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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 44

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. ... Great Western Railway No. ... 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). ...

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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.

Number(s)
(Current in bold)
Name Livery Location
D4 44004 Great Gable BR Blue Midland Railway Centre
D8 44008 Penyghent BR Green Peak Rail

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.

Key: Preserved Scrapped
Number(s) Name Withdrawn Disposal details
D1 44001 Scafell Pike 10/1976 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (02/1977)
D2 44002 Helvellyn 02/1979 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (10/1979)
D3 44003 Skiddaw 07/1976 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (08/1976)
D4 44004 Great Gable 11/1980 Preserved
D5 44005 Cross Fell 04/1978 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (11/1978)
D6 44006 Whernside 01/1977 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (02/1978)
D7 44007 Ingleborough 11/1980 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (11/1981)
D8 44008 Penyghent 11/1980 Preserved
D9 44009 Snowdon 03/1979 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (07/1980)
D10 44010 Tryfan 05/1977 Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (07/1978)


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. ... 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) ... Ingleborough is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. ... 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) ... Pen-y-ghent is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. ... This article is about the mountain. ... 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) ... Tryfan is one of the most recognisable summits in Snowdonia. ... 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) ...

Diesel locomotives - Electric locomotives - DMU - DEMU - AC EMU - DC EMU - Departmental units
Diesel shunting locomotives
Classes: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14
Pre-TOPS type: D1/1 - D1/2 - D1/3 - D1/4 - D2/1 - D2/2 - D2/3 - D2/4 - D2/5 - D2/6 - D2/7 - D2/8 - D2/9 - D2/10 - D2/11 - D2/12 - D3/1 - D3/2 - D3/3 - D3/4 - D3/5 - D3/6 - D3/7 - D3/8 - D3/9 - D3/10 - D3/11 - D3/12 - D3/13 - D3/14
Pre-1955 type: 11001 - 11104 - 15107 - 13000
Main-line diesel locomotives
Classes: 15 - 16 - 17 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 33 - 35 - 37 - 40 - 41 - 41 (HST) - 42 - 43 - 43 (HST) - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 50 - 52 - 53 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 66 - 67
Pre-TOPS type: D8/1 - D8/2 - D10/1 - D10/2 - D10/3 - D11/1 - D11/2 - D11/3 - D11/4 - D11/5 - D12/1 - D12/2 - D12/3 - D13/1 - D14/1 - D14/2 - D15/1 - D15/2 - D16/1 - D16/2 - D17/1 - D17/2 - D20/1 - D20/2 - D22/1 - D22/2 - D23/1 - D25/1 - D27/1 - D33/1 - KA - KB
Pre-1955 type: 10000-10001 - 10100 - 10201-10203 - 10800
Electric locomotives
Classes: 70 - 71 - 73 - 74 - 76 - 77 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 - 84 - 85 - 86 - 87 - 89 - 90 - 91 - 92
Pre-TOPS type: AL1 - AL2 - AL3 - AL4 - AL5 - AL6 - EB1 - EE1 - EM1 - EM2 - ES1 - HA - HB - JA - JB
Other locomotives
Departmental: 97 - 97/6 - Eastern - Southern - Other Series
Steam/petrol/gas: 98 - 15097-15099 - 18000 - 18100
Demonstrators: D0226/D0227 - D0260 - D0280 - D9998 - DHP1 - DP1 - DP2 - GT3 - HS4000 - Janus/Taurus

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