BCDR 28

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Commonwealth	1A+A1
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Loco weight	48.0 tonnes (47.2 long tons; 52.9 short tons)
Prime mover	H&W Harlandic

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Harland & Wolff
Build date	1937
Total produced	1

Class 28
Class 28
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Harland & Wolff
Build date	1937
Total produced	1
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Commonwealth	1A+A1
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Loco weight	48.0 tonnes (47.2 long tons; 52.9 short tons)
Prime mover	H&W Harlandic
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output	500 hp (370 kW)
Tractive effort	10,000 lbf (44 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	BCDR; NCC; GNRB; UTA; NIR;
Number in class	1
Numbers	28
Last run	1970
Scrapped	1973
Disposition	Scrapped

Power typeDiesel-electric

BuilderHarland & Wolff

Build date1937

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 It remained operational until withdrawn and scrapped in 1973, retaining its number 28 having six owners in its lifetime.^[2]

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v t e Diesel locomotives of Ireland
Republic of Ireland	001 071 101 113 121 141 181 201 (I) 201 (II) 301 401 421 501 601 611 801
Northern Ireland	2 28 17 22 1 101 104 110 208
Diesel locomotives Multiple units History of rail transport in Ireland

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