Class 57 diesel locomotive
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The Class 57 diesel locomotive is a British mainline locomotive type, rebuilt from older Class 47s, widely used for both passenger and freight services including prestigious sleeper and charter trains.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 57 | 0 |
| British Rail Class 57/0 | 0 |
| British Rail Class 57/3 | 0 |
| British Rail Class 57/6 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diesel-electric locomotive
ⓘ
diesel-electric locomotive subclass ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Class 47 bodyshell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Class 47 frame ⓘ |
| brakeType | air ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| family | Brush Type 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fittedWith | EMD engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| height | 3.91 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1998 ⓘ |
| length | 19.38 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Brush Traction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberRebuilt | 33 ⓘ |
| operator |
Direct Rail Services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Freightliner NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBuilder | Brush Traction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalClass | British Rail Class 47 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
1,700 kW
ⓘ
2,300 hp ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ passenger ⓘ |
| rebuildPeriodEnd | 2004 ⓘ |
| rebuildPeriodStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| rebuiltFrom | British Rail Class 47 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation | Great Britain mainline network ⓘ |
| subclass |
Class 57/0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Class 57/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Class 57/6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
153 km/h
ⓘ
95 mph ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| trainHeating | Electric Train Heating ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Co-Co ⓘ |
| usedFor |
charter trains
ⓘ
freight services ⓘ passenger services ⓘ sleeper trains ⓘ |
| usedOnService |
Caledonian Sleeper (historical haulage)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Night Riviera sleeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | Co-Co ⓘ |
| width | 2.74 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.