Class 28 Profile and Models

Class 28

D5705 at the East Lancashire Railway in July 2006. ©David Mylett

The British Rail Class 28 (or Metro-Vick Type 2) were a class of diesel-electric locomotives built under the diesel loco Pilot Scheme as part of the British Railways Modernisation Plan. Often referred to as 'Co-Bos', 'Metrovicks' or 'Crossleys', the class featured a highly unusual Co-Bo wheel arrangement (a 6-wheel bogie at one end, and a 4-wheel bogie at the other). Unlike other Type 2 diesels, the class were fitted with two-stroke Crossley diesel units and had a very high tractive effort of 50,000 lbf. The engines suffered frequent failures and by 1961 the entire class was handed back to the manufacturer for remedial work. They were known for being excessively noisy and emmitted too much smoke. All twenty Metrovicks were initially allocated to the Midland Division of BR's London Midland Region, where they were often used in pairs on the overnight London–Glasgow "Condor" express freight service. After the 1961 refurbishment they were all transferred to the Barrow-in-Furness 12E depot. They were withdrawn after only eleven years in service. A single example has been preserved at the East Lancashire Railway.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Diesel-Electric

Builder

Metropolitan-Vickers

Build Dates

1958 to 1959

Total Built

20

Tractive Effort

50,000 lbf

Power Output

1,200 hp

Top Speed

75 mph

Wheel Configuration

Co-Bo

Operated By

British Railways

Main Duties

Express Freight

In Service Until

1968

Surviving Examples

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB591
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Class 28 Co-Bo D5708 in BR Green BR green with late crest
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Q Kits KB114 Class 28 'Cobo' D5701 in BR green - built from Q kits kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB114
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Class 28 'Cobo' D5701 in BR green - built from Q kits kit BR green with late crest
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Silver Fox No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB28
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Silver fox Class 28 BR green with late crest
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Silver Fox No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB364
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Class 28 D5708 in BR Green, on Lima Class 50 Chassis BR green with late crest