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By the end of 1964, the name "British Railways Universal Trolley Equipment" and the acronym "BRUTE" were in use, by which time some 2500 were in use on the Western Region, with 2000 on order for other regions. [4] They were fabricated on a production line at Swindon Works. In August 1964 output was 100 per week, 150 per week two months later ...
Caledonian Railway: 300041 Well Trolley St. Rollox, CR Dia No. 41 1896 Bo'ness [211] LSWR: 5830 Open Carriage Truck Eastleigh, LSWR Dia No. 1641 1898 Yeovil [212] 1978– Shell-Mex and BP: 3171 Four-wheel rectangular tank wagon 1901 Shildon [213] 1983–7775 NER: 4551 Four-wheel 8-plank hopper 1902 Shildon [214] 1978–7093 NER: 63229 Stores ...
Pages in category "British railway wagons" ... British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment; British Rail VGA; C. Cargowaggon IGA; CDA wagon; Conflat; G. General utility van;
British United Traction was a major supplier of diesel engines for British Rail's first-generation diesel multiple units.These engines were built in 125 hp (93 kW), 150 hp (110 kW) and 230 hp (170 kW) versions and were branded AEC, Leyland or Leyland-Albion.
British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment (BRUTE) A type of platform trolley found on stations all over the UK rail network from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Broad gauge Track where the rails are spaced farther apart than standard gauge, or 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) [22] Bubble car A nickname for a British Rail Class 121 railcar [36 ...
British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was the rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance subsidiary of British Rail. It was established on 1 January 1970 by the British Railways Board to operate its 14 rolling stock maintenance centres and to provide construction, maintenance, and repair services to Britain’s railways.
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The Wickham trolley was a railway engineering personnel carrier built by D. Wickham & Co of Ware, Hertfordshire. This long established firm introduced their rail trolley in 1922 as a lightweight track inspection and maintenance vehicle. This was a success and production of rail trolleys and railcars for inspection and maintenance continued ...