class-46-peak

The BR Class 46 Peak was the third variant of the Peak 1Co-Co1 family, differing from the Class 45 in using Brush rather than Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment — see the main BR Class 46 entry for full details. 56 were built between 1961 and 1963, and four examples are preserved: 46010, 46035, 46045, and D172 Ixion.

Design and development

See BR Class 46 entry.

Service and withdrawals

See BR Class 46 entry.

Identification features

See BR Class 46.

Notable locomotives

  • See BR Class 46

Livery history

See BR Class 46.