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British Railways operated a number of ships from its formation in 1948 on a variety of routes. Many ships were acquired on nationalisation, and others were built for operation by British Railways or its later subsidiary, Sealink. Those ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were classed under TOPS as Class 99. [1]
Ships that sailed for British Rail from 1948 to 1997. for the rail company predecessors before 1948 see sub categories of Category:Ships by company some were operated by the British Transport Commission up to 1962 (when the BTC was abolished) from 1982 many were operated by Sealink (BR subsidiary)
Vessel Name Built by Launched Usual route Notes GRT; Cambria: LMS: 1949: Holyhead-Dublin Ordered by the LMS, but by the time she arrived, the LMS had been incorporated into the British Transport Commission. 1976 sold to Saudi Arabia, renamed Altaif: 4,972 Duke of Argyll: LMS: 1928: Heysham-Belfast Renamed Duke of Argyll II in 1955. Scrapped in ...
British carriage and wagon numbering and classification; British Rail Class 99 (ships) British Rail coach type codes; British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification; British Rail regional multiple unit numbering; British Rail TOPS first arrangement
List of British Rail power classifications; List of British Rail unbuilt locomotive classes; List of railway museums in the United Kingdom; British railway rolling stock; List of British railway-owned locomotive builders; List of British Rail TOPS depot codes; List of British Railways shed codes; List of British Railways steam locomotives as of ...
The British Rail Class 99 were a fleet of train ferries, most of which were owned by Sealink, that carried rail vehicles between Britain and mainland Europe. When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, these ships were incorporated into the system in order to circumvent some of the restrictions of the ...
T. List of active Thames sailing barges; Transport vessels for the British expedition to Balambangan Island (1803) Transport vessels for the British expedition to the Red Sea (1801)
The SR Merchant Navy class is a type of steam locomotive, designed by Oliver Bulleid, that ran on the British Southern Railway network. All were built at the Southern Railway's Eastleigh Works. The following table sets out the names, numbers and other vital statistics of the locomotives that comprised the class.