| British Rail Class 37 | |
| | Builder: | English Electric
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns | | Years built: | 1960 - 1965 | | Early numbers: | D6700-D6999
D6600-D6608 | | Number built: | 309 | | Replaced by: | British Rail Class 66 | | Engine: | English Electric 12CSVT
Mirrlees Blackstone MB275Tt
Ruston RK270Tt | | Transmission: | Diesel Electric | | Wheel layout: | Co-Co | | Brakes: | Vacuum
Air | | Length: | 18.74m (61' - 6") | | Width: | 2.73m (8' - 11 1/2") | | Height: | 3.96m (13') | | Weight: | 102 Tonnes - 108 Tonnes | | Maximum speed: | 80mph - 90mph | | Engine power: | 1,750hp (EE 12CSVT)
1,800hp (Other Engines) | | Maximum TE: | 55,500 lb - 61,910 lb | | Fuel capacity: | 4,046 Litres - 7,682 Litres | | Operators: | EWS
DRS
West Coast Railway Company
Eurostar | The British Rail Class 37 diesel locomotives, also known as the English Electric Type 3, were commissioned as a part of the 1955 British Rail modernisation plan. In total 309 were built, with the order split between English Electric's Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, Darlington. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 669 KB)British Rail Class 37/0, no. ...
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The Class 37 became a familiar sight in many parts of the British Rail network, for example, forming the main motive power for Inter-City services in East Anglia, within Scotland, and so on. They were relatively rarely seen on the more 'glamorous' main line expresses, but on secondary and inter-regional services they performed well for many years. The Class 37 is known by railway enthusiasts as a "Tractor" or "Growler", these nicknames derived from the similarities of the sound of the locomotive and a conventional Tractor.
In the 1980s many locomotives were refurbished, which has meant the Class 37 fleet is one of the longest surviving classes on British railways. However, the introduction of new Class 66 locomotives has meant many locomotives have been withdrawn or scrapped. The last few British examples are operated by EWS and Direct Rail Services, who retain small fleets, with several examples also operated by spot-hire companies. However, second-hand Class 37s have also proved popular in the export market, with some examples currently operating in Spain and France (serving the construction of these countries' high-speed railway networks). The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...
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Description
The Class 37 locomotive was one of the most numerous of all the various types built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In total, 309 locomotives were built from 1960-1965, originally numbered in the range D6700-D6999 and D6600-D6608. The bodywork bears a strong family resemblance to the English Electric Class 40 and Class 23 'Baby Deltic'. Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Class was designed for both passenger and freight work and was as much at home hauling heavy goods trains as it was on passenger services (indeed, in 1966 the Western Region even tried modifying some of its 37s for 100mph operation). Many of the original locomotives were fitted with boilers for steam heating. With the withdrawal of many Type 2 and Type 3 locomotives in the 1980s the 37s were selected as the standard Type 3 and many of the fleet were given a heavy overhaul to prolong their life into the 1990s and beyond. Some were fitted with electrical train heating (ETH) equipment in the 1980s to become 37/4 sub-class, initially for use on the West Highland Line but later seeing use in other parts of the country. The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ...
A number of locomotives were rebuilt as Class 37/9 in the late 1980s to evaluate Mirrlees and Ruston engines for possible use on a new Class 38 freight locomotive. These 'Slugs' were heavily ballasted to improve traction and had excellent load-hauling capabilities, but the Class 38 (understood to be a 'modular' locomotive based on the approach that gave rise to the Class 58 and the unbuilt Class 88 electric loco) was never built. The MAN B&W Diesel Group is a supplier of large diesel engines for marine propulsion systems, stationary power supply and rail traction. ...
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The Class 37 has a relatively low axle loading for its size and power. With the withdrawal of most of the smaller types of diesel locomotive, this left them as the only mainline type available in significant numbers for lines with weight restrictions, and for a number of years they handled almost all locomotive-hauled services on the West Highland Line, the lines north of Inverness (Far North Line) and in parts of Wales. The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ...
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. ...
