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The British Rail Class 44 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby Works from 1959 to 1960. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
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1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Description
In part inspired by LMS prototypes 10000 and 10001 the Class 44 diesels were some of the first big diesels commissioned for the British Rail modernisation project and were the precursors to the Class 45 and Class 46 locomotives modelled on this design. When initially put into service the locomotives were fitted with multi-unit working and steam heating boilers for passenger service. They worked regularly over the WCML for a couple of years, also between St.Pancras and Manchester. Once the Class 45 units were available with their higher running speed the steam heating boilers were removed and the Class 44 locomotives were assigned to freight duties, largely in the East Midlands where they were all based at Toton. The British Rail Class 45 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby and Crewe Works from 1960 to 1962. ...
Refurbishment Preservation Two locomotives survive in preservation. Great Gable is a pyramid-shaped hill lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ...
Rail Blue was one of British Rails corporate colors. ...
The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ...
Pen-y-ghent is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. ...
In 1968 the former Midland Railway main line from London to Manchester was closed between Matlock, Derbyshire and Buxton in Derbyshire. ...
Fleet Details | BR Class 44 | | TOPS numbers | 44001-44010 | | Early numbers | D1-10 | | Builder | British Rail Derby | | Introduced | 1959–1960 | | Wheel Arrangement | 1Co-Co1 | | Weight | 133 t | tonnes | | Height | 12ft 10.13 in | 3.9m | | Width | 8ft 10.62 in | 2.7m | | Length | 67ft 11in | 20.7m | | Wheel Dia. | 3ft 9in | 1143 mm | | Wheel Base | 59ft 8in | 18.2 m | | Minimum radius | 5 (later 3) chains | m | | Maximum speed | 75 mph | km/h | | Engine | Sulzer 12LDA28-A 12-cyl | | Engine output | 2,300 hp | 1,715 kW | | Max. Tractive Effort | 50,000 lbf | 222 kN | | Power at Rail | 1,800hp | 1,342kW | | Brake type | Vacuum | | Brake force | 63 tons force | kN | | Route availability | 7 | | Fuel Tank | 840 imperial gallons | litres | | Heating type | Steam Removed early on | | Multiple working | Blue Star Removed early on | The locomotive numbering, naming and disposal details of the fleet are shown the table below. At 978 metres, or 3,210 feet, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. ...
for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ...
Helvellyn, at 950 metres (3,117 feet) above sea-level, is the third highest mountain in the English Lake District. ...
for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ...
Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. ...
for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ...
Great Gable is a pyramid-shaped hill lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ...
Cross Fell is the highest point in the Pennine hills of Northern England. ...
for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ...
Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. ...
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Ingleborough is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. ...
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Pen-y-ghent is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. ...
This article is about the mountain. ...
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Tryfan is one of the most recognisable summits in Snowdonia. ...
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