NationMaster - Encyclopedia: British Rail Class 100

The British Rail Class 100 diesel multiple units were built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited from 1956 to 1958, designed and built in collaboration with the Transport Sales Dept. of T.I. (Group Services) Ltd. The class were designed to be lightweight to allow for good acceleration. None were selected for refurbishment and withdrawals started in 1969. The last passenger car was withdrawn from service in 1988. Image File history File links 563012001. ... Image File history File links 563012001. ... A railway line was opened as part of the Norfolk Railways extension from Dereham to Fakenham in 1849, but County School Station was not built until 1884 to serve the private school from which it took its name, and following the opening of the Wroxham branch line in... Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... DMU of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (GRCW) was a railway manufacturer based at Gloucester. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

56111 was used as a training aid by the Ministry of Defence until 1985. The Class gained a small amount of "fame" through the use of 51122 and 56300 as the "Stourton Saloon" - the Eastern Region General Managers saloon. These were sadly scrapped in 1990. 51116 and 56101 were used as the Eastern Region inspection saloon, until being scrapped in 1993. 56106 survived the longest time on the national network, being scrapped in 2000. This article is about the year. ...

Trailer car 56301 was the first diesel multiple unit car to enter preservation in 1969, originally being used at the Chasewater Railway. Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. ...

Preservation

The Class has not fared well in preservation. Only 7 entered preservation. 50341 and 56099 were preserved by the West Somerset Railway, but were scrapped in 1991. The National Railway Museum had intended to preserve 53355, but a lack of space prevented this car, and the Class 105 coupled to it from being moved to York and they were vandalised beyond repair at Crewe. At 20 miles, the West Somerset Railway (WSR) is the longest privately owned passenger rail line in the UK. It operates using heritage steam and diesel locomotives, and provides transport for the local community as well as a leisure attraction for visitors. ... Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ... The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ...

The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ... The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ... Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ... A railway line was opened as part of the Norfolk Railways extension from Dereham to Fakenham in 1849, but County School Station was not built until 1884 to serve the private school from which it took its name, and following the opening of the Wroxham branch line in...

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Category: British Rail diesel multiple units Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... DMU of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... Class 101, no. ... Class 101, no. ... The British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple units were built by Park Royal. ... Class 104, nos. ... The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ... The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ... Class 108 DMU, nos. ... Preserved unit 50416+56171. ... Class 114, no. ... Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ... The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel from 1960-1961. ... The sole surviving Class 118 vehicle, no. ... Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ... Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ... Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ... Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ... Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ... British United Traction produced eleven lightweight Diesel multiple unit vehicles for British Rail during the 1950s, numbered 79740-79750. ... Derby Lightweight power car no. ... In 1955, Metropolitan-Cammell produced its first lightweight Diesel multiple units, the prototypes of what were to become British Rails most successful and longest-lived First Generation DMU type, the Class 101. ... British Rail produced a variety of Railbuses as a means both of building new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide services on lightly-used lines economically. ... In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a very successful series of railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new British Rail First Generation type Diesel multiple units. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway purchased three four-wheel diesel railcars from Leyland in 1933. ... A Class 142 at Manchester Victoria station Another view of a 142 The British Rail Class 142 is a class of pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. ... 143 603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ... Class 144, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... The British Rail Class 155 Super-Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit. ... Class 156, no. ... Class 157 was the designation applied to a range of Diesel multiple unit trains planned for regional use, in particular for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. ... Class 158, no. ... Class 159, no. ... Class 165/1, no. ... Class 166, no. ... A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 175, no. ... Class 180, no. ... 185102 during testing at Leeds City Station on 15th January 2006. ... The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ... The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ... The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ... Class 205, no. ... Class 207, no. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... Artists impression of a Class 222 Meridian (Bombardier press image). ... The British Rail Class 251, more commonly known as the Blue Pullman units, were diesel-electric multiple units built by the Pullman Car Company in 1960. ... Class 252 was the classification allocated to the prototype High Speed Train unit, numbered 252001. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 207, no. ... Class 205, no. ... The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ... The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ... The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ... Class 960, no. ... Class 930, no. ... The British Rail Class 950 is a diesel multiple unitthat was purpose-built for departmental use as a Track Assessment unit. ... The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ... The British Rail Class 960 was reserved for former diesel multiple units converted for departmental use, and former electrical multiple units rebuilt as test trains. ... The APT-E (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Experimental) tilting train was the prototype Advanced Passenger Train unit. ... Categories: Stub | Multiple Units ...