Sub-classes | Sub-class | Description | | 37/0 | Locomotives which remained unmodified after other sub-classes were created | | 37/3 | Locomotives which were rebogied but not refurbished | | 37/4 | Refurbished, rewired, main generator replaced by alternator, electric train supply (ETS) fitted | | 37/5 | Refurbished, rewired, main generator replaced by alternator | | 37/6 | Locomotives from Class 37/5 further modified with through ETS wiring and RCH jumper cables | | 37/7 | Refurbished, rewired, main generator replaced by alternator, additional weight added | | 37/9 | Refurbished, rewired, main generator replaced by alternator, new engines for evaluation |
Current operations
Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services operate around twenty Class 37s. They haul nuclear trains, and during autumn have also seen use on sandite trains on behalf of Network Rail. DRS locomotives tend to be used in pairs as a precaution in case one fails en route. Class 37/0 no. ...
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DRS also have several more non-operational Class 37s, which are in store, or undergoing overhaul.
English, Welsh and Scottish Railway EWS currently operates a small fleet of seven Class 37/4 locomotives, currently consisting of 37405, 37406, 37410, 37411, 37417, 37422 and 37425. They are officially allocated to Toton TMD, but see much of their work in Scotland. English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) is the largest British rail freight company Created as a subsidiary of Wisconsin Central Ltd in 1996, it was acquired by Canadian National Railway when it bought Wisconsin Central in 2001. ...
They retained some regular passenger duties into 2006. One was used on First ScotRail's Caledonian Sleeper service over the West Highland Line up until June 2006. Another was hired to Arriva Trains Wales for weekday peak hour use on the Rhymney Line up until December 2006. First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ...
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As of January 2007, current work for the Class includes deputising for Class 67s on Caledonian Sleeper trains (between Edinburgh and Aberdeen); snowplough standby duties in Inverness and/or Aberdeen; and the 'Binliner' service, which carries compacted refuse from Edinburgh to East Lothian for landfill. Two Class 67s lead a freight train through Bristol Parkway 67006 Royal Sovereign at Evesham on 26 March 2005. ...
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In addition to the above, EWS own a large number of non-operational 37s which are stored at numerous locations around Britain (plus a few in Spain following a hire contract). Many are considered suitable for re-activation at relatively short notice.
Eurostar (UK) Eurostar (UK) Ltd. (at the time European Passenger Services) initially had twelve locomotives modified as Class 37/6, with the intention that they would haul international night trains over the non-electrified parts of their routes in Britain. However, these services were never introduced, and nine of the twelve 37/6s were subsequently sold to DRS. Eurostar (UK) retained three, which have been put to other uses, including: rescuing failed Eurostar sets; moving Eurostars over non-electrified routes; driver training, and route learning. The British Rail Class 373 or TGV-TMST train is an electric multiple unit that operates the Eurostar service from London Waterloo to France and Belgium. ...
West Coast Railway Company The West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) purchased four locomotives from Ian Riley Engineering in 2004. The two operational locomotives (nos. 37197 and 37261) were used on charter trains, or as standby locomotives for "The Jacobite" steam-hauled excursion services from Fort William to Mallaig during 2005. These two, along with non-operational 37423, have since been sold to DRS. The fourth (no. 37235) was for spares. West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire. ...
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WCRC now has one operational Class 37, No. 37248 and 37214, more recently acquired.
Trivia
Network Rail ERTMS project As of July 2007, Network Rail are currently restoring 3 Class 37s as part of the ERTMS trial project on the Cambrian coastline. The site of the restoration is the Barrow Hill Roundhouse, where 5 ex-HNRC locomotives have been taken. The intention is to strip and scrap 2 locomotives, using them only as parts donors. Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...
The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is an EU-backed initiative to enhance cross-border interoperability and signalling procurement by creating a single Europe-wide standard for railway signalling. ...
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The class was chosen because of its original fitment with both air and vacuum braking, a feature which will allow it to pull both modern freight trains as well as steam specials. The main work of the locomotives will be to pull on track machines (such as tampers) through the ERTMS section.
Preservation
 D6884 passing through Llanelli in August 1967.
 Class 37/4, no. 37411 "The Scottish Railway Preservation Society" at Carlisle on 27th August 2004. At the time, this EWS-owned locomotive was hired to Arriva Trains Northern for services over the Settle-Carlisle line.
 Class 37/5, no. 37674 "Saint Blaise Church 1445-1995" at Westbury on 16th April 2004. This locomotive is now preserved.
