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Encyclopedia - British Rail: Encyclopedia - British Rail
British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail - History
British Rail - Background. The rail transport system in Great Britain developed during the 19th century. After the grouping of 1923 by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways
This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. For rail museums, see List o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways - England
List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge. Appleby Frodingham Railway Astley Green Colliery Museum, Lancashire Av...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corfe Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - Corfe Castle - The Castle
The oldest surviving structure on the castle site dates to the 11th century, although evidence exists of some form of stronghold predatin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ck: Encyclopedia - Ck
CK can mean: Calvin Klein Cocos (Keeling) Islands, FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram Composite Corridor, a designation of British R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Mark 3: Encyclopedia - British Rail Mark 3
British Rail's third design of carriages was designated Mark 3. There were three sub-divisions; Mark 3, Mark 3A and Mark 3B. Mark 3 refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservatism: Encyclopedia - Conservatism
Conservatism Part of the Politics series Christian Democracy Liberal conservatism Neoconservatism Paleoconservatism Social conservatism A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Mcgee: Encyclopedia - Alan Mcgee
Alan McGee is a British music industry mogul famed for founding the independent Creation Records label which ran from 1983 to 2000. Born ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locomotive: Encyclopedia - Locomotive
Modelling A locomotive (from lat. locus motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corfe Castle: Encyclopedia - Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle is a small village and ruined castle dating back to the 11th century, situated in a gap in the Purbeck Hills, five miles sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 71: Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 71
The British Rail Class 71 was a straight electric locomotive used on the Southern Region of British Railways. British Rail Class 71 - His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caledonian Macbrayne: Encyclopedia - Caledonian Macbrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne (usually shortened to Cal-Mac) is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries between the mainland of Scotla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 43: Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 43
There have been two distinct types of British Rail locomotive that have been allocated Class 43. The NBL 'Warship Class' locomotives The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 1: Encyclopedia - January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways - Northern Ireland
List of British heritage and private railways - Narrow Gauge Railway. The Giants Causeway & Bushmills Railway ... See also:List...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways - Wales
List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge. Bridgend Valleys Railway Cambrian Railway Society Cambrian Railway Tru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways - Scotland
List of British heritage and private railways - Standard Gauge. Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway Caledonian Railway (Brechin), Angus Keit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ha: Encyclopedia - Ha
HA, Ha, and ha can refer to various things, depending on case. The all-uppercase HA may refer to: the HA! comedy channel, one of the pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of British Heritage And Private Railways - Channel Islands
List of British heritage and private railways - Alderney. Alderney Railway List of British heritage and private railways - Jersey. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tops: Encyclopedia - Tops
The Total Operations Processing System, better known by its initials TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Br: Encyclopedia - Br
BR or Br or br may stand for: Bad Religion, a punk rock band Battle Rifle, in Halo 2. Battle Royale, a Japanese cult movie Bayerischer R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Conservatism: Encyclopedia - American Conservatism
Conservatism Part of the Politics series Christian Democracy Liberal conservatism Neoconservatism Paleoconservatism Social conservatism A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombardier: Encyclopedia - Bombardier
Bombardier Inc. (IPA /bɔ̃baʁdje/) TSX: BBD.SV.B TSX: BBD.MV.A, a Canadian company, was founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 251: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 251 - Background And History
The Blue Pullman units were the last flowering of the Pullman ideal on British Railways. The cars were the last to be allocated numbers i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 31: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 31 - Current Operations
British Rail Class 31 - English Welsh and Scottish Railway EWS. The final three EWS locomotives were withdrawn in 2001. British Rail C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 205: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 205 - Description
This class of unit were built in four different batches for use on different lines. The first batch of units, numbered 1101-1118 were bui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 35: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 35 - Development
They were developed for the Western Region, which preferred hydraulic transmission. 101 of this class were built between 1961 and 1964. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 207: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 207 - Preservation
Three complete units have been preserved: 207017 - Spa Valley Railway 207202 - East Lancashire Railway 207203 - Swindon and Cricklade Ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 45: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 45 - Fleet Details
