British Rail Class 92

The Class 92 is a dual-voltage British railway locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead lines or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. Eurotunnel indicates the Class 92 locomotive as the reference for other locomotives which railway undertakings might want to get certified for usage in the Channel tunnel.^[2]

British Rail Class 92
92027 George Eliot at Stafford in August 2005 with an intermodal train
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction Build date 1993–1996[1] Total produced 46 (seven stored)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte Co-Co  • UIC Co'Co' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Length 21.34 m (70 ft 0 in) Width 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) Height 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) with pantograph down Loco weight 126 tonnes (124 long tons; 139 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV AC and 750 V DC Current pickup(s) 25 kV: Pantograph, 750 V: Third rail Traction motors ABB traction converters using GTO, control via ABB MICAS-S2 Loco brake Westinghouse air, rheostatic and regenerative Train brakes Westinghouse air
Performance figures Top speed 87 mph (140 km/h) Power output 25 kV: 6,760 hp (5.04 MW), 750 V: 5,360 hp (4.00 MW) Tractive effort 360 kN (81,000 lbf), 400 kN (90,000 lbf) with 'boost' mode applied
Career Railroad(s) EWS Eurotunnel/Europorte 2 SNCF Number 92001–92046