The British Rail Class 57 is a type of diesel locomotive that was remanufactured from Class 47s by Brush Traction of Loughborough between 1998 and 2004. The Class 57 was produced in response to an order placed in November 1997 by the …

The British Rail Class 57 diesel locomotives is a diesel locomotive that was built by Brush Traction between 1997 and 2004. They are rebuilds, with new engines, of older Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964–1965.

Class 57 may refer to: British Rail Class 57; DRG Class 57, a German goods locomotive class with a 0-10-0 wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and comprising the: Class 57.0: Saxon XI V; Class 57.0 II: BBÖ 180, PKP-Class Tw11; Class 57.1: Saxon XI H; Class 57.1–5 II: BBÖ 80, PKP-Class Tw12, JDŽ 28; Class 57.2: Saxon XI HV ...

The Class 57 diesel locomotives were re-manufactured by Brush Traction, Loughborough, between 1998 and 2004 from Class 47s. The locomotives were fitted with re-conditioned EMD engines and traction...

Feb 14, 2007 · The Class 57 is a re-engineered locomotive, rebuilt by Brush Traction at Loughborough from redundant Class 47 locomotives. The locomotives are fitted with a refurbished General Motors engine, and a reconditioned alternator, vastly …

The Class 57 is a re-engineered locomotive, rebuilt by Brush Traction at Loughborough from redundant Class 47 locomotives. The locomotives are fitted with a refurbished EMD engine and a reconditioned alternator, improving reliability and performance.

The tihirteen member class (12 of 57/0 & 1 of 57/6) are re-engined class 47 Co-Co locomotives which were originally built from 1965 onwards by Brush Traction of Loughborough. They were rebuilt starting in 1997 by Brush using General Motors 645-12E3 2500 h.p. diesel engines.

Aside from the standard freight variant with 2,300 hp, some were rebuilt as class 57/3 with 2,800 hp, electric train heating equipment and a higher top speed. Freightliner later sold its class 57/0 locomotives in favor of new-built class 66 locomotives.

Oct 6, 2021 · The Class 57 was devised as a low-cost way to create a "new" diesel locomotive [1]. Class 47 s were gutted down to their body shells and then refitted with refurbished and reconditioned equipment including second-hand General Motors diesel engines and reconditioned Class 56 alternators [2].

While remanufacture of existing locomotives is common practice in other countries it is quite rare in the UK. The Class 57, however, is an exception, having been rebuilt from the Class 47 two decades ago. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES takes a look at this successful conversion and its subsequent service history.