Sulzer 12LDA28C
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The Sulzer 12LDA28C is a turbocharged 12-cylinder diesel engine widely used in mid-20th-century British mainline locomotives.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diesel engine ⓘ |
| application | railway traction ⓘ |
| aspiration | turbocharged ⓘ |
| configuration | V12 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage railway locomotives ⓘ |
| cycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| designFamily | Sulzer LDA28 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementPerCylinder | approximately 28 litres ⓘ |
| engineLayout | V-type ⓘ |
| engineSeries | LDA28C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| licenceBuilt | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sulzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | mainline locomotives ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high power-to-weight ratio for its era
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turbocharging for improved efficiency ⓘ |
| notableFor |
characteristic exhaust note
ⓘ
widespread use in British Rail diesel fleet ⓘ |
| notableOperator |
British Railways Eastern Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Railways Midland Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 12 ⓘ |
| originCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pistonStrokeCycle | compression-ignition ⓘ |
| powerTransmission | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
mainline freight services
ⓘ
mainline passenger services ⓘ |
| railwayRegion | British mainline network ⓘ |
| status | largely withdrawn from regular service ⓘ |
| successor | Sulzer 12LDA28B (improved variants and derivatives) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British Rail Class 44
NERFINISHED
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British Rail Class 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 46 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 47 (early prototypes) NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 49 (prototype) NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Peaks (Classes 44, 45, 46) NERFINISHED ⓘ British Railways mainline diesel locomotives ⓘ English Electric-built locomotives (selected classes under Sulzer licence) ⓘ diesel-electric locomotives ⓘ |
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