British Rail Class 48 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brush Type 4British Rail Class 48 |
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Former Class 48, No.47117, at Weymouth station with a holiday passenger train in 1989. | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | Brush Traction, Falcon Works |
Build date | 1965–1966 |
Total production | 5 |
Configuration | Co-Co |
UIC classification | Co'Co' |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 9 in (1.143 m) |
Wheelbase | 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m) |
Length | 63 ft 6 in (19.35 m) |
Width | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
Height | 12 ft 9+3⁄8 in (3.90 m) |
Locomotive weight | 112 long tons (114 t) |
Prime mover | Sulzer 12LVA24 |
Multiple working | Not fitted |
Top speed | 95 mph (153 km/h) |
Power output | Engine: 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW) |
Train heating | Steam generator |
Locomotive brakeforce | 60 long tons-force (598 kN) |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Career | British Rail |
Number | D1702–D1706 |
Axle load class | Route availability 7 (RA 6 from 1969) |
Disposition | Re-engined to Class 47, 1969–1971 |
The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between September 1965 and July 1966. They were part of the British Rail Class 47 order, but differed from their classmates by being fitted with a Sulzer V12 12LVA24 power unit producing 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW), as opposed to the standard 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder unit of the remaining fleet.
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