... See also:British Rail Class 45, British Rail Class 45 - Preservation, British Rail Class 45 - Fleet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 73: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 73 - Current Operations
Since privatisation, the Class 73 fleet has been reduced in size following the large-scale withdrawals of the EWS and Gatwick Express fle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 66: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 66 - Current Operations
British Rail Class 66 - Direct Rail Services. Direct Rail Services (DRS) is the latest company to opt for Class 66 locomotives. Previou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 57: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 57 - Current Operations
British Rail Class 57 - Freightliner. In 1997, Freightliner placed an order for an initial six Class 57/0 locomotives. The first of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 74: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 74 - History
The ten examples of Class 74 electro diesel were rebuilt from the Class 71, pre-TOPS type HA straight electric locomotives. Twenty-four e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 76: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 76 - Tommy - The Prototype
The prototype, LNER No. 6701 was completed at Doncaster Works in 1941 to a design by Nigel Gresley, but electrification of the Woodhead R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 82: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 82 - History
Ten locomotives were designed by the Metropolitan Vickers division of AEI (Associated Electrical Industries) and built by Beyer-Peacock a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 81: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 81 - History
As part of the modernization of the West Coast Main Line which included electrification, 100 locomotives of five types were acquired. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 77: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 77 - Description
Seven locomotives of this type were constructed. They represented the first Co-Co type of overhead electric locomotive built for use in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 55: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 55 - Production
Following trials with a prototype locomotive, DP1 Deltic, an order was placed with English Electric for a production fleet of twenty-two ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 52: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 52 - The Diesel-hydraulic Experiment
When switching to diesel traction, as part of the Modernisation Plan of the 1950s, BR designed and commissioned designs for a large numbe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 390: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 390 - Description
In 1997, when Virgin Trains won the InterCity West Coast franchise, they were obliged to replace the ageing train fleet they inherited wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 373: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 373 - Types And Ownership
Two types were built: the Three Capitals sets consist of two power cars and eighteen carriages, including two powered bogies; the North o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 37: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 37 - Current Operations
British Rail Class 37 - Direct Rail Services. British Rail Class 37 - English Welsh and Scottish Railway. EWS currently operates a sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 40: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 40 - Description
Introduced between 1958 and 1962, 200 of this English Electric design were built and were the pride of the British Rail early diesel flee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 43 Hst: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 43 Hst - History
When originally built between 1976 and 1983, the production High Speed Train (HST) units were considered to be diesel-electric multiple u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 50: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 50 - Refurbishment
Between 1979 and 1984, the Class 50 fleet was refurbished at Doncaster Works. The work involved simplifying the complex electronics and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 47: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 47 - Current Operations
British Rail Class 47 - Direct Rail Services DRS. Direct Rail Services (DRS) has a fleet of four active class 47s, 47237/298/501/802. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 357: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 357 - Description
British Rail Class 357 - Class 357/0. The first batch of 44 Class 357/0 units were built to replace the Class 310 slam-door units, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 204: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 204 - Preservation
Of the original 2H units, a single driving trailer has been preserved. 205008 (ex-1121) - DTCsoL 60820 - Hastings Diesels at St. Leonard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 101: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 101 - Description
The British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple units were built by Metro-Cammell at Washwood Heath in Birmingham from 1956 to 1959, following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 08: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 08 - Overview
The locomotives were built at the BR Works of Crewe, Darlington, Derby and Doncaster. The Class became sub-class 08/0, when locomotives f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 104: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 104 - Description
The British Rail Class 104 diesel multiple units were built by Birmingham RC&W from 1957 to 1959. The class was gradually taken of se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 116: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 116 - Parcels Use
Three units were converted to carry parcels traffic and reclassified as Class 130, though the individual coaches were not renumbered. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 117: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 117 - Operations
In 2000 Class 150 Sprinter units replaced the Class 117 units on Silverlink. For many years, passenger services on the Birmingham Cross-C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 05: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 05 - Miscellaneous Facts
