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This photo depicts one of the small fleet of class 47/6's created by British Rail for use on heavy sleeping car trains from Edinburgh to Inverness and Aberdeen. They were renumbered in 1991 from class 47/4's and technically were the same but had uprated electric train supply and were restricted to 75mph. The entire fleet of 7 locomotiv .. More |
47/4
Diesel-electric locomotive
| Series: | BR 47 |
| Build: | Brush Traction |
| Top speed: | 153 km/h |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| UIC axles: | Co'Co' |
| Length: | 19.38 m |
| Width: | 2.69 m |
| Height: | 3.9 m |
| Prime mover: | Sulzer 12LDA28-C |
| Tractive effort: | 267 kN |
| Source: | en.wikipedia.org |
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