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. This unit is painted in BR Blue/Grey livery, and is preserved on the Battlefield Railway.

The British Rail Class 116 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1957 to 1961. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB)BR 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. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB)BR 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. ... Arley may refer to: The town of Arley, Alabama, United States The village of Arley, Worcestershire, United Kingdom ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... 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. ... A diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine-driver, coupled together consecutively, usually at the head end of the train, which further... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

These units stayed in regular service until 1990, when they began to be withdrawn from traffic. They were replaced on regional services by the new "Sprinter" derivative units, or by Class 323 electrical multiple units on services around Birmingham. The final units lasted in traffic until 1995, although a few saw further use in departmental service, as sandite or route-learner units. Several of this class have been saved for preservation. A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... Class 323, no. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ...

Parcels Use

Three units were converted to carry parcels traffic and reclassified as Class 130, though the individual coaches were not renumbered. The units involved were:

• 50819 + 50872
• 50862 + 50915
• 51137 + 51150

To provide extra capacity, they worked with modified General Utility Vans (GUV) as centre trailers.

Preservation

Several vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways. A scene on a heritage railway. ...

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 100, no. ... Class 101, no. ... Class 101, no. ... The British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple units were built by Park Royal. ... Class 104, nos. ... Class 108 DMU, nos. ... Preserved unit 50416+56171. ... Class 114, no. ... 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. ... 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 The British Rail Class 142 is a class of pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. ... A Class 143 Unit The Class 143 is a diesel multiple unit used on railways in the UK. They are part of the pacer family of trains. ... Class 144, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... 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. ... Class 185 mock-up on display at the National Railway Museum, York at the Railfest exhibition in June 2004. ... The British Rail Class 201 is a DEMU. They were built for the London - Hastings line but most were scrapped after electrification in 1986. ... 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 is a DEMU. They were built for the London - Hastings line but most were scrapped after electrification in 1986. ... 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. ... 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External links

Preserved Carriage Database