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A British Rail Class 40 diesel-electric locomotive, from the turbocharger sound; this nickname is also occasionally applied to British Rail Class 20 locomotives. [111] Wizzo A British Rail Class 52 diesel-hydraulic type 4 locomotive [112] Woolworth A South Eastern and Chatham Railway N class 2-6-0 steam locomotive, built at Woolwich Arsenal [113]
British Rail's Class 44 locos were all named after various UK hills and mountains, giving rise to the nickname for the type of Peaks. [6] Many of BR's Class 60 locomotives were also given these names, although sadly most have now been removed. [4] HR Ben Class; British Rail Class 44; British Rail Class 60; National Power Class 59 [3]
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) A1 class is a class of British 0-6-0 T steam locomotive. Designed by William Stroudley, 50 members of the class were built in 1872 and between 1874 and 1880, all at Brighton railway works. The class has received several nicknames, initially being known as "Rooters" [1] by their south London ...
List Train name Company/ies Journey endpoints Dates operated 21st Century Limited [1] [2]: Grand Central: London King's Cross – Sunderland (one way only) : 2008 [2] – 2010 [citation needed]
The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948–1968. The vast majority of these were inherited from its four constituent companies, the " Big Four ". In addition, BR built 2,537 steam locomotives in the period 1948–1960, 1,538 to pre-nationalisation designs and 999 to its own standard designs.
This article lists the wide variety of locomotives and multiple units that have operated on Great Britain's railway network, since Nationalisation in 1948. British Rail used several numbering schemes for classifying its steam locomotive types and other rolling stock, before settling on the TOPS computer system in the late 1960s. TOPS has ...
When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were incorporated into the system as Class 99. In order to circumvent restrictions of the application software, these ships were entered on TOPS as locomotives, 'hauling' the trains which they carried on board.
National Railway Museum collection. Overhauled on the Great Central Railway. Has seen mainline duty. 70014: Iron Duke: Crewe: June 1951: December 1967: 70015: Apollo: Crewe: June 1951: August 1967: 70016: Ariel: Crewe: June 1951: August 1967: 70017: Arrow: Crewe: June 1951: October 1966: Withdrawn as a result of damage incurred on 30 July 1966 ...