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Warship locomotives were divided into two batches: those built at BR's Swindon works were numbered in the series D800-D832 and D866-D870, [1] had a maximum tractive effort of 52,400 pounds-force (233,000 N) and eventually became British Rail Class 42. 33 others, D833–D865, were constructed by the North British Locomotive Company and became ...
The NBL-built D800s were withdrawn before their Class 42 sisters, themselves doomed to a short life because of the decision to standardise on diesel-electric transmission for mainline locomotives. None have survived into preservation. Many of the names were later allocated to Class 50 locomotives, which
The British Transport Commission, later British Railways, used engine power output to categorise its requirements for the new main line diesel locomotive fleet following the 1955 modernisation plan. The locomotives built and put into service are listed below classified with the TOPS class numbers that were introduced in the early 1970s.
Class 42 (Warship) D22/1: 22/1: D800-D832, ... Rebuilt from prototype main line gas turbine-electric locomotive 18100, stored in 1961. ... Class 0001: Diesel-electric ...
British Rail Class D2/10 - 2 preserved; British Rail Class D2/11 - 1 preserved; British Rail Class D2/12 - 1 preserved; British Rail Class 01 - 2 preserved; British Rail Class 02 - 7 preserved; British Rail Class 03 - 56 preserved; British Rail Class 04 - 18 preserved; British Rail Class 05 - 4 preserved; British Rail Class 06 - 1 preserved,
British Rail Class 42; British Rail Class 43 (Warship Class) British Rail Class 43 (HST) ... British Rail Class 70 (diesel) British Rail Class 97/6; B. British Rail ...
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All Class 42 Warship diesels were delivered in green, but some Class 52s were delivered in maroon to match the then-standard coaching stock livery. This livery suited these diesel hydraulic classes and allowed the Western Region to once again show a degree of independence; it was not applied to any other diesel or electric classes (other than ...