Not to be confused with New South Wales 48 class locomotive.
Brush Type 4 British Rail Class 48
Former Class 48, No.47117, at Weymouth station in 1989
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
Brush Traction, Falcon Works
Build date
1965–1966
Total produced
5
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Co'Co'
• Commonwealth
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)
Loco weight
112 long tons (114 t; 125 short tons)
Prime mover
Sulzer 12LVA24
MU working
Not fitted
Train heating
Steam generator
Train brakes
Vacuum
Performance figures
Maximum speed
95 mph (153 km/h)
Power output
Engine: 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW)
Brakeforce
60 long tons-force (598 kN)
Career
Operators
British Rail
Numbers
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.[1] 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.
^Engineer's notes Derbysulzers.com - Retrieved on 2007-11-25
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