The British Rail Class 40 is a type of British railway diesel locomotive. Built by English Electric between 1958 and 1962 and eventually numbering 200 they were for a time the pride of the British Rail early diesel fleet. Despite their initial success by the time the last examples were entering service they were already being replaced on some top-link duties by more powerful locomotives.
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