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Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives of the Western Region. David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6769-2. Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. ISBN 978-0-906375-10-5. OCLC 16601890. OL 27959920M. Wikidata Q105978499. Williams, Alan; Percival, David (1962).
British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. Many classes were rushed into service as part of the 1955 Modernisation Plan , but poor reliability and a rapid decline in rail transport meant that some would ...
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Following extensive repairs, tyre turning and installation of a pre-heater unit at Barrow Hill, the locomotive returned to and re-entered service at the railway in April 2019. [16] The locomotive underwent a full repaint by Heritage Painting at the start of 2022. The locomotive is also fitted with a pre-heater. D6732
Purchased from the North Norfolk Railway in 2012. Fully Restored and entered service in 2021. Originally ran on the Sudbury Branch in service BR Class 101 DMU DMBS E51213 BR Blue/Grey 1958 Operational Owned by the Diesel Unit Preservation Associates Ltd. Originally ran on the Sudbury Branch in service BR Class 101 DMU DTCL E56358 BR Blue/Grey 1959
Hydraulic vs Electric: The battle for the BR diesel fleet. Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3550-8. Marsden, Colin J.; Fenn, Graham B. (1988). British Rail Main Line Diesel Locomotives. Sparkford: Haynes. pp. 142– 145. ISBN 9780860933182. OCLC 17916362. Vehicle Diagram Book No. 100 for Main Line Diesel Locomotives (PDF). Derby: British Railways Board.
The pioneer locomotive, number 13000, was built in 1952 although it did not enter service until 1953. [4] [5] Production continued until 1962 with 996 locomotives produced, making it the most numerous of any British shunting locomotive class, [6] and indeed, the most numerous of any British locomotive class overall. [a]
The British Rail Class 23 were a class of ten Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built by the English Electric Company (EE) in 1959. The power unit used was a Napier Deltic T9-29 9-cylinder engine of 1,100 bhp (820 kW) driving an EE generator, which powered the four traction motors.