British Rail Class 46

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British Rail Class 46

Summary

British Rail Class 46 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 46 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Rail Class 46's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • British Rail Class 46 is operated by London Midland Region of British Railways[5].
  • British Rail Class 46 is operated by North Eastern Region of British Railways[6].
  • British Rail Class 46 is operated by Western Region of British Railways[7].
  • British Rail Class 46 followed British Rail Class 45[8].
  • British Rail Class 46 is a type of diesel-electric locomotive[9].
  • British Rail Class 46 is a type of Type 4 locomotive[10].
  • British Rail Class 46's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 46[11].
  • British Rail Class 46's powered by is recorded as Sulzer 12LDA28B[12].
  • British Rail Class 46's service entry is recorded as 1961[13].
  • British Rail Class 46's service retirement is recorded as 1984[14].
  • British Rail Class 46's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[15].
  • British Rail Class 46's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+56'}[16].
  • British Rail Class 46's fleet or registration number is recorded as D138–D193[17].
  • British Rail Class 46's fleet or registration number is recorded as 46001–46056[18].
  • British Rail Class 46's wheel arrangement is recorded as (1Co)(Co1)[19].

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Geography

British Rail Class 46 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Designation and Status

British Rail Class 46's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 46 ranks in the top 4% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country United Kingdom
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    Track gauge standard-gauge railway
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