#3469· Class 22
British Rail Class 22
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1959· class of 58 B′B′ 1000/1100hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. North British (later Class 22) D6320 (8252111137): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. D6343, d7072 - old oak common - 1965: Max Batten· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 3. Dapol Class 22 4D-012-006: Peter_Glyn· CC0
- 4. North British Type 2 (later Class 22) 1,100 hp B-B No.D6320: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. North British Type 2 (later Class 22) 1,100 hp B-B No.D6332: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. North British Type 2 (later Class 22) 1,100 hp B-B No.D6354: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. North British Type 2 (later Class 22) 1,100 hp B-B No.D6357: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Old Oak Common - class 22 engine: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. St Blazey Locomotive Depot 2075494 61d4f9b2: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Newton Abbot MPD (8252111933): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 22 or "Baby Warship" was a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives designed for the Western Region of British Railways and built by the North British Locomotive Company. They were very similar in appearance to the Class 21 diesel-electrics, although shorter in length by almost five feet. The nickname Baby Warship related to the similarity in appearance (and internal equipment) to the British Rail Class D20/2 or Class 41 Warship Class.
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.
- 746 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 14 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 13 years (1959–1972).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1959–1962
- in service from
- 1959
- retired
- 1972
- status
- retired
- number built
- 58
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company
- operators
- British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- 746 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B'B'
- length
- 14 m
- nicknames
- Baby Warship
- Dutch name
- Class 22
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970755, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 22 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.