#3475· Class 44
British Rail Class 44
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail· from 1959· class of 10 (1Co)(Co1) 2300hp diesel-electric locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BR Class 44 Peak diesel locomotive D8 Rowsley South: Quackdave· CC0
- 2. Class 44, no. 44010 "Tryfan" on a westbound train, west of Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire, Nigel Tout, 20.4.76: Nigel Tout ( http://www.nigeltout.com )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Class 44 1Co-Co1 diesel locomotive no. 44009 "Snowdon" with a coal train south of Loughborough, Nigel Tout, 9.7.75: Nigel Tout ( http://www.nigeltout.com )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. TRAIN E BR CLASS 44 - PEAK CLASS LOCO No D1 'SCAFELL PIKE' - HEAVY DUTY 2300HP DIESEL ELECTRIC - BR OFFICIAL PHOTO: ausdew· Public domain
- 5. Cl. 44 "Peak" 1-Co-Co-1 no. 44001 "Scafell Pike" on a southbound freight train at Forest Road, north of Leicester station, Nigel Tout, 22.2.75: Nigel Tout ( http://www.nigeltout.com )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. BR Class 44 on coal train at Loughborough, July 1975: MaltaGC· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. BR Peak - D3 Skiddaw at Crewe: shipley43· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Cl 44 "Peak" no. 44006 "Whernside" with a train of empty coal wagons south of Loughborough, Nigel Tout, 9.7.75: Nigel Tout ( http://www.nigeltout.com )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 01.08.81 Derby Locomotive Works 44007 (6823502055): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Class 44 D4 Great Gable at Etches Park open day (7): Harry Mitchell· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 44 or Sulzer Type 4 diesel locomotives were built by British Railways' Derby Works between 1959 and 1960, intended for express passenger services. They were originally numbered D1-D10 and named after mountains in England and Wales, and, along with the similar Class 45 and 46 locomotives, they became known as Peaks.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 67 years ago, in 1959.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20.4 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 21 years (1959–1980).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1959–1960
- in service from
- 1959
- retired
- 1980
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- British Rail, Derby Works
- operators
- British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 145 km/h
- power
- 1.7 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (1′Co)(Co1′)
- length
- 20.4 m
- nicknames
- Peak
- Dutch name
- Class 44
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3306567, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 44 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.