D1015 Western Champion
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Latest News
January 2024
Many thanks to the engineering teams and all supporters of the locomotive, without who's help this achievement would not have been possible.
Finally we would like to thank the Severn Valley Railway for the provision of excellent engineering facilities without which, the achievements so far would not have been possible in the timescale to date.
D1015 is one of seven preserved Westerns from the original 74 built by BR at Swindon and Crewe. The loco has a DTG nickname. 'The Mule'
Western Champion gained mainline certification in 2002 and has since travelled all over the UK network, hauling railtours as far as Penzance in the South and Kyle of Lochalsh in the North.
D1015 Details
Built | 1963 | |
Length | 68ft 0in | |
Width | 9ft 0in | |
Height | 12ft 11⅞in | |
Weight | 108 Tons | |
Power Unit | Maybach MD655 x 2 | |
Power Output | 1,350hp at 1,500 RPM x 2 | |
Tractive Effort | 66,700 lbf Maximum | |
Transmission | Hydraulic Voith L630rv, 3-speed x 2 | |
Max Speed | 90 MPH | |
Train Brake | Dual Vacuum or Air | |
Train Heat | Steam heat boiler | |
(currently removed, out of use) |
D1015 speeds along the North Wales coastline at Llanddulas, 16th February 2008 © Darren Armstrong
See the Railtour Archive for more details and photos of
Western Champion around the country.
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