png|right|Five livery variations, based on year built, last service, and cargo type]]
 
[[Image:73.png|right|Five livery variations, based on year built, last service, and cargo type]]
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==Special GRF features==
 
==Special GRF features==
*Electro-diesel:  Higher powered when running on [[3rd rail]] track.
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*Electro-diesel:  Higher powered when running on [[3rd rail]] track, but can run on un-electrified track too.
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*This is a [[3rd rail]] locomotive.  It requires a suitable rail grf to be installed.
  
 
==Prototype information==
 
==Prototype information==
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 10 March 2012

The BR Type JB is an electro-diesel locomotive in the UK Railway Set.

[edit] Statistics and information

Five livery variations, based on year built, last service, and cargo type
Type: General Purpose Electro-Diesel
Introduction: 1965
Withdrawal: 2025
Speed: 90mph
Power: 1420hp (3rd rail), 600hp (diesel)
Weight: 77t
Tractive Effort: 177kN (3rd rail), 160kN (diesel)
Replaces: Suburban, Jubilee, Austerity
Replaced By: Bidwell Tripworker

[edit] Special GRF features

  • Electro-diesel: Higher powered when running on 3rd rail track, but can run on un-electrified track too.
  • This is a 3rd rail locomotive. It requires a suitable rail grf to be installed.

[edit] Prototype information

73.jpg
The British Rail Class 73 is a fast freight and passenger locomotive introduced to work alongside the Southern Region 3rd rail EMUs. Its primary power source is the 3rd rail, but it also carries a small diesel engine to allow access to unelectrified areas.

[edit] Similar locomotives

The larger BR Type HA was also rebuilt into an electro-diesel version, the British Rail Class 74.