Talk:British Rail Class 08

message: There is a discussion about the naming convention to use for articles about British locomotive and multiple unit classes at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (British railway locomotive and multiple unit classes). Your comments are more than welcome. Thryduulf 22:23, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Naming convention

message: In the variants table, the figures of approximately 50 tons were first posted without saying what they were, then later converted to kN, then labeled "power", which does not make sense-that much tractive effort on a loco this size would be useless as the wheels would slip.  I have relabeled them "weight", which makes sense and is consistent with the other table.
I have also removed the 350hp/260kW power figure as I doubt its correctness: I have seen both 400hp (eg. here) and 350hp quoted.  It appears most likely that early versions were 350hp and the final standard 08 400hp, but I have yet to verify this, and I do not know whether any 350hp versions were actually classified 08 (rather than 11).--QuantumEngineer 11:55, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: See also NS Class 600 and  Biscuittin (talk) 10:14, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have inserted more conventional weight conversions (Long tons/Metric tonnes/Short tons) to match the infobox. Mock wurzel soup (talk) 21:43, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

text: Does anyone know the difference between the 6K and 6KT engines?  I thought the 6K had a massive crankcase for stationary work while the 6KT had a lighter crankcase for railway work but this  suggests otherwise.  Does anyone have more information? Biscuittin (talk) 20:24, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's the same engine.  E-E made a basic in-line engine called the 'K', and the traction version was a 'KT'.  The only difference would be the feet and mountings for the alternator.  A marine would be a 'KM', a marine generator 'KZ' and so on.  It's the ancestor of the 'RK' ('Replacement K') fitted to later classes such as Class 56. ChrisRed (talk) 12:16, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Incidentally, E-E/Ruston engines were also sometimes prone to the 'accountancy rebuild' syndrome.  After the 'K' and 'V' engines had finished their production runs; if an engine had well and truly mangled itself, it would often be 'rebuilt' by simply holding the identity plate in one hand and screwing a new engine on to it when the accountants weren't looking.  Several class 40s and 50s probably ended their days with derated 16RK3CTs, so I wouldn't be surprised if quite a few 08s actually carried 6RKTs at the end. ChrisRed (talk) 12:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Power 

message: The reason for the two types of electrical systems needs to be mentioned. Wongm (talk) 12:22, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you expand a bit?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.249.232.187 (talk) 01:53, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think Wongm means why do some have 90 volt and some 110 volt electrical systems? I'd like to know too. Mock wurzel soup (talk) 18:33, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Electrical systems 

message: Done a bit - bit short of references.
I wonder if a table of number withdrawn or stored per year would be a good idea?213.249.232.187 (talk) 04:34, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It might make the article a bit table-heavy. I think this belongs on a more specialist wiki. EdJogg (talk) 12:25, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Operations and numbers of locomotives

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message: Per June's Rail Express, 08706 has been sold into preservation by HNRC. It was delivered to the Colne Valley Railway in April, having been acquired by one of the line's members. I'd be grateful if somebody would please make the appropriate edit here and also add it to the separate list of preserved examples. Thanks. XAM2175 (T) 01:24, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
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