A 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunter built by Hunslet Engine Company, 1955-61. Numbered 11136-11176, later D2500-D2619; D2554 was given the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Locomotive And Multiple Unit Numbering And Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - British Locomotive And Multiple Unit Numbering And Classification - 1948 Numbering And Classification
Immediately after Nationalisation, BR had to decide how to number and classify the stock it had inherited from the 'Big Four' companies, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balloon Loop: Encyclopedia Ii - Balloon Loop - Examples
Balloon loop - Passenger. Olympic Park, Sydney - passenger. Platforms 1 and 4 are for boarding; platforms 2 and 3 are for alighting. C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bakerloo Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Bakerloo Line - Stations
in order from north to south Note: Between Watford Junction and Queen's Park, the Bakerloo line used surface lines and stations belonging...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birmingham Snow Hill Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Birmingham Snow Hill Station - History
The station was opened in 1852 on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line from London (Paddington) to Wolverhampton Low Level Station. It or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bollington: Encyclopedia Ii - Bollington - Cotton Mills
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Bollington was a major centre for cotton milling. At one time there were as many as thirteen m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Leyland Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - British Leyland Motor Corporation - Timelines
Note: The car brands of BSA were divested, BSA was not merged into Jaguar. British Leyland Motor Corporation - Merged Companies. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 121: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 121 - Current Operations
Upon privatisation of Britain's railways, the Class 121 fleet was only operated by one passenger company, namely Silverlink, with several...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 144: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 144 - Description
At the beginning of the 1980s, British Rail (BR) had a large fleet of ageing "Heritage" DMUs built to many different designs in the late ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 180: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 180 - Current Operations
The Adelante fleet was originally deployed on a wide variety of First Great Western services. These included: London Paddington to Brist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Classes 170 And 171: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Classes 170 And 171 - Current Operations
British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Anglia Railways / 'One' Railway. Anglia Railways ordered two batches of Turbostars. The first batch ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 20: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 20 - Overview
Designed around relatively basic engine technology each 73 ton unit provides 1000hp and can operate at up to 75mph. Designed to work ligh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 201: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 201 - Preservation
One complete unit, has been preserved. 1001 - Hastings Diesels Several of the vehicles now operate in preserved mainline registered uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 202: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 202 - Preservation
One complete unit, has been preserved. 1013 - Hastings Diesels In addition, two vehicles from unit 1012 have also been preserved. 1012...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 165: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 165 - Description
Two batches of units were built for different subdivisions of Network SouthEast (NSE). These are described below. British Rail Class 165...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 159: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 159 - Current Operations
Upon privatisation of British Rail, the West of England route passed to the South West Trains franchise, which was won by the Stagecoach ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 150: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 150 - Current Operations
As one of the most widely used types of DMU, following privatisation, the Class 150 fleet was divided among many different franchises. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 153: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 153 - Current Operations
Upon privatisation of British Rail, the Class 153 fleet was divided amongst several different operators. British Rail Class 153 - Anglia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 156: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 156 - Current Operations
After privatisation, the Class 156 fleet was split between several franchises, which are described below. British Rail Class 156 - 'One'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 158: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 158 - Operations Since Privatisation
After privatisation of Britain's railways, the Class 158 fleet was divided amongst several franchises, all of which are detailed below. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 83: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 83 - History
Fifteen engines of British Rail Class 83 were built between 1960 and 1962 by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, as part of British Rail'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 930: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 930 - Electric Units
The Southern Region initially numbered its departmental EMUs in a series between S1 and S101. In 1968, a new series was adopted; 001-099....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Network Rail: Encyclopedia Ii - Network Rail - Track Maintenance
In October 2003 Network Rail announced that it would take over all track maintenance work from private contractors, following concerns ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Napier & Son: Encyclopedia Ii - Napier & Son - Early History
