Great British Type 4 Locomotives

Class 47

Maximun speed
95-100 mph
The class 47 was one of the most common locomives on BR. They have operated all over the country, hauling both freight and passenger trains. They are currently coming to the end of their Cross Country Career, but they now operate a few West of England services and Fragonset machines now operate one peak service each way for Midland Mainline.

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picture of RES Class 47 at Exter St Davids RES Class 47 at Exter St Davids (37KB)

picture of Class 47 D1524 on Display at Old Oak Common Class 47 D1524 on Display at Old Oak Common (41KB)

picture of FGW Class 47 on display at Old Oak Common FGW Class 47 on display at Old Oak Common (21KB)

picture of Railfreight Distribution class 47 on display at Old Oak Common Railfreight Distribution class 47 on display at Old Oak Common (26KB)

picture of Fragonset Class 47 at St Pancras with the xxxx service to Sheffield Fragonset Class 47 at St Pancras with the xxxx service to Sheffield (32KB)

picture of Royal Livered Class 47 on Display at old commmon Royal Livered Class 47 on Display at old commmon (20KB)

Class 50

Maximun speed
100 mph
Originally built for the West Coast Main Line north of Crewe, upon electrifacation they were transferred to the Western region. Upon introduction of the HST they were transferred to secondary routes including the Waterloo-Exeter Route.

This class was Initially Unpopular with Enthusiasts, firstly for displacing steam in the north west and latterly for replacing Diesil Hydraulics on the Western Region. However almost half of the class has now been preserved.

Links

picture of Class 50 50002 on Display at Old Oak Common Class 50 50002 on Display at Old Oak Common (24KB)

picture of NSE Livered Class 50 50050 on Display at Old Oak Common NSE Livered Class 50 50050 on Display at Old Oak Common (24KB)

Class 52

Known as the Westerns. These Diesil Hydraulic locomotives were a popular and reliable class, However this class was short Lived due to British Rail's policy to oust Diesel Hydraulic Tracttion

picture of class 52 D1015 Western Champion on display at Old Oak Common class 52 D1015 Western Champion on display at Old Oak Common (24KB)

picture of Class 52 D1023 Western Fusilier on display at Old Oak Common Class 52 D1023 Western Fusilier on display at Old Oak Common (18KB)

picture of Warship D832 Onslaught on display at Old Oak Common Warship D832 Onslaught on display at Old Oak Common (17KB)

Matthew Black 10/9/2002