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British Rail Class ES1 was an electrically powered locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was an electrically powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period and a successor to the EM3 class. 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. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area â€“ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population â€“ Total (mid-2004) â€“ Total (2001 Census) â€“ Density Ranked 1st UK... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... 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. ...

Categories: British Rail electric locomotives | United Kingdom stubs Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... British Rails Class 01 diesel locomotives were a short wheelbase 0-4-0 design for limited clearance operations. ... 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. ... 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975. ... 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. ... 11001 was one of the first British Rail diesel locomotives, built in 1949 at British Rails Ashford Works. ... British Rails Class 11104 locomotive was built by Hibberd and introduced by British Rail in 1959. ... British Rails Class 15107 locomotive was built by BR Swindon and introduced by British Rail in 1948. ... 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. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... 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 Class 23 Bo Bo diesel electric so-called Baby Deltics were a ten strong class of locomotives built by the English Electric Company in 1959. ... Preservation Four locomotives have been preserved: D5032 / 24032 - North Yorkshire Moors Railway D5054 / 24054 - East Lancashire Railway D5061 / 24061 - North Yorkshire Moors Railway D5081 / 24081 - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Categories: Stub | British Rail locomotives | Bo-Bo locomotives ... Description The British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1961. ... Description Preservation Several locomotives have been preserved: D5300 / 26007 - Barrow Hill Engine Shed D5301 / 26001 - Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway D5302 / 26002 - Strathspey Railway D5304 / 26004 - Boness & Kinneil Railway D5310 / 26010 - Northampton & Lamport Railway D5311 / 26011 - Barrow Hill Engine Shed D5314 / 26014 - Caledonian Railway (Brechin) D5324 / 26024 - Boness & Kinneil Railway... 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. ... The British Rail Class 35 also known as a Hymek is a class of B-B diesel locomotive with hydraulic transmission. ... Class 37/0, no. ... 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. ... 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 43 127 is shown here crossing the Kennet and Avon Canal. ... 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. ... The British Rail Class 46 is a class of diesel locomotive. ... thank god for class 57s that took the bodies of 47s - NO MORE 47 FREAKS!!! POGO, LIVES IN YORK REAL NAME - PAUL ILLINGSWORTH GED THE TRAMP, BIRMINGHAM REAL NAME - GERALD IZAAC HAPPLE ADDRESS - 378 GILLIOTT ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM PHONE NO - 0121 454 4679 (PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE FOR GEN... thank god for class 57s that took the bodies of 47s - NO MORE 47 FREAKS!!! POGO, LIVES IN YORK REAL NAME - PAUL ILLINGSWORTH GED THE TRAMP, BIRMINGHAM REAL NAME - GERALD IZAAC HAPPLE ADDRESS - 378 GILLIOTT ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM PHONE NO - 0121 454 4679 (PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE FOR GEN... 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 twenty-two English Electric Type 5 express diesel locomotives built in 1961/2 and used for high-speed service on Britains 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. ... 59001 Yeoman Endeavour in revised Foster Yeoman livery in 2003. ... 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. ... Class 66 66108 at Didcot on 23 August 2004. ... Are not very good ... 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. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... The Class 23 Bo Bo diesel electric 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. ... Preservation Four locomotives have been preserved: D5032 / 24032 - North Yorkshire Moors Railway D5054 / 24054 - East Lancashire Railway D5061 / 24061 - North Yorkshire Moors Railway D5081 / 24081 - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Categories: Stub | British Rail locomotives | Bo-Bo locomotives ... Description Preservation Several locomotives have been preserved: D5300 / 26007 - Barrow Hill Engine Shed D5301 / 26001 - Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway D5302 / 26002 - Strathspey Railway D5304 / 26004 - Boness & Kinneil Railway D5310 / 26010 - Northampton & Lamport Railway D5311 / 26011 - Barrow Hill Engine Shed D5314 / 26014 - Caledonian Railway (Brechin) D5324 / 26024 - Boness & Kinneil Railway... 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 Rail Class D16/2 (Originally 10201-10202) was built by BR Ashford and introduced in 1950-1951 for British Rail. ... The British Rail Class 35 also known as a Hymek is a class of B-B diesel locomotive with hydraulic transmission. ... Class 37/0, no. ... 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 twenty-two English Electric Type 5 express diesel locomotives built in 1961/2 and used for high-speed service on Britains 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 Rail Class D16/2 (Originally 10201-10202) was built by BR Ashford and introduced in 1950-1951 for British Rail. ... 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. ... 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. ... The British Rail Class 84 was a straight electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line of the London Midland Region of British Rail. ... Class 85, no. ... Class 86/6, nos. ... Class 87, no. ... Class 89, no. ... Class 90/0, no. ... Class 91/1, no. ... 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. ... The British Rail Class 84 was a straight electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line of the London Midland Region of British Rail. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ...