British Rail Class 20 diesel-electric locomotives (later production and overhauls)

E589326

The later-production and overhauled British Rail Class 20 diesel-electric locomotives are a fleet of Bo-Bo freight locomotives modernized and refined by British Rail Engineering Limited for improved reliability and extended mainline service in the UK.

All labels observed (1)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Rail locomotive class ⓘ
diesel-electric locomotive class ⓘ
builder British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
category Bo-Bo diesel-electric freight locomotives ⓘ
British Rail diesel locomotives ⓘ
configuration single-cab design ⓘ
countryOfOperation United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor freight trains ⓘ
mainline service ⓘ
designedTo improve reliability over earlier Class 20 builds ⓘ
meet contemporary mainline operating standards ⓘ
reduce maintenance requirements ⓘ
era British Rail modernisation period ⓘ
feature improved reliability ⓘ
refined systems compared to early Class 20 units ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hasCabArrangement single end cab ⓘ
intendedServiceLife extended compared with unrefurbished Class 20 units ⓘ
manufacturer British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
modernizedBy British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
multipleWorking often operated nose-to-nose in pairs ⓘ
network British Rail freight network ⓘ
operator British Rail ⓘ
overhauledBy British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
partOf British Rail Class 20 fleet ⓘ
powerType diesel-electric ⓘ
primaryUse freight traffic ⓘ
purpose extended mainline service life ⓘ
railwayCompany British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
railwayNetwork British Rail mainline network ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
region Great Britain ⓘ
role modernized subfleet within Class 20 ⓘ
sharesDesignWith earlier British Rail Class 20 locomotives ⓘ
status refurbished locomotives ⓘ
subclassOf British Rail Class 20 ⓘ
successorTo earlier-production British Rail Class 20 locomotives ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
tractionType electric transmission from diesel engine ⓘ
typicalOperation multiple working in pairs ⓘ
UICClassification Bo-Bo ⓘ
usedBy freight sector of British Rail ⓘ
usedFor engineering trains ⓘ
heavy freight duties ⓘ
usedIn industrial and engineering support trains in the UK ⓘ
usedOn British Rail freight services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Rail Engineering Limited → notableWork → British Rail Class 20 diesel-electric locomotives (later production and overhauls) ⓘ