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List of British Rail classes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (0 words) |
 | A large number of different shunter types were purchased by British Rail and its predecessors, many of which were withdrawn prior to the introduction of TOPS. |
| These were locomotives built and owned by private firms, but used by British Rail to test them. |
| In broad terms, classes 930-935 were allocated to Southern Region multiple units (ex-200 and 400 series), 936 and 937 to other EMUs (ex-300 and 500 series) and 960 to other DMUs (ex-100 series). |
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| When the British company took the system over, the lines were in poor condition, because they had in the first place been built as cheaply as possible; and then, because of the financial plight of the various concerns, they had not been properly maintained. |
| A stop is made at Penna to change the engine central rail brake blocks, the wear of which is from one to one and three-eighth inches, according to the weight of the train. |
| The central rail steam brake was redesigned and sprung from the engine frame to allow for irregularities in track; also the weight on the driving-wheels was increased to bring the total up to 49 tons. |
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