Class 44 Profile

British Railways Type 4

BUILT: 1959-60 by British Railways Derby Locomotive Works.

ENGINE: Sulzer 12LDA28A 2,300hp.

NUMBER SERIES: 44001 - 44010.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: D1-D10.

TRANSMISSION: 6 Brush Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 90mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 70,000lb.

WEIGHT: 133 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 1Co-Co1 3'9" Diameter.

FLEET STRENGTH: NIL (All Withdrawn - Some Preserved)

Data taken from the PC TOPS Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates 


  NUMBER   NAME               DATE NAMED                                      44001    Scafell Pike       31/12/1973
  44001    Scafell Pike       31/12/1973
  44002    Helvellyn          31/12/1973
  44003    Skiddaw            31/12/1973
  44004    Great Gable        31/12/1973
  44005    Cross Fell         31/12/1973
  44006    Whernside          31/12/1973
  44007    Ingleborough       31/12/1973
  44008    Penyghent          31/12/1973
  44009    Snowdon            31/12/1973
  44010    Tryfan             31/12/1973
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Class 44 Number D1 (44001) in British Railways Green Livery

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Last revised: 16 September 1998