British Rail Class 52
British Rail assigned Class 52 to the class of 74 large Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964. All were given two-word names, with the first word being Western, and thus the type became known as Westerns.
British Rail Class 52 | |
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D1048 Western Lady | |
Power type | Diesel-hydraulic |
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Builder | British Railways’ Swindon and Crewe Works |
Build date | 1961–1964 |
Total production | 74 |
Configuration | C-C |
UIC classification | C'C' |
Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
Minimum curve | 4.5 chains (91 m) |
Wheelbase | 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m) |
Length | 68 ft 0 in (20.73 m) |
Width | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). |
Locomotive weight | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Fuel capacity | 850 imp gal (3,900 l; 1,020 US gal) |
Prime mover | Maybach MD655, 2 off |
Transmission | Hydraulic |
Multiple working | Not fitted |
Top speed | 90 mph (140 km/h) |
Power output | Engines: 1,350 bhp (1,007 kW) × 2 At rail: 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) |
Tractive effort | Maximum: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Train heating | Steam generator |
Locomotive brakeforce | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Career | British Railways |
Number | D1000–D1073 |
Nicknames | ‘Westerns’ |
Axle load class | Route availability 7 |
Retired | 1973–1977 |