BR Class 42 Blue

BR Class 42 Blue

D800 Warship (BR Class 42/3)

These Diesel-Hydraulic locomotives were built between 1958 and 1961 for the BR Western Region, following the failure of the NBL D600 Warships (Class 41). D800-32/66-70 (Class 42) were built by BR at Swindon with imported German Maybach engines, and D833-65 (Class 43) were built by NBL with MAN engines built under licence by NBL. All 71 locomotives were named, in alphabetical order, after ships of the Royal Navy.

Originally painted in all-over Green, these locomotives were employed on express passenger services across the Western Region. Later they also saw use on china clay and mineral trains, and were repainted first in WR Maroon and later in BR Blue, with yellow warning panels or full yellow ends. None survived long enough to be allocated a TOPS number.

In 1968 BR decided that the Hydraulics were non-standard and the D800s should be withdrawn, despite the fact that many of the class were less than 10 years old. Withdrawal from service started with the pilot scheme locomotives, D800-02, and D830 which had Paxman engines rather than the usual Maybachs. All were withdrawn by the end of 1972.

D821 Greyhound and D832 Onslaught survive in preservation, and both are in full running order. D818 Glory was used as a display locomotive at Swindon but was cut up in 1985. D821 was renamed Cornwall in 2001.

Company: British Rail Western Region
Model: Class 42 Bo-Bo (Type 4)
Year: 1958-1962
Engine: Twin Maybach/MAN/Paxman
Max Speed: 90mph (permitted)
Length: 60ft
Weight: 78t

Author: David Dallaston (PikkaBird)

BR Class 42 Blue
• config.txt 4.16KB
warship_blue_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_0b.tga 16.53KB
alphanumber_1a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_1c.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_2a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_2c.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_3a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_3c.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_4a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_4b.tga 16.53KB
alphanumber_5a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_5b.tga 16.53KB
alphanumber_6a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_7a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_7b.tga 16.53KB
alphanumber_8a.tga 4.53KB
alphanumber_9a.tga 4.53KB
warship_blue_art
warship_blue_art_512.texture.txt 89 bytes
warship_blue_art_512.tga 1.00MB
warship_blue_art_icon.texture.txt 91 bytes
warship_blue_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
warship_blue_body
digit_4a.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_4a.tga 4.53KB
digit_5a.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_5a.tga 4.53KB
digit_5c.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_6a.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_6a.tga 4.53KB
digit_6b.texture.txt 31 bytes
digit_6b.tga 16.53KB
env_glass.bmp 12.05KB
env_glass.texture.txt 32 bytes
envmap1.texture.txt 30 bytes
envmap1.tga 12.53KB
warship13.texture.txt 32 bytes
warship13.tga 768.53KB
warship2.texture.txt 31 bytes
warship2.tga 384.53KB
warship_blue_body.pm 340.87KB
windowframe-windowop.texture.txt 54 bytes
windowframe.tga 12.53KB
windowop.bmp 12.05KB
warship_blue_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 812 bytes
warship_blue_shadow.pm 107.00KB