Class 71 Profile and Models

Class 71

E5001 at Doncaster Works in July 2003. © Phil Scott

The Class 71 is a class of twenty-four locomotives built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1958 and 1960, designed with both third rail electrical pickup and pantographs for use in yards where overhead catenary had been installed. After use throughout the 1960s on heavy freight and passenger duties ( such as the prestigious 'Night Ferry' and 'Golden Arrow' services ), the locomotives were superceded by the Electro-Diesel Class 73 locomotives, with ten Class 71s being converted to 'Electro Diesel' dual power Class 74s. Following a further ten years of use, all but one of the remaining Class 71s were scrapped, with E5001 surviving as part of the National Collection.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Electric

Builder

British Railways Doncaster Works

Build Date

1958 to 1960

Total Built

24

Tractive Effort

43,800 lbf

Wheel Configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated By

British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1977

Surviving Examples

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DJ Models No image available Not set Not set DJMOO74-005W
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Class 74 74 010 in BR Blue with full yellow ends and weathered. (Kernow Exclusive) BR blue