British Rail Class 19

Specifications
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	18.83 m (61 ft 9+3⁄8 in)
Width	2.71 m (8 ft 10+3⁄4 in)
Height	3.88 m (12 ft 8+3⁄4 in)
Prime mover	JCB diesel engine
Transmission	Hydrostatic
Loco brake	Air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydrostatic
Designer	BREL
Builder	BREL; Artemis Intelligent Power (conversion)
Build date	1988; 2017-18 (conversion)
Total produced	1

British Rail Class 19
British Rail Class 19
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydrostatic
Designer	BREL
Builder	BREL; Artemis Intelligent Power (conversion)
Build date	1988; 2017-18 (conversion)
Total produced	1
Gauge
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	18.83 m (61 ft 9+3⁄8 in)
Width	2.71 m (8 ft 10+3⁄4 in)
Height	3.88 m (12 ft 8+3⁄4 in)
Prime mover	JCB diesel engine
Transmission	Hydrostatic
Loco brake	Air
Operators
Career
Operators	Artemis Intelligent Power
Numbers	19001

Class 19 is the name given to an experimental railway locomotive that was constructed using a Mark 3 DVT. The locomotive is part of a project funded by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) to test the viability of combining hydrostatic transmission with a form of regenerative braking that can reduce engine emissions.

Hydrostatic transmissions have been used previously for rail vehicles, but only for slow-speed track maintenance vehicles and similar, not for mainline locomotives. Diesel-hydraulic locomotives instead use a hydrodynamic, i.e. torque converter, transmission.

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