BRITISH RAIL CLASS 24


Class 24, no. 24081, departing Cheltenham Racecourse on 24th August 2004. This locomotive is preserved on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

Class 24, no. 24061 (Depatmental 97201), at Coalville Open day 1st September 1985. This locomotive is preserved on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

The British Rail 'Class 24' diesel locomotives, also known as the 'Sulzer Type 2', were built from 1958-1961. 151 of these locomotives were built at Derby, Crewe and Darlington, the first twenty of which were ordered as part of the 1955 British Rail modernisation plan. This class was used as the basis for the development of the Class 25 locomotives.
The final locomotive, no. 24081, was withdrawn from Crewe depot in 1980.

Contents
Technical details
Preservation
Accidents
Sources

Technical details



★ Introduced: 1958

★ Weight:

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★ D5000-D5093, 75 tons

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★ D5094-D5150, 72 tons 17 cwt

★ Engine: Sulzer 6LDA28 of 1,160 bhp at 750 rpm

★ Transmission: Electric, four 213 hp BTH traction motors

★ Maximum tractive effort: 40,000 lb

★ Driving wheel diameter: 3ft 9in

★ Coupling code: Blue star (electro-pneumatic)

★ Train heating (where fitted): Steam generator

Preservation


Four locomotives have been preserved.
Numbers
(current in bold)		NameLiveryLocationNotes
'D5032'24032-Helen TurnerBR GreenNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway -
'D5054'24054- -BR GreenEast Lancashire RailwayEx-RDB 968007 97202.
'D5061'2406197201ExperimentBR GreenNorth Yorkshire Moors RailwayEx-TDB 968008.
D5081'24081'- -BR BlueGloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayFinal locomotive withdrawn from traffic in 1980.

Accidents


A locomotive of this class was involved in the 1967 Stechford rail crash.

Sources


Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, summer 1966 edition

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