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 - Br Standard Class 4 4-6-0: Encyclopedia Ii - Br Standard Class 4 4-6-0 - Background
The class 4s were designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes that the class 5s were too heavy for. It was essentially a tender ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Railed Roads And Tramways 1676 To 1825
History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails. As early as 1676 railed roads were in use in Northumberland to ease the conve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Br Standard Class 4 Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Br Standard Class 4 Tank - Design And Construction
On the decision to build the BR standards, a standard class of class four tank engines was ordered, based on the ex-LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T w...   » 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 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 42: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 42 - Service
The D800s were originally intended for the Paddington-Birmingham route and tests proved that their extra weight and power allowed them to...   » 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 Football Clubs In Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Clubs In Scotland - Clubs In Membership Of The Scottish Football League
List of football clubs in Scotland - First Division. Airdrie United F.C. Brechin City F.C. Clyde F.C. Dundee F.C. Hamilton Academical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advanced Passenger Train: Encyclopedia Ii - Advanced Passenger Train - Background
In the mid 20th century, British Rail express services were being compared unfavourably, and perhaps unfairly, with France's TGV and Japa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - Europe
National teams European Football Championship Baltic Cup British Home Championship (extinct) Balkan Cup (extinct) Dr. Gerö Cup (discont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lickey Incline: Encyclopedia Ii - Lickey Incline - History And Geography
It is part of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, surveyed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1832, who chose a route well to the east. Wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London Midland Region: Encyclopedia Ii - London Midland Region - Territory
The LMR's territory consisted of ex-LMS lines in England and Wales, except for lines east of Skipton. LMS lines in Scotland became part o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London Midland Region: Encyclopedia Ii - London Midland Region - Locomotives And Rolling Stock
The LMR inherited ex-LMS types of steam locomotive. Initially, an M prefix was added to numbers but later 40000 was added instead, giving...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The Development Of The Railways 1825 To 1923
Two railways were the pioneers in railway development in England. History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Railway Mania
Although the Government was in favour of the development of trunk railways to stimulate economic recovery (in which they were tremendousl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Further Progress
The financial success of these lines was beyond all expectations and interests in London and Birmingham soon planned to build two lines t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Early Successes
The financial success of the early railways was phenomenal, as they had no real competition. The roads were still very slow and in poor c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The 1980s
In the 1980s the government of Margaret Thatcher was famously hostile to the railways. In 1983 a civil servant named David Serpell unviel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The Beeching Era
For main article see Beeching axe. By the early 1960s the railways were running at a huge deficit, and patience with them by the governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The Modernisation Plan
The modernisation plan of the mid to late 1950s, was intended to bring the railway system kicking and screaming into the 20th century. Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Nationalisation
The Transport Act 1947 nationalised all private forms of mass transport in Great Britain. The British Transport Commission (BTC) was form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The Grouping Period
During the First World War the whole system was taken under government control and run by the Railway Operating Division of the War Offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Following The Grouping: 1923-1947
In the 16 years before the outbreak of WWII the new companies set about the tremendous task of rebuilding railways which had had little o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The 1970s
The 1970s saw British Rail succesfully introduced high speed diesel train services in 1976 with the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Major Railway Companies In Great Britain
History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways. Great Central Railway (GCR): before 1897 the GCR was called the Manches...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The Railways In The Post-war World
In the post-war world, lifestyles underwent radical changes, cars became affordable to the masses, new road and motorways were built. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 35: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 35 - Multiple Working
The Hymeks were capable of operating in multiple (with one driver), but only with each other. The electro-pneumatic control system only a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - Asia
National teams Asian Nations Cup East Asian Cup Tiger Cup (ASEAN) South Asian Football Federation Cup South Asian Federation Games South...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - North America
National teams CONCACAF Gold Cup UNCAF Nations Cup Caribbean Cup Clubs CONCACAF Champions' Cup List of football soccer competitions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - South America
National teams Copa América (CONMEBOL) Clubs Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana List of football soccer compet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - Africa
National teams African Nations Cup African Games Central African Games (1976-1987) COSAFA Cup Clubs CAF Champions League CAF Confedera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - World
National teams FIFA World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Rous Cup (extinct) National youth teams FIFA World Youth ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail - Locomotives And Rolling Stock
British Rail - Locomotives. Main articles: Steam locomotives of British Railways, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Soccer Competitions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Soccer Competitions - Oceania
National teams Oceania Nations Cup List of football soccer competitions - Australia. Leagues A-League National Soccer League (extinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Football Clubs In Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Football Clubs In Scotland - Clubs In Membership Of The Scottish Junior Football Association
List of football clubs in Scotland - Scottish Junior Football Association Western Region. Annbank United F.C. Ardeer Thistle F.C. Ardr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 35: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 35 - Liveries
When first built, the Hymeks were given one of the more elaborate liveries. The main body of the locomotive was the standard Dark Brunswi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 35: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 35 - Preservation
Four locomotives survived to be preserved. D7017 - West Somerset Railway D7018 - West Somerset Railway D7029 - Severn Valley Railway D70...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Br Standard Class 4 Tank: Encyclopedia Ii - Br Standard Class 4 Tank - Withdrawal
In the 1960s there was a mass withdrawal of steam types. Older types were withdrawn in preference to the standard fours which all remaine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advanced Passenger Train: Encyclopedia Ii - Advanced Passenger Train - Further Uses Of Apt Technology
The initial research into vehicle dynamics was at the cutting edge in the 1960s. The knowledge obtained has passed into mainstream theory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advanced Passenger Train: Encyclopedia Ii - Advanced Passenger Train - Demise Of The Apt
Political and managerial pressure to show results led to the three APT-P trains being launched in 1981 when, in hindsight, it was not rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advanced Passenger Train: Encyclopedia Ii - Advanced Passenger Train - Apt Versus Tgv And Shinkansen
In contrast to the APT, France's high speed train, the TGV, developed around the same time, has been a great success. SNCF decided to dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 42: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 42 - Withdrawal
Prejudice against hydraulic transmission in the higher echelons of BR's engineering divisions decreed in 1967 that all the WR's diesel-hy...   » Read the article