This article lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e.g. diesel, electric, gas turbine, petrol) stock used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British …

British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968.

A range of diesel locomotives (Classes 37, 47, 31, 20 and 56) at Dereham. This article lists the wide variety of locomotives and multiple units that have operated on Great Britain's railway …

2 days ago · Diesel Shunting Locomotives up to 799hp Type 1 Locomotives:- 800-1000 hp Type 2 Locomotives: 1001-1499 hp Type 3 Locomotives: 1500-1999 hp Type 4 locomotives: …

British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. Many classes were rushed into service as part of the 1955 …

Petrol powered locomotives built by Simplex, introduced 1919–1925 by the GER and NBR (later LNER (1 built by LNER)), and subsequently inherited by BR. Prototype mainline gas turbine …

British Railways experimented with various types of diesel locomotives, from the diesel-mechanical small shunters, to the present day diesel-electric locomotive. Diesel-mechanical …

Built by English Electric between 1960-1965, the British Rail Class 37 (English Electric Type 3), was the mainstay of the British Rail diesel locomotive fleet. With its versatile design, it had the …

The British Rail Class 55, also known as a Deltic, or English Electric Type 5, is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Railways. Twenty-two …

Jul 5, 2017 · As the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive in the world at the time, Kestrel promised a motive power revolution… but it turned out to be ‘too good for its own good’! …