Hey, came to talk about 1 of the rarest type of locomotive to ever roll the British Scene.
The British Rail Class 16 or the North British Locomotive Co. Type 1, were built from May to September 1958 under the 1955 Modernisation Plan . They were similar to the LMS 10800 prototype.
They were originally allocated to the London Midland Region, and then transferred to the Eastern Region to Stratford Depot/Works. They had the same engines, the Paxman 16YHXL and the same engine problems as the similar Class 15, but these were worse. They had the red circle multiple working which was prone to failure with these locomotives and were non-standard. This multiple working was also on the NBL Class 21/29, the Metrovick Class 28, and Nos. D5500-D5519 of Class 31/0, then known as either Class 30 or Brush Type 2, which were also allocated to the Eastern Region as the Class 16's were. These were always in the shops, and were unfavored by switchers, who obviously favored the shorter Class 15 more. They had coolant contamination of oil, cylinder head failure, etc. Under TOPS, they were known as Class 16, and were withdrawn between February and September 1968, and cut up by the end of 1969.
These locomotives in my opinion are some very rare, cool looking machines, plagued by engine failures and long times in the shops, and the fact that all 10 never received British Rail Blue livery, though they did receive half and full yellow ends.
D8400 in green with half yellow ends.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13661517@N06/2618437010
In this video, somewhere later in, you can see some Class 15s and some Class 16s in which you can see an unidentified member in green with full yellow ends. This is a pretty good vid and I recommend watching it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgx2mPhto5M
The British Rail Class 16 or the North British Locomotive Co. Type 1, were built from May to September 1958 under the 1955 Modernisation Plan . They were similar to the LMS 10800 prototype.
They were originally allocated to the London Midland Region, and then transferred to the Eastern Region to Stratford Depot/Works. They had the same engines, the Paxman 16YHXL and the same engine problems as the similar Class 15, but these were worse. They had the red circle multiple working which was prone to failure with these locomotives and were non-standard. This multiple working was also on the NBL Class 21/29, the Metrovick Class 28, and Nos. D5500-D5519 of Class 31/0, then known as either Class 30 or Brush Type 2, which were also allocated to the Eastern Region as the Class 16's were. These were always in the shops, and were unfavored by switchers, who obviously favored the shorter Class 15 more. They had coolant contamination of oil, cylinder head failure, etc. Under TOPS, they were known as Class 16, and were withdrawn between February and September 1968, and cut up by the end of 1969.
These locomotives in my opinion are some very rare, cool looking machines, plagued by engine failures and long times in the shops, and the fact that all 10 never received British Rail Blue livery, though they did receive half and full yellow ends.
D8400 in green with half yellow ends.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13661517@N06/2618437010
In this video, somewhere later in, you can see some Class 15s and some Class 16s in which you can see an unidentified member in green with full yellow ends. This is a pretty good vid and I recommend watching it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgx2mPhto5M
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