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British Rail Class 44
Class of (1Co)(Co1) 2300hp diesel-electric locomotives / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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![]() 44 010 "Tryfan" heads a freight train on the Birmingham-Peterborough line, in Leicestershire, April 1976. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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