British Rail Class 48 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brush Type 4 British Rail Class 48
Former Class 48, No.47117, at Weymouth station with a holiday passenger train in 1989.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Brush Traction, Falcon Works
Build date	1965–1966
Total production	5
Configuration	Co-Co
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Wheel diameter	3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Wheelbase	51 ft 6 in (15.70 m)
Length	63 ft 6 in (19.35 m)
Width	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Height	12 ft 9+3⁄8 in (3.90 m)
Locomotive weight	112 long tons (114 t)
Prime mover	Sulzer 12LVA24
Multiple working	Not fitted
Top speed	95 mph (153 km/h)
Power output	Engine: 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW)
Train heating	Steam generator
Locomotive brakeforce	60 long tons-force (598 kN)
Train brakes	Vacuum
Career	British Rail
Number	D1702–D1706
Axle load class	Route availability 7 (RA 6 from 1969)
Disposition	Re-engined to Class 47, 1969–1971

The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between September 1965 and July 1966. They were part of the British Rail Class 47 order, but differed from their classmates by being fitted with a Sulzer V12 12LVA24 power unit producing 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW), as opposed to the standard 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder unit of the remaining fleet.

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  D1705 as preserved on the Great Central Railway.