 37710 at Didcot on 30th October 2004.
37229 'Jonty Jarvis' at Whitby with a Pathfinder Tours Railtour on 1st June 2005. Class 37 locomotives have proved to be very popular, with many examples saved for preservation on heritage railways or by enthusiast groups. Notable examples saved include the first-built locomotive, no. D6700, prototype Mirrlees-engined no. 37901, and both Ruston-engined prototypes nos. 37905 and 37906. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1000x637, 183 KB) Summary Liverpool Street, London (not Liverpool) © Max Batten http://www. ...
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| Class | Number Range | Year Built
(* Converted) | No. Built
(* Converted) | Operator | No. in Traffic
(2007) | Locomotive Numbers | Preserved | | Class 37/0 | 37001-37308
(37311-37314)
(37321-37326) | 1960-64 | 308 | DRS | 10 | 37038/059/069/087/194/197/218/229/259/261 | 28 | | WCRC | 2 | 37214/248 | | Class 37/3 | 37330-37335
37340-37345
37350-37359
37370-37382
37383-37384 | 1994*
1994*
1987*
1987*
1998* | 6*
6*
10*
13*
2* | | | | - | | Class 37/4 | 37401-37431 | 1986-87* | 31* | EWS | 7 | 37401/405/406/410/417/422/425 | 1 | | Class 37/5 | 37501-37521
37667-37699 | | | DRS | 4 | 37510/515/667/688 | - | | Class 37/6 | 37601-37612 | | 12* | DRS | 10 | 37602/604-612 | - | | Eurostar | 2 | 37601/603 | | Class 37/7 | 37701-37719
37796-37803
37883-37899 | | | | | | - | | Class 37/9 | 37901-37906 | | | | | | 3 |
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CLASS 14 An order for 26 0-6-0 650 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives was placed in January 1963, these to be built at British Railways Swindon Works. ...
| Diesel shunters
(pre-TOPS): | 11001 · 11104 · 15107 · 13000 · D1/1 · D1/2 · D1/3 · D1/4 · D2/1 · D2/2 · D2/3 · D2/4 · D2/5 · D2/6 · D2/7 · D2/8 · D2/9 · D2/10 · D2/11 · D2/12 · D3/1 · D3/2 · D3/3 · D3/4 · D3/5 · D3/6 · D3/7 · D3/8 · D3/9 · D3/10 · D3/11 · D3/12 · D3/13 · D3/14 The Total Operations Processing System, better known by its initials TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock (railroad cars) owned by a rail system. ...
11001 was one of the first British Rail diesel locomotives, built in 1949 at British Rails Ashford Works. ...
British Railways Class 11104 locomotive was built by Hibberd and introduced by British Railways in 1959. ...
British Rail 15107 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) pioneered the use of diesel shunting locomotives in Great Britain. ...
British Rail Class D1/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
British Rails Class 01 diesel locomotives were a short wheelbase 0-4-0 design for limited clearance operations. ...
British Rail Class D1/3 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The British Rail Class 02 were a class of twenty 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives built by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960 (first ten, D2850-D2859) and 1961 (D2860-D2869) for service in areas of restricted loading gauge and curvature such as docks. ...
British Rail Class D2/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BRs most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. ...
The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class, built between 1952 and 1962 and were the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops. ...
The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class, built between 1952 and 1962 and were the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops. ...
British Rail Class D2/5 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
Built for use on the Scottish Region. ...
British Rail Class D2/7 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
Built for use on the Eastern & Scottish Region. ...
Built for use on the Eastern & Scottish Region. ...
British Rail Class D2/10 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
In 1958, Brush Traction Ltd and Beyer Peacock co-operated to produce five prototype diesel-electric shunting locomotives of 0-4-0 wheel arrangement. ...
British Rail Class D2/12 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
British Rail Class D3/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
D3312 at Kings Cross, 1963 in British Railways green livery 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975 in British Rail blue livery. ...
British Rail Class D3/3 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The British Rail Class 10 railway locomotive was a variation on the Class 08 diesel-electric shunter in which the English Electric engine was replaced by a Blackstone engine and traction motors were either GEC or BTH. The locomotives were built at the BR Works in Darlington and Doncaster over...
