#3406· Class 41 (Warship Class)
British Rail Class 41 (Warship Class)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1958· class of 5 (A1A)(A1A) 2000hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. North British Type 4 D600 (8392563540): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. D600 "Active": hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. D601 "Ark Royal" - 8392564224: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. North British Type 4 D601 (8392564224): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Fowler Class 7F 53808 (8430063081): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Canal Boat 5 (3234307476): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 7. D821 Greyhound Kidderminster (1): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Greyhound D821 maroon livery: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Onslaught D832: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Spartan D844: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 41, originally known as the D600 Class, were diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow during 1957 and 1958. Although they were withdrawn before TOPS was introduced, British Rail classified them as Class 41. All were named after Royal Navy vessels, hence the nameplates each bore a subtitle "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 68 years ago, in 1958.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 746 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 19.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 9 years (1958–1967).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1958–1959
- in service from
- 1958
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company
- operators
- British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 145 km/h
- power
- 746 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (A1A)(A1A)
- length
- 19.8 m
- nicknames
- "Warships”
- Dutch name
- Class 41 (Warship Class)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970804, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 41 (Warship Class) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.