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The British Rail Class 50 is a class of diesel locomotives designed to haul express passenger trains at 100 mph (160 km/h). Built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows between 1967 and 1968, the Class 50s were initially on a 10-year lease from English Electric Leasing, and were employed hauling express passenger trains on the then non-electrified section of the West ...
BR Blue and Grey Great Central Railway: Stored. - 50203 - 50266 BR Blue Great Central Railway: Operational 101680 50204 - 51511 BR Green North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Stored Iris 2 50222 - 50338 BR Green Barry Island Railway: Operational 101692 50253 59303 (TSL) 50170 BR Green Severn Valley Railway: Operational. Moved to the SVR in September ...
BR Civil Engineers' grey/yellow Operational Operational based at Highley (31466 covered its role whilst it went in for overhaul.) [52] D7029 BR Class 35 B-B: Beyer Peacock: BR Blue Restoration Undergoing restoration at Kidderminster. [53] 37308 BR Class 37 Co-Co: Vulcan Foundry Stored Stored awaiting overhaul. [54] 40106 Atlantic Conveyor: BR ...
50: 56221–56270: LMR Driving-trailer sets 30493: Trailer Second with lavatory (TSL) 5: 59386–59390: ER (power-twin to) three-car sets 30498: Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) 9: 51416–51424: LMR power-trailer sets 30499: Driving Trailer Composite with lavatory (DTCL) 9: 56271–56279: LMR power-trailer sets 30601: Driving Motor Brake ...
The origins of the Class 90 can be traced back to various schemes performed by British Rail (BR) during the 1970s and 1980s. Several events, including the electrification of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and the cancelled procurement of the Advanced Passenger Train (APT), which was at one point intended for the APT to be the next major inter-city express train, had led to a significant ...
During the early 1970s, it became clear to British Rail planners that a new Type 5 locomotive to handle heavy freight services would be needed. However, ambitions to produce such a fleet were somewhat hamstrung by cutbacks at many of Britain's major railway workshops, having lost many skilled staff through multiple restructurings and cost saving drives; according to railway author Rodger ...
The Z engine was a 12-18 horsepower, 4 cylinder, L-head design that was said to resemble the model T Ford engine. By 1924 the company was in poor financial condition and Mulford managed to buy back the marine engine division, re-establishing Gray Marine Motor Company. Gray Motor Corporation ceased producing cars by 1926.
Gray iron, or grey cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has a graphitic microstructure. It is named after the gray color of the fracture it forms, which is due to the presence of graphite. [ 1 ] It is the most common cast iron and the most widely used cast material based on weight.