British Rail Class 52

class of 74 C-C diesel-hydraulic locomotives
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British Rail Class 52

Summary

British Rail Class 52 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Rail Class 52 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Rail Class 52's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • British Rail Class 52 is a type of diesel-hydraulic locomotive[5].
  • British Rail Class 52 is a type of Type 4 locomotive[6].
  • British Rail Class 52's Commons category is recorded as British Rail Class 52[7].
  • British Rail Class 52's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • British Rail Class 52's service entry is recorded as December 1961[9].
  • British Rail Class 52's service retirement is recorded as February 1977[10].
  • British Rail Class 52's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[11].
  • British Rail Class 52's total produced is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+74'}[12].
  • British Rail Class 52's quantity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+74'}[13].
  • British Rail Class 52's nickname is recorded as Westerns[14].
  • British Rail Class 52's nickname is recorded as Thousands[15].
  • British Rail Class 52's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180154', 'amount': '+145'}[16].
  • British Rail Class 52's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q211256', 'amount': '+90'}[17].
  • British Rail Class 52's fleet or registration number is recorded as D1000–D1073[18].
  • British Rail Class 52's wheel arrangement is recorded as C′C′[19].
  • British Rail Class 52's order number is recorded as 450[20].

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Geography

British Rail Class 52 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Physical Characteristics

Speeds include {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180154', 'amount': '+145'}[16] and {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q211256', 'amount': '+90'}[17].

Designation and Status

British Rail Class 52's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].

Why It Matters

British Rail Class 52 ranks in the top 4% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,139 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Service retirement +1977-02-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Type 4 locomotive
    Speed {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180154', 'amount':, {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q211256', 'amount':
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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