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  2. Category : Diesel–electric locomotives of Great Britain

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    Media in category "Diesel–electric locomotives of Great Britain" This category contains only the following file. Lion cover photo (Modern Railways, August 1962).jpg 397 × 250; 17 KB

  3. Laira Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot - Wikipedia

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    They were transferred to other depots after a few months but Laira received a fresh allocation in 1964 and by October 1971 the whole fleet of 74 locomotives were based here. [19] Withdrawals started in 1973 and the last were withdrawn in 1977. [20] By this time British Rail Class 50 diesel-electric locomotives had taken over many of their ...

  4. Diesel locomotives of British Rail - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Doncaster Works - Wikipedia

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    New buildings in 1949 were designed with the British Railways Mark 1 all-steel carriages in mind. In 1957, BR Standard Class 4 76114, the last of 2,228 steam locomotives, was completed. [4] [5] In November 1963 60009 Union of South Africa was the last of an estimated 10,000 steam locomotives to be overhauled at Doncaster Works. [6]

  6. List of British Rail Class 47 locomotives - Wikipedia

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    The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Brush's Falcon Works in Loughborough and at British Railways' Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British mainline ...

  7. List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes

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    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 Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-0112-X. Marsden, Colin J. (1983). British Rail Motive Combined Volume 1983.

  8. List of Great Central Railway locomotives and rolling stock

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    Number and name Type Builder Photograph Livery History Owner Notes No. 6990 "Witherslack Hall" GWR 6959 Class 4-6-0: Swindon Works: BR Lined Green, Early Emblem: Built in 1948. 6990 was selected as a post-nationalisation locomotive to participate in the Locomotive Exchanges of 1948 on the former Great Central Main Line.

  9. Category:Locomotives of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Electro-diesel locomotives of Great Britain (6 P) ... British Rail locomotives (6 C, 9 P) D. Diesel–electric locomotives of Great Britain (73 P, 1 F) G.