SR/BR Main Line Diesel 10201-10203 Profile

Southern Railway and British Railways Diesel Locomotive

Introduced in November 1950, the locomotives were built at BR Ashford and Brighton Locomotive Works. The locos were used on the Southern Region of BR before being transferred to the London Midland Region and worked alongside LMSR/BR prototype locos 10000 & 10001. All 3 were withdrawn in December 1963 and cut up for scrap by J.Cashmore Ltd., Tipton around 1968.

BUILT:
1950 (10201), 1951 (10202) British Railways Ashford Locomotive Works
1954 (10203) British Railways Brighton Locomotive Works.

ENGINE: English Electric 16CSVT 1,760 and 2,000hp (10203).

NUMBER SERIES: 10201-10203.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: Nil.

TRANSMISSION: .

MAX SPEED: 90mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 48,000lb, 50,000lb (10203).

WEIGHT: 132-135 tons.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 1Co-Co1.

QTY BUILT : 3
FLEET STRENGTH: NIL (Locos Withdrawn 1963, none preserved)

Data taken from the PC TOPS Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates
Unless stated otherwise Photographs in this section are © copyright of Milburn Associates.

[10202] [JPEG Image of 10202 size 27K]

SR/BR Locomotive Number 10202 in British Railways Black Livery - Official Photo.

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Last revised: 3 November 1998