British Rail Class D3/5 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
Class D3/6 were diesel shunters built in 1935 by English Electric for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ...
Class D3/7 were diesel shunters built from May 1939 through to July 1942 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at their Derby Works. ...
British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ...
British Rail Class D3/9 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
British Rail Class D3/10 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
British Rail Class D3/11 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
British Rail Class D3/12 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
CLASS 12 This was the second batch of standard SR shunters based on the English Electric 6KT 350 hp (260 kW) diesel engine. ...
British Rail Class D3/14 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
| | Main-line diesels: | 15 · 16 · 17 · 20 · 21 (I) · 21 (II) · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 33 · 35 · 37 · 40 · 41 (I) · 41 (II) · 42 · 43 (I) · 43 (II) · 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 50 · 52 · 53 · 55 · 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 66 · 67 History Ordered under the Modernisation Scheme as Type 1 locomotives for local passenger and freight traffic in the London area. ...
The CLASS 16 locomotive was ordered under the Modernisation Scheme as a Type 1 locomotive for the Eastern Region; based on prototype No. ...
Ordered as a successor to the pilot scheme Type 1 locomotives, fitted with a centre cab. ...
D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ...
British Rail did not run a Class 21 diesel locomotive in service. ...
The Class 21 diesel locomotives built by Vossloh in 2004-2005 are the second class of locomotives to use the Class 21 designation. ...
D6343 with Hymek D7072 at Old Oak Common, 1965. ...
The British Rail Class 23 Bo-Bo Diesel-electric locomotives (so-called Baby Deltics) were a ten strong class of locomotives built by the English Electric Company in 1959. ...
An unidentified Class 24 at Mossend yard in September 1976. ...
Description The British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1961. ...
26014 and 26008 ready to depart Inverness with a passenger train, September 1977. ...
British Rails Class 27 comprised 69 diesel locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. ...
British Rails Class 28 diesel locomotives or as they were usually known Metrovicks were built as part of the early modernisation plan. ...
British Rails Class 29 diesel locomotive was part of British Rails modernization in the 80s. ...
Class 31, no. ...
Class 31, no. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
Preserved D7017 at Minehead in 1979 The British Rail Class 35 is a class of mixed traffic Bo-Bo diesel locomotive with hydraulic transmission. ...
No. ...
The British Railways Class 41 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow during 1957 and 1958. ...
The British Rail Class 41 was the original classification for the power cars of the prototype High Speed Train. ...
D852 Tenacious at Old Oak Common, 1964 British Railways Type 4 Warship class diesel hydraulic locomotives were introduced in 1958. ...
The British Rail Class 43 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company from 1960-1962. ...
For the other locomotive given TOPS Class 43, see British Rail Class 43 (Warship Class). ...
The British Rail Class 44 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby Works from 1959 to 1960. ...
The British Rail Class 45 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby and Crewe Works from 1960 to 1962. ...
Departmental locomotive 97403 Ixion at a Coalville open day 1 September 1985. ...
Two Class 47s, Nos. ...
The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between September 1965 and July 1966. ...
50050 Fearless at Reading, 1975. ...
British Rail assigned Class 52 to the class of 74 large Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964. ...
British Rail assigned Class 53 to the single Brush Traction-built prototype locomotive Falcon. ...
British Rail assigned Class 55 to the English Electric Type 5 express diesel locomotives built in 1961/2 for high-speed service on the East Coast Main Line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh. ...
Electroputere-built 56006 at Doncaster in 2003 painted in rail blue livery Preserved 56003 in Load-Haul livery. ...
Class 57, no. ...
58001, on display at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. ...
The Class 59 Co-Co diesel locomotives were built by General Motors Electro Motive Diesel for private British companies, initially Foster Yeoman (59/0). ...
Class 60s at Peak Forest In the mid 1980s British Rail was faced with an aging fleet of freight locomotives which required overhaul or replacement. ...
The Class 66 locomotive is a development of the Class 59 and used both on British and European railway networks—where it is marketed as EMD Series 66. ...
