#3535· Class 43 (Warship Class)
British Rail Class 43 (Warship Class)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1960· class of 33 B′B′ 2200hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives, all named after warships
_or_%22Warship%22_Class_2%2C200_hp_B-B_No.853.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. British Railways Warship Class D856: Brian Townsley· CC BY 2.0
- 2. North British Type 4 (Class 43) or "Warship" Class 2,200 hp B-B No.853: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. D835 & D825 at Bescot - 5205702241: Tutenkhamun Sleeping· CC BY 2.0
- 4. D835 & D825 at Bescot: Tutenkhamun Sleeping· CC BY 2.0
- 5. D848 (8252109689): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. D848 (8252114037): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. D852 - old oak common - 1964: Max Batten· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 8. D854 at Filton Junction in 1962: rick1886· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 43 Warship, originally classified the D800 Warship, were diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) from 1960 to 1962. They were essentially a subclass of the British Rail Class 42 with a different prime mover. They were numbered D833–D865.
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 820 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 11 years (1960–1971).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1960–1962
- in service from
- 1960
- retired
- 1971
- status
- retired
- number built
- 33
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company
- operators
- British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 129 km/h
- power
- 820 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′
- length
- 18.3 m
- nicknames
- "Warship"
- Dutch name
- Class 43 (Warship Class)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970812, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 43 (Warship Class) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.