List of British Rail unbuilt locomotive classes

There have been a number of TOPS class numbers assigned to proposed locomotives that have not been built for one reason or another.

Diesel locomotives

Type 1 locomotives

  • Class 18 - A proposed new Type 1 locomotive proposed in the mid 1980s. A 1988 proposal was for a 6-wheeled 800 hp locomotive with a maximum speed of 50 mph, similar in concept to class 14 (1).[1] No prototype was constructed.

Type 3 locomotives

  • Class 38 - Projected classification for new generation of Type 3 freight locomotives in the 1980s. The Class 38 was dropped in favour of the Class 60.

Type 4 locomotives

  • Class 41 - The third use of Class 41 was for a proposed class of Class 60 locomotives with 2,500 hp engines in the early 1990s.
  • Class 48 - The second use of Class 48 was a proposal for a new class of locomotive for the 1990s, with gearing differences for slower freight work or higher speed loco-hauled for InterCity or parcels trains. The proposal included using proven technology for engines and electrical systems to avoid lengthy introduction and development costs associated with developing new technology.

Type 5 locomotives

  • Class 51 - Projected classification for the proposed "Super Deltic" locomotive intended as a follow on from the Class 50 and Class 55.
  • Class 62 - Projected classification for proposed Type 5 coal train locomotives in the early 1990s.
  • Class 65 - Projected classification for proposed 4,000 hp freight working locomotive intended for liner trains.

Electro-diesel locomotives

  • Class 75 - Spare classification for projected "super electro-diesel" follow on from Class 73 and Class 74.

Electric locomotives

References

  1. ↑ Locomotive Rivals from Across the Pond. D. Clough. Rail (magazine), issue 805, Jul-Aug 2016.
  • "UK Traction Classification - Locomotives" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-02.
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