Class 46 Profile

British Railways Type 4

BUILT: 1961-63 by British Railways Derby Locomotive Works.

ENGINE: Sulzer 12LDA28B 2,500hp.

NUMBER SERIES: 46001-46056.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: Between D138-D193.

TRANSMISSION: 6 Brush Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 90mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 70,000lb.

WEIGHT: 138 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 1Co-Co1 3'9", 3'0" Diameter.

FLEET STRENGTH: NIL (All Withdrawn - Some Preserved)

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


  NUMBER   NAME                                                  DATE NAMED
  D 137    The Cheshire Regiment                                 12/06/1966
  D 163    Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry                  31/05/1962
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[D172] [JPEG Image of D172 (46035) size 32K]

Class 46 Number D172 Ixion in British Railways Green Livery with Central Indicator Panel

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Last revised: 10 October 1998