Class 74
General Information
- Nickname:
- Big ED
- Numbers Carried:
- E6101-E6110 Between 1966-1973.
- From 1973, the numbers 74001-74010 were carried.
- Design:
- British Railways
- Construction:
- Rebuilt in 1967 by British Rail at Crewe Works
- Area of Use:
- Southern Region
Colours
Blue - Only livery carried
Technical Details
Length over buffers - 15.39m
Max Body Width - 2.74m
Max Height Above Rail - 3.89m
Weight - 86tons
Max Speed - 90mph
Max Tractive Effort - 47,500 lb.
Diesel Engine - Paxman 6YJXL, 650hp
Fuel - 310gal. Traction Motor - EE532A, 2552hp
Train Heating - Electric
Allocation History
Initial Allocations -
Stewarts Lane.............73A....(10)
Final Allocation -
Final allocations were at Eastleigh, or EH
Disposals Chronology
Withdrawal List
JUN 1976 - 74002/74006
DEC 1977 - 74001/74003/74004/74005/74007/74008/74009/74010
Cutting Up
First Disposal - 74006 cut up by G Cohen at Kettering in June 1976
Last Disposal - 74005 cut up by Pounds at Fratton in January 1981
Extra Notes
- Ten withdrawn Class 71 locomotives were rebuilt at Crewe. The locomotives
involved were: E5003, E5005, E5006, E5015, E5016, E5017, E5019, E5021, E5023,
and E5024.
- These locomotives were not entirely successful in persuading British Rail
to continue using Classes 71 and 74 longer than 1977.
- These locomotives had been converted from third rail electric power, to
both diesel and electric power.
- Involved in the rebuilding was the pioneer Class 71, E5024. This locomotive
eventually became 74004, and was disposed of in 1978 at Long Marston
Preservation
None were preserved.
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