BRITISH RAIL CLASS 45

'BR Class 45'
TOPS numbers	45001-45077 and 45101-45150
Early numbers	D11-137
Builder	British Rail Derby and Crewe
Introduced	1960–1962
Wheel Arrangement	1Co-Co1
Weight	135 to 138 t	137 to 140 tonnes
Height	12 ft 10.13 in	3.9 m
Width	8ft 10.62 in	2.7 m
Length	67 ft 11 in	20.7 m
Wheel dia.	3 ft 9 in	1143 mm
Wheel base	59 ft 8 in	18.2 m
Minimum radius	5 chains, later 3 chains	101 m, later 60 m
Maximum speed	90 mph	145 km/h
Engine	Sulzer 12LDA28-B 12-cyl
Engine output	2,500 hp	1839 kW
Max. tractive effort	55,000 lbf	222 kN
Power at Rail	2,000 hp	1471 kW
Brake type	Vacuum
Brake force	63 tons force	628 kN
Route availability	7
Fuel tank	840 imperial gallons	3800 L
Heating type	Steam Removed in early 1970s on Class 45/1 conversions and replaced with electric heating
Multiple working	Blue Star Removed early on

The British Rail 'Class 45' also known as the 'Sulzer Type 4' diesel locomotives were built by British Railways at their Derby and Crewe Works between 1960 and 1962. They were the successors to the Class 44 locomotives. When initially put into service the locomotives were fitted with multi-unit working and steam heating boilers for passenger service. In the early 1970s 50 were fitted with electric train supply in place of their steam heating boilers, and assigned to work services on the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield. All were withdrawn from service by 1989.

