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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 47
Two Class 47s, Nos. 47424 and 47607, at Bangor station with a passenger train in 1987.

The British Rail Class 47 is a class of British railway diesel locomotive. A total of 512 Class 47s were built between 1962 and 1968 at Crewe Works and the Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough, making them easily the most numerous class of British mainline diesel. They were fitted with the Sulzer 12LDA28 double straight-six unit producing 2,750bhp (2,050kW). They have been used on both passenger and freight trains on Britain's railways for over 40 years, and despite the introduction of numerous more modern types of traction, a significant number are still in mainline and private use today. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bangor Station looking north, viewed from Bangor Mountain Bangor railway station in Bangor, Gwynedd is the last mainland station on the London Euston to Holyhead North Wales Coast line. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... A modern Diesel locomotive. ... Crewe railway works was set up, beginning in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Brush Traction works in Loughborough, United Kingdom. ... Loughboroughs carillon Loughborough parish church The Brush engineering works Loughborough University Loughborough (pronounced locally as either , LUFF-burra or , LUFF-bruh, and more widely as [ˈlʌfˌb(ə)ɹə]) is a town in Leicestershire, central England with a population of 57,600 as of 2004. ... Sulzer Ltd. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... This article is about a unit of measurement. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ...


Origins

The Class 47 history begins in the early 1960s with the stated aim of the British Transport Commission (BTC) to completely remove steam locomotives from British Rail by a target date of 1968[1]. They therefore required a large build of lightweight Type 4 locomotives to achieve this aim. This required locomotives producing at least 2,500bhp but with an axle load of no more than 19 tons. However, the BTC were far from convinced that the future of diesel traction lay down the hydraulic transmission path of the Western Region, and began looking at various diesel-electric designs. The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlees post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the separate Ulster Transport Authority). ... One of the last mainline steam locomotives built in the UK: British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 no. ... British Railways, later British Rail, used a list of power classifications in order to categorise its main line diesel locomotive fleet. ... On railways, the axle load is the maximum weight of a train per pair of wheels allowable for a given section of track. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... A locomotive (from lat. ...


At least two prototype locomotives were built; D0260 LION, produced by AEI and BRC&W using a Sulzer engine[2], and D0280 FALCON, built by Brush Traction using Maybach engines[3]. However, the need for a large number of locomotives quickly was deemed paramount, and the pilot build of what would become Class 47 began before the prototypes could be comprehensively assessed[4]. This initial build of 20 locomotives (Nos. D1500 to D1519) were mechanically different from the remainder of the type[5], and would be withdrawn earlier. However, based on these and the success of LION, an order for 270 locomotives was made, which was later revised upwards a number of times to reach the final total of 512. Five locomotives, Nos. D1702 to D1706, were fitted with a Sulzer V12 12LVA24 power unit and classified as Class 48s; the experiment was not deemed a success, and they were later converted back into standard 47s. 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 Thomson-Houston (BTH) was a British engineering and heavy industrial company, known primarily for their electrical systems and steam turbines. ... The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRC&W) was a railway locomotive and carriage builder, founded in Birmingham, England and, for most of its existence, located at nearby Smethwick, with the factory divided by the boundary between the two places. ... Sulzer Ltd. ... British Rail assigned Class 53 to the single Brush Traction-built prototype locomotive Falcon. ... Brush Traction works in Loughborough, United Kingdom. ... Several Maybach 57 and 62 models at the 2005 Concours dElegance in Pebble Beach, CA. Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (IPA: ), founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl, was a German manufacturer of engines for Zeppelins and later, large and luxurious automobiles. ... Colombo Type 125 Testa Rossa engine in a 1961 Ferrari 250TR Spyder V-12 engine simplified cross-section V12 redirects here. ... 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. ...


In service

A typical Class 47 in its original condition, carrying British Railways two-tone green livery. This is D1941 at Swansea Landore Depot, in 1967
A typical Class 47 in its original condition, carrying British Railways two-tone green livery. This is D1941 at Swansea Landore Depot, in 1967

Eventually, 310 locomotives were constructed at Brush Traction's Falcon Works in Loughborough, and the remaining 202 at Crewe Works[6]. The first 500 locomotives were numbered sequentially from D1500 to D1999, with the remaining twelve being numbered from D1100 to D1111. The locomotives went to work on passenger and freight duties on all regions of British Rail. Large numbers went to replace steam locomotives, especially on express passenger duties[7]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 558 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 697 pixel, file size: 169 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Max Batten D1941, Brush type 4, later class 47 in two tone green at Swansea Landore depot in August 1967. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 558 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 697 pixel, file size: 169 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Max Batten D1941, Brush type 4, later class 47 in two tone green at Swansea Landore depot in August 1967. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... The electoral ward of Landore, City and County of Swansea, South Wales, consists of some or all of the following areas, Bon-y-maen, Cwm, Landore, Pentre-chwyth, Swansea, Cadle, Cockett, Felindre, Fforest-fach, Llangyfelach, Tirdeunaw, Waunarlwydd, Clydach, Craigcefnparc, Morriston, Pant-lasau, Plasmarl, Vardre, Ynystawe. ... Brush Traction works in Loughborough, United Kingdom. ... Loughboroughs carillon Loughborough parish church The Brush engineering works Loughborough University Loughborough (pronounced locally as either , LUFF-burra or , LUFF-bruh, and more widely as [ˈlʌfˌb(ə)ɹə]) is a town in Leicestershire, central England with a population of 57,600 as of 2004. ... Crewe railway works was set up, beginning in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. ...


The locomotives, bar a batch of 81 built for freight duties, were all fitted with steam heating boilers for train heat duties. The initial batch of twenty, plus D1960 and D1961, were also fitted with electric train heating (ETH)[8]. With this type of heating becoming the norm, a further large number of locomotives were fitted with this equipment. A steam generator is used in trains to provide heat, and sometimes air conditioning (via the steam jet system ) to passenger cars. ... Electric Train Supply or ETS is electricity which the locomotive uses to power the rolling stock, usually coaches. ...


In the early 1970s, it was decided to de-rate the engine output of the fleet from 2,750bhp to 2,580bhp (1,925kW)[9]. This significantly improved reliability by reducing stresses on the power plant, whilst not causing a noticeable reduction in performance[10]. All dimmers rely on heat conduction and convection to keep the electronic components cool. ...


Sub-Classes

In the early 1970s, the fleet were renumbered into the 47xxx series to conform with the computerised TOPS systems. This enabled a number of easily recognisable sub-classes to be created, depending on the differing equipment fitted. The original series were based on train heating capability and were as follows[11]; 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. ...

  • Class 47/0: Locomotives with steam heating equipment
  • Class 47/3: Locomotives with no train heating
  • Class 47/4: Locomotives with electric train heating

However, this numbering system was later disrupted as locomotives were fitted with extra equipment and were renumbered into other sub-classes.[12][13]. This section summarises the main sub-classes that were created.

Class 47/2 No. 47293 with a relief passenger train at York station in 1987.
Class 47/2 No. 47293 with a relief passenger train at York station in 1987.

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Class 47/0

Originally numbered from 47001 to 47298, these locomotives were the 'basic' Class 47 with steam heating equipment fitted[14]. In the 1970s and 1980s, with steam heating of trains gradually being phased out, all locomotives fitted with the equipment gradually had their steam heating boilers removed. Some were fitted with ETH and became 47/4s, whilst the others remained with no train heating capability and were therefore used mainly on freight work. In the 1990s, the class designation 47/2 was applied to some class 47/0s after they were fitted with multiple working equipment[10]. The locomotives involved also had their vacuum braking systems removed, leaving them air braked only. This was mainly a paper exercise, however, and the locomotives were not renumbered; in this article they are included in Class 47/0.
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Class 47/3 No. 47332 with a summer passenger train at Wainfleet station in 1988.

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Class 47/3

Originally numbered from 47301 to 47381, this sub-class were originally built with no train heating equipment and therefore remained freight locomotives almost exclusively for their working lives[15]. They were all fitted with slow speed control for working MGR coal trains (as were a number of Class 47/0s)[16]. However, during the summer months when train heat was not required, 47/3s could regularly be found hauling the extra trains that the holiday season brought.
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Class 47/4 No. 47523 in standard BR Blue, at Birmingham New Street station in 1988.
Class 47/4 No. 47523 in standard BR Blue, at Birmingham New Street station in 1988.

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Class 47/4

The designation for standard locomotives fitted with ETH and therefore used for passenger, mail and parcels use. 133 locomotives had been fitted by the time renumbering occurred, and shortly afterwards the sub-class had settled down to 154 locomotives, numbered 47401 to 47555, with one gap. Later, further class 47/0s were converted to class 47/4s and renumbered into the series, which eventually reached 47665[17].
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Class 47/9 No. 47901 on a railtour at Westbury station in 1987.
Class 47/9 No. 47901 on a railtour at Westbury station in 1987.

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Class 47/6 and Class 47/9

After being severely damaged in a derailment near Peterborough in 1974, locomotive 47046 was selected to be a testbed for the projected Class 56, and was fitted with a Ruston 3,250 bhp engine for assessment purposes. To identify it as unique, it was renumbered 47601. Later, in 1979, it was used again for the Class 58 project, fitted with another Ruston engine (this time of 3,300 bhp), and renumbered 47901. It continued with this non-standard engine fitted until its withdrawal in 1990[18].
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Class 47/7a No. 47715 Poseidon at the National Railway Museum in 2005.
Class 47/7a No. 47715 Poseidon at the National Railway Museum in 2005.

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Class 47/7

In the late 1970s, BR authorities identified a need to replace the ageing trains operating the Glasgow to Edinburgh shuttle services, in order to increase speed and reliability. The trains were operated by pairs of Class 27s, one at each end of this train. It was decided to convert twelve 47/4s to operate the service in push-pull mode. The locomotives would be known as Class 47/7 and would be fitted with TDM push-pull equipment and long-range fuel tanks, and be maintained to operate at 100 mph. The conversions began in 1979 and the service was operated completely by them from 1980. In 1983, the push-pull service spread to Glasgow-Aberdeen services, and a further four locomotives were converted. The sub-class therefore comprised Nos. 47701 to 47716, though a further locomotive, 47717, was converted in 1986 after the fire-damaged 47713 was withdrawn[19]. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... British Rails Class 27 comprised 69 diesel locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. ... A single GWR autocoach capable of push-pull operation. ... Time-division multiplexing (TDM) is a type of digital or (rarely) analog multiplexing in which two or more signals or bit streams are transferred apparently simultaneously as sub-channels in one communication channel, but physically are taking turns on the channel. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ...

Class 47/7b No. 47757 with a passenger train at Stafford station in 2002.
Class 47/7b No. 47757 with a passenger train at Stafford station in 2002.

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Class 47/7b and 47/7c

In the 1990s, further 47/4s were converted with long-range fuel tanks and the ability to be remotely controlled by a type of rolling stock known as propelling control vehicles, which were used on mail trains. They were also numbered into the 47/7 series, from 47721 onwards. With dwindling passenger work for them, a number of 47/8s, already fitted with the extra fuel tanks, were also renumbered into this series[20]. Rolling Stock banner Rolling Stock was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn. ... NAA 94335 at Plymouth on 29 August 2003. ... British Rail TPO vehicle NSA 80390 on display at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. ...


Two locomotives, 47798 Prince William and 47799 Prince Henry, were dedicated to use on the Royal Train, and were designated as Class 47/7c[21].
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Class 47/8 No. 47818, in 'one' livery at Cambridge station in 2004.
Class 47/8 No. 47818, in 'one' livery at Cambridge station in 2004.

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Class 47/8

The last of the original 47/4 conversions, from 47650 to 47665, were fitted with extra fuel tanks, giving them an extended range. Four earlier Class 47/4s were also converted. In 1989 it was decided to give these locomotives easy recognisability, and so these locomotives were renumbered into their own series from 47801 to 47820. At the same time, further locomotives were fitted with extra fuel tanks and renumbered; the series eventually reached 47854[22]. After the privatisation of British Rail, the sub-class was mainly used by Virgin Trains on cross-country work until the introduction of their Voyager trains. A combination of relatively recent overhauls, coupled with the versatility provided by the extra range of this sub-class has meant that they have remained operational longer than the majority of their classmates.
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Decline

By 1986, only five of the original 512 locomotives had been withdrawn from service, all because of serious accident damage[22]. However, with work for the class declining due to the introduction of new rolling stock, and spare parts becoming difficult to source, some inroads started being made.


The first locomotives to be targeted were the non-standard pilot batch of 20, now numbered 47401-47420. Three locomotives were withdrawn as life-expired in February 1986, and the remainder of the batch that had not recently been overhauled followed in the next two years. All 20 were withdrawn by 1992[23].


Meanwhile, BR drew up a 'hit-list' of locomotives for early withdrawal, mainly including those with non-standard electrical equipment, known as series parallel locomotives[24]. In the outset, withdrawals were slow, mainly due to the surplus of spare parts and new flows of freight traffic which required extra locomotives; only 61 locomotives had been withdrawn by the end of 1992. However, with the introduction of new traction, the rate of withdrawal quickly rose, with 86 more 47s reaching the end of their lives in the next three years[22]. With most of the non-standard locomotives withdrawn, the reduction of the fleet again proceeded more slowly. The privatisation of British Rail also produced new independent rail companies needing available traction until they could order new locomotives. From 1996 to 2006, an average of around fifteen locomotives per year were taken out of service[22]. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Current mainline operation

In 2007, after more than 40 years of front line passenger and freight operations, between 30 and 40 locomotives are operational at any one time on the National network[25]. The following is a list of companies currently operating Class 47s.

Class 47/3 No. 47316 'Cam Peak', carrying the livery of Cotswold Rail at Doncaster Works in 2004.
Class 47/3 No. 47316 'Cam Peak', carrying the livery of Cotswold Rail at Doncaster Works in 2004.
Class 47/7 No.47714 owned by Cotswold Rail but carrying the livery of Anglia Railways at Norwich Station in 2005.
Class 47/8 No. 47851 'Traction Magazine', owned by West Coast Railway Company stands at Ely Station with a Charter train in 2004. The locomotive carries its original number D1648.
Class 47/8 No. 47851 'Traction Magazine', owned by West Coast Railway Company stands at Ely Station with a Charter train in 2004. The locomotive carries its original number D1648.
  • Direct Rail Services (DRS) locomotives appear on freight, stock movements and occasional spot-hire duties.
  • Freightliner Heavy Haul own a small fleet for freight operation.
  • Cotswold Rail has a fleet of Class 47s which mainly operate on charter work and hire to other operators.
  • West Coast Railway Company is primarily a charter-train operator, and is currently expanding its fleet by overhauling withdrawn locomotives.
  • Victa Westlink Rail own one operational locomotive, which they inherited from the liquidated FM Rail.
  • Riviera Trains is a spot-hire company based at Crewe with a fleet of locomotives which are mainly used to haul charter trains, including the operation of the Blue Pullman tour train[26].
  • Seco Rail owns a small fleet of locomotives for duties hauling its track maintenance trains.

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Other working locomotives

Class 47s have proved very popular with preservationists and private railways, and more than 30 have now entered preservation, with the majority in working order[27]. A full list can be found at list of preserved Class 47s. A significant number of Class 47 locomotives have been preserved on heritage railways[1]. These are listed below. ...


Also, a total of 33 withdrawn locomotives have been rebuilt with EMD engines and re-classified as Class 57s[28][29]. The production versions work for the goods train company Freightliner, and the passenger train companies First Great Western and Virgin Trains Limited, with the original prototype being operated by the West Coast Railway Company. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. ... Class 57, no. ... There are two entries concerning Freightliner For the Freightliner Truck Company, please see Freightliner (truck) For the United Kingdom Rail Company, please see Freightliner_(UK) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire. ...


Incidents

  • 11 January 1965: D1734 was severely damaged after the freight train it was hauling ran out of control near Shrewsbury, eventually demolishing a signal box. It was withdrawn two months later, becoming the first Class 47 withdrawn after a working life of only eight months.[30]
  • 17 December 1965: D1671 THOR was derailed near Bridgend whilst hauling a train of empty coaches. Shortly afterwards, a freight train collided heavily with the wreckage, killing the drivers of both locomotives. D1671 was withdrawn some four months later. Its nameplates were salvaged, and transferred to No. D1677.[31]
  • 8 April 1969: D1908 was badly damaged when, while hauling a freight train at Monmore Green, it was struck head-on by a passenger train that had passed a signal at danger. D1908 caught fire after the accident and became the third Class 47 withdrawn.[32]
  • 13 March 1971: D1562 was wrecked after its power unit, which had been experimentally uprated, exploded at Haughley Junction while the locomotive was hauling a Liverpool Street to Norwich express.[33]
  • 11 June 1972: D1630 was involved in the notorious Eltham Well Hall rail crash in which six people were killed. The locomotive was repaired, but much later in its life when numbered 47849, it was withdrawn from the Class 57 rebuilding programme after damage was discovered which was thought to have dated back to the accident.[34]
  • 22 October 1979: 47208 became the fifth Class 47 to be withdrawn after suffering severe damage in a fatal accident at Invergowrie in Scotland. 47208 was hauling a Glasgow to Aberdeen service which collided with a local train which had stopped in front.[35]
  • 9 December 1983: 47299 (formerly 47216) was involved in a serious accident at Wrawby Junction in Lincolnshire, when whilst hauling an oil train, the locomotive collided with a diesel multiple unit resulting in the death of a passenger. It later emerged that the locomotive's renumbering was allegedly due to a warning given to BR by a clairvoyant who claimed to have foreseen a serious accident involving a locomotive numbered 47216.[36]
  • 10 July 1984: 47707 Holyrood was propelling the 17:30 express from Edinburgh to Glasgow from the rear, when the train collided with a cow near Polmont, derailing it and resulting in 13 deaths. The accident raised serious concerns about the safety of push-pull operation where the locomotive was at the rear of the train.[37]