Two Class 67s lead a freight train through Bristol Parkway 67006 Royal Sovereign at Evesham on 26 March 2005. ...
| Main-line diesels
(pre-TOPS): | 10000-10001 · 10100 · 10201-10203 · 10800 · D8/1 · D8/2 · D10/1 · D10/2 · D10/3 · D11/1 · D11/2 · D11/3 · D11/4 · D11/5 · D12/1 · D12/2 · D12/3 · D13/1 · D14/1 · D14/2 · D15/1 · D15/2 · D16/1 · D16/2 · D17/1 · D17/2 · D20/1 · D20/2 · D22/1 · D22/2 · D23/1 · D25/1 · D27/1 · D33/1 · KA · KB 10001 at Bletchley, 1954. ...
British Rail 10100 was a steam powered locomotive built by BR Derby for British Rail in 1950. ...
British Railways Class D16/2 (10201-10202) was built by BR Ashford and introduced in 1950-1951. ...
British Rails Class 10800 was a main-line diesel locomotive built by NBL Ltd for British Rail in 1950 and later rebuilt by Brush Traction in 1961. ...
History Ordered under the Modernisation Scheme as Type 1 locomotives for local passenger and freight traffic in the London area. ...
The CLASS 16 locomotive was ordered under the Modernisation Scheme as a Type 1 locomotive for the Eastern Region; based on prototype No. ...
British Rail did not run a Class 21 diesel locomotive in service. ...
D6343 with Hymek D7072 at Old Oak Common, 1965. ...
D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ...
The British Rail Class 23 Bo-Bo Diesel-electric locomotives (so-called Baby Deltics) were a ten strong class of locomotives built by the English Electric Company in 1959. ...
British Rail did not run a Class 21 diesel locomotive in service. ...
An unidentified Class 24 at Mossend yard in September 1976. ...
26014 and 26008 ready to depart Inverness with a passenger train, September 1977. ...
D6343 with Hymek D7072 at Old Oak Common, 1965. ...
Description The British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1961. ...
British Rails Class 28 diesel locomotives or as they were usually known Metrovicks were built as part of the early modernisation plan. ...
British Rails Class 27 comprised 69 diesel locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. ...
Class 31, no. ...
Class 31, no. ...
Class 31, no. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
10001 at Bletchley, 1954. ...
British Railways Class D16/2 (10201-10202) was built by BR Ashford and introduced in 1950-1951. ...
Preserved D7017 at Minehead in 1979 The British Rail Class 35 is a class of mixed traffic Bo-Bo diesel locomotive with hydraulic transmission. ...
No. ...
The British Railways Class 41 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow during 1957 and 1958. ...
D852 Tenacious at Old Oak Common, 1964 British Railways Type 4 Warship class diesel hydraulic locomotives were introduced in 1958. ...
The British Rail Class 43 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company from 1960-1962. ...
The British Rail Class 44 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby Works from 1959 to 1960. ...
The British Rail Class 45 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby and Crewe Works from 1960 to 1962. ...
British Rail assigned Class 52 to the class of 74 large Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964. ...
British Rail assigned Class 55 to the English Electric Type 5 express diesel locomotives built in 1961/2 for high-speed service on the East Coast Main Line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
| | Electrics: | 70 · 71 · 73 · 74 · 76 · 77 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 20002 at East Croydon, 13 December 1967. ...
The British Rail Class 71 was a straight electric locomotive used on the Southern Region of British Railways. ...
Class 73, no. ...
The class 74 is an electro diesel locomotive that operated on the Southern Region of British Railways. ...
Preserved locomotive no. ...
Preserved locomotive, no. ...
British Rail allocated Class 80 to its prototype 25kV AC electric locomotive, numbered E1000 initially, and later E2001. ...
The class 81 was a straight electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line of the London Midland Region of British Rail. ...
This article needs to be wikified. ...
Class 83, no. ...
Preserved locomotive, no. ...
Class 85, no. ...
Class 86/6, nos. ...
No. ...
Class 89, no. ...
The first Class 90, No. ...
A class 91 at Peterborough in the late 1980s wearing original InterCity Swallow livery. ...
92027 George Eliot at Stafford in August 2005 with an intermodal train. ...
Artists impression of a Class 93 locomotive Class 93 is the traction classification assigned to the electric locomotives that were to enter service as part of British Rails InterCity 250 project on the West Coast Main Line. ...
| Electrics
(pre-TOPS): | AL1 · AL2 · AL3 · AL4 · AL5 · AL6 · EB1 · EE1 · EF1 · EM1 · EM2 · ES1 · HA · HB · JA · JB The class 81 was a straight electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line of the London Midland Region of British Rail. ...
