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British Rail 15107
British Rail 15107 was a 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunter locomotive commissioned by the Great Western Railway from its Swindon Works, but delivered to British Railways after nationalisation. It had a Petter 4-cylinder engine. Its shed allocation in 1950 was Western Region, 82B, St Philip's Marsh, Bristol. Number 15107 had a short life and never acquired a British Railways classification. It was withdrawn in June 1958 and broken up at Swindon. See also * British Rail Class D3/14 * GWR diesel shunters * List of British Rail classes This article lists the wide variety of locomotives and multiple units that have operated on Great Britain's railway network, since Nationalisation in 1948. British Rail used several numbering schemes for classifying its steam locomotive types ... Sources * Brush Diesel & Electric Locomotive Works List, re-printed by the Industrial Railway Society in 1999 * Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (various dates) * "Western Region Alloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four (British railway companies), Big Four British railway companies, and was privatisation of British Rail, privatised in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in January 1963, when it was formally renamed the British Railways Board. The period of nationalisation saw sweeping changes in the railway. A process of dieselisation and Railway electrification in Great Britain, electrification took place, and by 1968 steam locomotives had been entirely replaced by diesel and electric traction, except for the Vale of Rheidol Railway (a narrow-gauge railway, narrow-gauge tourist line). Passenger train, Passengers replaced freight train, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unique Locomotives
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Scrapped Locomotives
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Railway Locomotives Introduced In 1949
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Individual Locomotives Of Great Britain
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C Locomotives
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Brush Traction Locomotives
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British Rail Diesel Locomotives
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List Of British Rail Classes
This article lists the wide variety of locomotives and multiple units that have operated on Great Britain's railway network, since Nationalisation in 1948. British Rail used several numbering schemes for classifying its steam locomotive types and other rolling stock, before settling on the TOPS computer system in the late 1960s. TOPS has remained in use ever since. Steam locomotives * Steam locomotives in use after 1968: Class 98 Diesel and electric locomotives * Diesel locomotives: Classes 01–70 * DC electric and electro-diesel locomotives: Classes 70–79 * AC electric locomotives: Classes 80–96 * Departmental locos (those not in revenue-earning use): Class 97 * Miscellaneous locomotives, including builders' demonstrators. Shipping fleet British Rail's shipping fleet: Diesel multiple units * Units with mechanical or hydraulic transmission: Classes 100-199 * Units with electric transmission: Classes 200–299 Electric multiple units * Overhead AC units: Classe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWR Diesel Shunters
The Great Western Railway purchased two diesel shunters, and ordered a further seven immediately prior to Nationalisation, which were delivered to British Rail in 1948–49. The two shunters used by the GWR were numbered 1 and 2, while a series commencing at 501 was planned for the new locomotives ordered in the 1940s. British Rail numbered 2 and the new locomotives in a series commencing at 15100. 1 This locomotive was built by Fowler in 1933 and was used at Swindon Works. It was an 0-4-0 diesel mechanical shunter with a engine, diameter wheels and a wheelbase of . It was very similar to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway's departmental locomotive number 2, which was built a couple of years later. It was withdrawn in 1940 and sold to the Ministry of Supply. 2 / 15100 This locomotive was built by Hawthorn Leslie in 1936 and allocated to Swindon. It was a 0-6-0 diesel electric shunter, very similar to the London Midland and Scottish Railway 7069 class (later British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rail Class D3/14
British Rail Class D3/14 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by the London and North Eastern Railway at its Doncaster Works. It had a Petter engine, and Brush Traction electricals. It was absorbed by British Railways on nationalisation, but was withdrawn in the pre-TOPS era. History Originally laid down as a D3/9, the frames were moved from Doncaster Works to Brush Traction's Falcon Works in Loughborough for final assembly. It was completed in September 1947 and undertook trials with LNER in November 1947. In January 1948, it was moved to Temple Mills Yard in London for further trials. It was then moved to March Whitemoor Yard. In December 1948, it was returned to Loughborough and was acquired by British Rail upon nationalisation. In April 1949, it was delivered to March shed. Whilst based at March, it was used on short freight services between Ferme Park and Herne Hill. It moved to Hornsey Depot in December 1951, however it was moved to Crewe Works later that mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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