British Rail Class 48

Specifications
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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Brush Traction, Falcon Works
Build date	1965–1966
Total produced	5

Brush Type 4
British Rail Class 48
Brush Type 4; British Rail Class 48
	Former Class 48, No.47117, at Weymouth station in 1989
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Brush Traction, Falcon Works
Build date	1965–1966
Total produced	5
Configuration:;
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
Maximum speed
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)
Operators
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. 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.