This article needs to be wikified. ...
Class 83, no. ...
Preserved locomotive, no. ...
Class 85, no. ...
Class 86/6, nos. ...
British Rail Class EB1 was an electrically powered locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
British Rail Class EE1 was an electrically powered locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The British Rail Class EF1 (Electric Freight 1) was a class of electrically powered locomotives used by British Rail in England. ...
Preserved locomotive no. ...
Preserved locomotive, no. ...
British Rail Class ES1 was an electrically powered locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The British Rail Class 71 was a straight electric locomotive used on the Southern Region of British Railways. ...
The class 74 is an electro diesel locomotive that operated on the Southern Region of British Railways. ...
Class 73, no. ...
Class 73, no. ...
| | Departmental: | 97 · 97/6 · Eastern · Southern · Other Series British Rail reserved the TOPS Class 97 designation for departmental locomotives, which were used for special or engineering duties. ...
The British Rail Class 97/6 diesel shunting locomotives were purpose-built for departmental duties by Ruston & Hornsby at Lincoln in 1953 (97650) or 1959 (97651-654). ...
In 1952, the Eastern Region of British Rail introduced its own series for departmental (non-revenue earning) vehicles, including locomotives. ...
The Southern Railway numbered its departmental (non-revenue earning) stock, both locomotives and carriages in a series commencing at 1S. The series was retained by the Southern Region of British Rail, but amended so that the numbers carried a DS prefix instead of an S suffix. ...
Before TOPS Class 97 was issued to self-propelled locomotives in departmental (non-revenue earning) use, British Rail had such locomotives numbered in a variety of series, together with locomotives that were no longer self_propelled. ...
| | Prototypes: | 15097-15099 · 18000 · 18100 · D0226/D0227 · D0260 · D0280 · D9998 · DHP1 · DP1 · DP2 · GT3 · HS4000 · Janus/Taurus LNER Class Y11 was a class of petrol powered 0-4-0 locomotives built by Simplex and introduced in the years 1919-1925 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). ...
18000 was a prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for British Railways in 1949 by Brown Boveri. ...
18100 was a prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for British Railways in 1951 by Metropolitan Vickers, Manchester. ...
D0226 and D0227 were two prototype diesel shunting locomotives built in 1956 by English Electric at its Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. ...
D0260, named Lion, was a prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive built in 1962 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, in association with Sulzer and Associated Electrical Industries, at their Smethwick works in Birmingham to demonstrate their wares to British Railways. ...
British Rail assigned Class 53 to the single Brush Traction-built prototype locomotive Falcon. ...
In 1958, Brush Traction Ltd and Beyer Peacock co-operated to produce five prototype diesel-electric shunting locomotives of 0-4-0 wheel arrangement. ...
DHP1, meaning Diesel Hydraulic Prototype number 1, was a protoype Type 3 mainline diesel locomotive built in 1965 by Clayton to demonstrate their wares to British Railways. ...
DP1, or DELTIC as it is more popularly known, was a demonstrator locomotive built by the English Electric company in 1955. ...
DP2, meaning Diesel Prototype number 2, was a prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive built in 1962 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. ...
GT3, meaning Gas Turbine number 3 (following 18000 and 18100 as gas turbines 1 and 2), was a prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built in 1961 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry in Newton_le_Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. ...
HS4000, named Kestrel, was a prototype high-powered mainline diesel locomotive built in 1968 by Brush Traction, Loughborough to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. ...
Janus and Taurus were two prototype shunting locomotives built in 1956 and 1961 respectively by the Yorkshire Engine Company to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. ...
| Diesel locomotives · Electric locomotives · Miscellaneous locomotives · Diesel multiple units · Electric multiple units · Departmental multiple units This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e. ...
This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e. ...
This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e. ...
This page lists every diesel-powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i. ...
This page lists every electric-powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i. ...
The 900 series classes were reserved for multiple units in departmental stock, most of which were converted from old passenger units. ...
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