| Class 44 'Peak' |
Type 4 |
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| Design: British Railways | |||
| Engine: Sulzer Twelve Cylinder 12LDA28 (2300hp) | |||
| Main Generator: Crompton Parkinson | |||
| Traction Motors: Crompton Parkinson | |||
| Wheel Arrangement: 1 Co-Co 1 | |||
| Total Built: 10 (1959-60 at Derby) | |||
| Total Preserved: 2 | |||
Ten
class 44's were built at Derby in six months from September 1959 and
initially introduced for express passenger work on the LMR, however as
more powerful types became available were quickly relegated to freight
work and spent the rest of their days working off Toton depot in the
midlands. The ten locos were named after English and Welsh peaks, hence
the nickname for these engines and the later class 45's & 46's.
Withdrawls started in 1976 and all were out of use by 1981. |