Number(s)		Name	Withdrawn	Disposal details
D11	45122		04/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (02/1994)
D12	45011		05/1981	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (09/1981)
D13	45001		01/1986	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (11/1988)
D14	45015		03/1986	Preserved at The Battlefield Line
D15	45018		04/1981	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (10/1982)
D16	45016		11/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (12/1986)
D17	45024		10/1980	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (08/1983)
D18	45121		11/1987	Scrapped by Thomas Hill at BREL Crewe Works (09/1993)
D19	45025		05/1981	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (11/1981)
D20	45013		04/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (02/1994)
D21	45026		04/1986	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D22	45132		05/1987	Preserved at Mid-Hants Railway
D23	45017		08/1985	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1991)
D24	45027		05/1981	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (09/1983)
D25	45021		12/1980	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (04/1983)
D26	45020		12/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (08/1988)
D27	45028		01/1981	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (04/1983)
D28	45124		01/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (10/1991)
D29	45002		09/1984	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D30	45029		07/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (10/1991)
D31	45030		11/1980	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (03/1981)
D32	45126		04/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (04/1992)
D33	45019		09/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (01/1987)
D34	45119		05/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (04/1994)
D35	45117		05/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (02/1987)
D36	45031		05/1981	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (10/1981)
D37	45009		09/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (08/1988)
D38	45032		12/1980	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (09/1983)
D39	45033		02/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (02/1992)
D40	45133		05/1987	Preserved at Midland Railway Butterley
D41	45147		01/1985	Scrapped at Patricroft by Vic Berry Leicester (03/1985)
D42	45034		07/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (05/1992)
D43	45107		07/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1990)
D44	45035		05/1981	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (11/1981)
D45	45036		05/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (08/1988)
D46	45037		07/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D47	45116		12/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (09/1988)
D48	45038		06/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (12/1986)
D49	45039	The Manchester Regiment	12/1980	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (04/1983)
D50	45040	The King's Shropshire Light Infantry	07/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (10/1991)
D51	45102		09/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1988)
D52	45123	The Lancashire Fusilier	09/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1988)
D53	45041	Royal Tank Regiment	06/1988	Preserved at Midland Railway Butterley
D54	45023	The Royal Pioneer Corps	09/1984	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1986)
D55	45144	Royal Signals	12/1987	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (06/1988)
D56	45137	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (TA)	06/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D57	45042		04/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1986)
D58	45043	The King's Own Royal Border Regiment	09/1984	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (01/1987)
D59	45104	The Royal Warwickshire Fusilier	04/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (02/1992)
D60	45022	Lytham St Annes	07/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (10/1991)
D61	45112	Royal Army Ordnance Corps	05/1987	Preserved by FM Rail
D62	45143	5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 1685-1985	05/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D63	45044	Royal Inniskilling Fusilier	06/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D64	45045	Coldstream Guardsman	05/1983	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1986)
D65	45111	Grenadier Guardsman	05/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (04/1992)
D66	45146		04/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D67	45118	The Royal Artilleryman	05/1987	Preserved at Northampton & Lamport Railway
D68	45046	Royal Fusilier	08/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (02/1992)
D69	45047		08/1980	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (02/1981)
D70	45048	The Royal Marines	06/1985	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D71	45049	The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Own)	10/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D72	45050		09/1984	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (03/1987)
D73	45110		07/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1990)
D74	45051		04/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D75	45052		06/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (09/1991)
D76	45053		11/1983	Scrapped at Crewe Works by A Hampton (10/1988)
D77	45004	Royal Irish Fusilier	12/1985	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D78	45150	Vampire (unofficial name)	02/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (12/1991)
D79	45005		03/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (12/1988)
D80	45113		08/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1990)
D81	45115		06/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1990)
D82	45141		08/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D83	45142		06/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D84	45055	Royal Corps of Transport	04/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1986)
D85	45109		01/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1986)
D86	45105		05/1987	Preserved at Barrow Hill
D87	45127		05/1987	Scrapped at Crewe Works by J&S Metals (03/1994)
D88	45136		05/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D89	45006	Honourable Artillery Company	09/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1988)
D90	45008		12/1980	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (09/1983)
D91	45056		12/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1986)
D92	45138		12/1986	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (04/1994)
D93	45057		01/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (03/1987)
D94	45114		02/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (02/1994)
D95	45054		01/1985	Scrapped at Toton MPD by Vic Berry (11/1985)
D96	45101		11/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1988)
D97	45058		09/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D98	45059	Royal Engineer	03/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1988)
D99	45135	3rd Carabinier	03/1987	Preserved at East Lancashire Railway
D100	45060	Sherwood Forester	12/1985	Preserved at Barrow Hill
D101	45061		08/1981	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (04/1982)
D102	45140		03/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (09/1991)
D103	45062		07/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D104	45063		05/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1988)
D105	45064		01/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1988)
D106	45106		02/1989	Scrapped at CF Booth Rotherham (04/1992)
D107	45120		03/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1991)
D108	45012		07/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D109	45139		04/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D110	45065		03/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (12/1988)
D111	45129		06/1987	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (12/1988)
D112	45010		03/1985	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D113	45128		04/1989	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D114	45066		07/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (10/1991)
D115	45067		07/1977	Scrapped at BREL Derby Works (06/1980)
D116	45103		08/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1990)
D117	45130		05/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D118	45068		01/1986	Scrapped at Allerton MPD by Vic Berry (04/1986)
D119	45007		07/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1992)
D120	45108		08/1987	Preserved at Crewe Carriage Shed
D121	45069		07/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1988)
D122	45070		01/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1988)
D123	45125		05/1987	Preserved at Great Central Railway
D124	45131		09/1986	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1988)
D125	45071		07/1981	Scrapped at BREL Swindon Works (07/1983)
D126	45134		09/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (11/1991)
D127	45072		04/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (11/1986)
D128	45145		02/1988	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (12/1991)
D129	45073		10/1981	Scrapped at BREL Derby works (11/1982)
D130	45148		02/1987	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (04/1992)
D131	45074		09/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (10/1988)
D132	45075		01/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (03/1987)
D133	45003		12/1985	Scrapped at Vic Berry Leicester (04/1987)
D134	45076		11/1986	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (03/1994)
D135	45149		09/1987	Preserved at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
D136	45077		08/1986	Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow (09/1988)
D137	45014	The Cheshire Regiment	03/1986	Scrapped at Ashburys by Vic Berry (08/1986)

Contents

Preservation

Preservation

Twelve locomotives survive in preservation. A quick summary of these is as follows ( a more detailed study can be found above )
45015 - Currently awaiting restoration at the Battlefield Railway
45041 - In Operational Condition at the Midland Railway Butterley
45060 - Stored serviceable at Barrow Hill Roundhouse
45105 - Under restoration at Barrow Hill Roundhouse
45108 - Stored unserviceable at LNWR Works, Crewe.
45112 - In operational main line condition at Derby station.
45118 - In operational condition at the Northampton and Lamport Railway
45125 - In operational condition at the Great Central Railway
45132 - Under overhaul at the Mid-Hants Railway
45133 - Under repair at the Midland Railway Butterley
45135 - In operational condition at the East Lancashire Railway
45149 - Under restoration at the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway