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The British Rail Class 77, also known as Class EM2, is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotive. They were built by Metropolitan Vickers in 1953-1955 for use over the Woodhead Line between Manchester and Sheffield. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 721 KB) British Rail Class 77, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 721 KB) British Rail Class 77, no. ... 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. ... Modern three-phase AC locomotive (DBAG Class 152) A GG1 An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electric motors which draws current from an overhead wire (overhead lines), a third rail, or an on-board storage device such as a battery or a flywheel energy storage system. ... Metropolitan-Vickers, Metrovick, or Metrovicks, was a British heavy industrial firm of the early-to-mid 20th century formerly known as British Westinghouse. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. ... This article is becoming very long. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ...

Description

Seven locomotives of this type were constructed. They represented the first Co-Co type of overhead electric locomotive built for use in the United Kingdom. The design was based on that of the smaller Class EM1, which dated from 1941. Initially, 27 locomotives of this type had been planned, but by the early 1950s, the benefits of using the 25 kV AC system had been demonstrated, which meant that the Woodhead Line would be an isolated electric system. Consequently the order was cut to just seven locomotives. A British Rail Class 47 Co-Co locomotive. ... Preserved locomotive no. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... 25 kV AC is one of the most common voltages used for railway electrification, usually at 50 Hz or 60 Hz depending on that countrys normal mains frequency. ... The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. ...

The locomotives were initially numbered 27000-27006 and were painted in BR black livery. All seven were named after characters from Greek mythology in 1959-1960. They were primarily used for express passenger trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria. In 1957, the class was renumbered with the addition of an "E" prefix to the number. In the early 1960s, the class started to receive the standard BR green livery. At least one of the class received the electric blue livery carried by the AC electric locomotives. The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the telling of stories created by the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the general, on the ancient Greek civilization. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The class was withdrawn en-mass in September 1968. They were stored at Bury by BR in the hope of sale to a foreign railway. The passenger service for which the Class 77s were built continued to be operated by Class 76s, but was withdrawn on 5th January 1970. The Woodhead Line was closed in 1981. Statistics Population: 60,718 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD805105 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bury Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... The Woodhead Line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. ...

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In September 1969 the entire class was sold to Dutch Railways, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), where they became NS 1500 Class. They were renumbered in the 1500 series in the order they left their workshops, where they received various modifications, including new headlight clusters. The locomotives also retained their names. One locomotive, no. E27005 Minerva was broken up and used for spares. The remaining six locomotives were employed until final withdrawal in 1986. Double decker train at Amsterdam Central Station. ... Preserved locomotive, no. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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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. ... 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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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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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. ... 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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 networksâ€”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. ... 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. ... D202 at Liverpool Street in green livery, 1963. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... Class 90/0, no. ... A class 91 at Peterborough in the late 1980s wearing original InterCity Swallow livery. ... Class 92, no. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... TOPS Class 98 has been used to cover all steam locomotives used on the mainline in Britain, but also has a particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol 2_6_2T locomotives that remained in the ownership of British Rail after the end of mainline steam traction in August 1968. ... When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, their shipping fleet was incorporated into the system as Class 99. ... what idiot did that? ... 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. ...

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