David Napier founded the company in Soho, London in 1808, and made a wide variety of products including steam-powered printing presses an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moorgate Tube Crash: Encyclopedia Ii - Moorgate Tube Crash - Details Of The Incident
The train was on the 8:39am run on the Northern City Line service on short, 7-minute round trips between Drayton Park and Moorgate, termi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Clyde Line: Encyclopedia Ii - North Clyde Line - Rolling Stock
The line was electrified in 1960, and marked the introduction of the legendary Class 303 electric multiple unit, joined later by the simi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northern Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Northern Line - History
Northern Line - Formation of the Northern Line. The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), London's first deep-level tube railway...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rail Express Systems: Encyclopedia Ii - Rail Express Systems - Routes
Travelling Post Office Routes London-Glasgow London-Carlisle London-Newcastle London-Dover London-Norwich Penzance-Bristol Plymouth-Newc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Privatisation Of British Rail: Encyclopedia Ii - Privatisation Of British Rail - 1980s Developments
The Thatcher administration developed a policy of selling off the nationalised industries into private ownership, or privatisation. As fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moorgate Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Moorgate Station - Sub-surface Station
All parts of the station are sub-surface. The Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line and Thameslink platforms are lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merseyrail: Encyclopedia Ii - Merseyrail - Network: The Loop And Link
The nucleus of the network are the underground sections in the centre of Liverpool and under the River Mersey to Birkenhead. The Mersey R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Wight Festival 1970: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 - The Mood Of The Fans
1969 and Woodstock had been the last hurrah of the 'Love Generation'. The peace and love movement that began in San Francisco in 1967 was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intercity 225: Encyclopedia Ii - Intercity 225 - Service History
The InterCity 225 entered service with British Rail on the East Coast Main Line in 1990. The units also operate on a small section of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jimmy Savile: Encyclopedia Ii - Jimmy Savile - Television And Radio Career
Savile started off his radio career working as a Radio Luxembourg DJ from 1958 to 1967. On 1 January 1964, he presented the first televis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash: Encyclopedia Ii - Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash - The Disaster Site
The disaster occurred at the point where the main line from London to South Wales and the West of England switches from two lines in each...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marylebone Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Marylebone Station - National Rail
The mainline station has only four platforms (although this is due to be increased to six) making it one of the smallest of the railway t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locomotives Of The Great Western Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Locomotives Of The Great Western Railway - Withdrawal
Withdrawal of ex-GWR locomotives took place earlier than for the other 'Big Four' companies as the Western Region took the decision to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Rail Transport In Great Britain - Historical Overview
Great feats of engineering were performed in its creation. Examples from the Victorian era are the building of the Forth Bridge, 1890, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Train: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Train - Locomotives Nominated For The Royal Train
Although railways often had nominated locomotives for hauling the Royal Train (with special high maintenance regimes), no locomotive had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waterloo & City Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Waterloo & City Line - Trains
The line has had only three sets of rolling stock in its lifetime. The original wooden stock used from the line's opening in 1898 lasted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transport In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Transport In The United Kingdom - Railways
The rail network in the United Kingdom consists of two independent parts, that of Northern Ireland and that of Great Britain. Since 1994,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weardale Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Weardale Railway - Collapse And Administration
The project was characterised by a capital intensive, 'top down' approach. This could not be sustained by the available revenue base. Wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Coast Main Line: Encyclopedia Ii - West Coast Main Line - History
The line was built in parts between the 1830s and the 1860s, with the first parts being the Grand Junction Railway (Warrington - Birmingh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wolverton Milton Keynes: Encyclopedia Ii - Wolverton Milton Keynes - Old Wolverton
The town name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Wulfhere's estate'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wluerintone. The o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgin Trains: Encyclopedia Ii - Virgin Trains - Mixed Fortunes
On privatisation, Virgin West Coast inherited a mixture of Mk.2 and Mk.3 coaches, with electric locomotives of Classes 86, 87 and 90. Vir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tramlink: Encyclopedia Ii - Tramlink - Routes
Tramlink consists of a varied mixture of street track shared with other vehicles, dedicated track within the street, and off-street track...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Rail: Encyclopedia Ii - National Rail - National Rail And Network Rail
The term National Rail should not be confused with the term Network Rail. National Rail is a brand used to explain and promote passenger ...   » Read the article