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See also

UK Railways Portal

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References

  1. ^ Replacement of steam locomotives The railways archive - Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  2. ^ Feature on D0260 LION Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-05-31
  3. ^ Feature on D0280 FALCON Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-05-31
  4. ^ Introduction to Prototypes Class47.com Retrieved on 2007-05-31
  5. ^ Class 47 history Gloucester Transport History - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  6. ^ Class 47 History SEMG - Retrieved on 2007-06-01
  7. ^ Class 47 History GSWR - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  8. ^ Early diesel locomotives SEMG - Retrieved on 2007-06-01
  9. ^ Class 47 history Felgall.com - Retrieved on 2007-06-01
  10. ^ a b Locomotive modifications The Railway Centre - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  11. ^ Class 47 numbering The Railway Centre - Retrieved on 2007-05-31
  12. ^ Class 47 sub-classes The Junction - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  13. ^ Class47.com numbering Retrieved on 2007-06-14
  14. ^ Class 47/0 Class47.com -Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  15. ^ Class 47/3 Class47.com -Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  16. ^ Slow speed control Class 58 Loco Group - Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  17. ^ Class 47/4 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  18. ^ Class 47/6 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  19. ^ Class 47/7 Felgall Rail - Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  20. ^ Class 47/7 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-06-15
  21. ^ Locomotive pools Class47.com Retrieved on 2007-07-09
  22. ^ a b c d Class 47 withdrawal data Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  23. ^ 47401 History The 47401 Project - Retrieved on 2007-06-10
  24. ^ Class 47 Technical Details Railfan page - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  25. ^ Fleet Status wnxx.net - Retrieved on 2007-06-10
  26. ^ Blue Pullman tours Hertforshire Railtours - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
  27. ^ Class 47 Page Preserved Diesels - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
  28. ^ Class 57 page The Junction - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
  29. ^ Class 57 conversion The Railway Centre - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
  30. ^ locomotive D1734 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-07-08
  31. ^ locomotive D1671 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-07-10
  32. ^ locomotive D1908 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-07-10
  33. ^ locomotive D1562 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-06-04
  34. ^ locomotive D1630 Class47.com - Retrieved on 2007-05-14
  35. ^ Invergowrie accident report Railwaysarchive.co.uk - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
  36. ^ Jinxed locomotive 47299 Railfan article - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
  37. ^ The Polmont accident in the light of 2001 Selby Crash Danger Ahead - Retrieved on 2007-04-30
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... Great Western Railway No. ... British Rails Class 01 diesel locomotives were a short wheelbase 0-4-0 design for limited clearance operations. ... The Class 01/5 designation encompasses a variety of privately-owned shunting locomotives that are passed to operated on the British mainline railway system. ... 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. ... 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. ... Built for use on the Eastern & Scottish Region. ... Built for use on the Scottish Region. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... D3312 at Kings Cross, 1963 in British Railways green livery 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975 in British Rail blue livery. ... CLASS 09/0 Class 09, later 09/0, locomotives were modified from Class 08 locomotives and were re-geared to give a maximum top speed of 27. ... 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 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ... CLASS 12 This was the second batch of standard SR shunters based on the English Electric 6KT 350 hp (260 kW) diesel engine. ... The British Rail Class 13 was formed because in 1965 it was found necessary to provide more powerful shunters for the Tinsley Hump Yard. ... 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
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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. ... D6712 at Liverpool Street, 1963 in BR green with yellow warning panels. ... 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. ... HST power car 43127 is shown here crossing the Kennet and Avon Canal The British Rail Class 43 is the classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train power cars, built by BREL from 1976 to 1982 The class are officially the fastest diesels in the world, with an... 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. ... 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
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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. ... D6712 at Liverpool Street, 1963 in BR green with yellow warning panels. ... 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. ... InterCity 250 was the name of the proposed rolling stock, track and signalling upgrade project on the West Coast Main Line by British Rail in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

Electrics
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AL1 · AL2 · AL3 · AL4 · AL5 · AL6 · EB1 · EE1 · 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. ... 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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