British Rail 15107

British Rail 15107 was a locomotive commissioned by the Great Western Railway, but delivered to British Railways after nationalisation. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Brush Traction with a Petter 4-cylinder engine.

British Rail 15107
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderBrush Traction
Build date30 November 1949
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0 DE
 • UICC
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter4 ft 0 1⁄2 in (1.232 m)
Loco weight46.10 long tons (46.84 t; 51.63 short tons)
Prime moverPetter SS4
Traction motorsBrush, 2 off
Cylinders4
TransmissionElectric
MU workingNot fitted
Train heatingNone
Performance figures
Maximum speed20 mph (32 km/h)
Power outputEngine: 360 bhp (268 kW)
Tractive effort35,000 lbf (155.7 kN)
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
Numbers15107
Axle load classRoute availability
Retired16 June 1958
DispositionScrapped, Swindon Works

Its shed allocation in 1950 was Western Region, 82B, St Philips Marsh, Bristol. Number 15107 had a short life and never acquired a British Railways classification. It was withdrawn in June 1958 and broken up at Swindon Works.

See also

Sources
  • Brush Diesel & Electric Locomotive Works List, re-printed by the Industrial Railway Society in 1999
  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (various dates)
  • "Western Region Allocations", pp. 38–39, published in 1953 by the Locomotive Club of Great Britain
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