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British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. Many classes were rushed into service as part of the 1955 Modernisation Plan , but poor reliability and a rapid decline in rail transport meant that some would ...
British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 2000. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 1-902336-13-5. Hunt, David (2005). LMS locomotive Profiles Vol. 9: Main Line Diesel-Electrics Nos. 10000 and 10001. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-905184-04-2. Ian Allan (1969). British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power: Combined Volume. London: Ian Allan ...
0–9. British Rail Class 01; British Rail Class 01/5; British Rail Class 02; British Rail Class 03; British Rail Class 04; British Rail Class 05; British Rail Class 06
These locomotives worked on British Railways as demonstrators but remained in the ownership of the manufacturers: [1] NBL/Paxman 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic Tiger - preserved at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway
Diesel locomotive worked 400 yard long line in occasional use North West Water Authority Ashton works [1] after 1979 2 ft (610 mm) Dukinfield, England Locomotive-hauled railway North West Water Authority Llanforda Hall [1]? 1989 2 ft (610 mm) Oswestry, England Locomotive-worked railway serving the filtration beds and sand washing plant.
British Rail diesel locomotives (2 C, 106 P) D. Diesel–electric locomotives of Great Britain (73 P, 1 F) I. Industrial diesel locomotives of Great Britain (10 P) L.
The locomotives ordered were intended to match older types in terms of haulage capacity whilst at the same time being more fuel-efficient. The project was a collaborative effort between Freightliner and GE, with input from drivers on the cab design. [1] [2] The locomotives utilize a GE PowerHaul P616 diesel engine rated at 2,750 kW (3,690 hp). [3]
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 network, since Nationalisation in 1948.