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Used as a spares donor for Great Western Railway's fleet of ‘Castle’ power cars at Plymouth Laira depot, taken for scrapping at Sims Metal, Newport on 31 May 2022. [23] 43198 – Driver Brian Cooper 15 June 1947 - 5 October 1999 Driver Stan Martin 25 June 1950 - 6 November 2004. Great Western Railway: Virgin CrossCountry: Great Western ...
List of British Rail Class 43 (HST) power cars - Names and conditions of all locomotives. High-speed rail in the United Kingdom - General history of UK high-speed rail transport. XPT (Express Passenger Train) - Australian high-speed train whose design was derived from the HST. Passenger locomotives in use in the UK
Locomotive Services Limited: 121: British Rail: Diesel 70 110 1 1 142: Pacer: 75 120 1 2 Lumo: 803: AT300: AC electric 125 200 5 5 Merseyrail: 777/0: METRO: DC electric 75 120 46 4 Third rail mode only 777/1: 7 Third rail mode - full top speed, battery mode - 62 mph / 100 km/h Network Rail: 153: Sprinter: Diesel 75 120 4 1 Track inspection [27 ...
In 2012 it was returned to the UK and became part of the DRS fleet, being used at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal from the end of 2013. After this works contract ended, the locomotive was stored at Barrow Hill before being placed by DRS on loan to the GCR in 2016, under the care of the Heavy Tractor Group.
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 ...
Instead of seven cars, the trains were composed of six cars, each about 6 feet (1.8 m) longer than the 1959 Stock cars. This allowed a symmetrical train with fewer cars and bogies. [34]: 407 Space for luggage for passengers connecting with flights at Heathrow was left beside the doors, leaving 44 seats in each car. [34]: 408–409
Sleeping Car Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France, Blanc-Misseron: 1936 Shildon [183] 1978–7047 LNER: 650 Buffet Car York: Dia No. 167, Lot No. 761 1937 York [184] 1978–7065 LMS: 5987 Corridor Brake Third Derby: Dia No. 1968, Lot No. 1035 1937 York [185] 1977–7000 LMS: 45053 Mobile Test Unit 1938 Embsay [186] LMS: 799 Twelve ...
When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were incorporated into the system as Class 99. In order to circumvent restrictions of the application software, these ships were entered on TOPS as locomotives, 'hauling' the trains which they carried on board.