The second longest-lived class of First Generation multiple units First introduced in 1956, the last of the Class 101 multiple units was not withdrawn until 2003, 47 years after its introduction. Found almost everywhere, the use of the class was notably concentrated on services in the east of Scotland, West Midlands, North East and West…
History The Class 144 Diesel Multiple Unit was built in 1986 to operate local services in West Yorkshire. It was a joint venture between British Rail (who built the underframes in Derby) and Walter Alexander & Co (who built the bodies in Falkirk). Final assembly and fitting out were done in Derby by British Rail….
A member of arguably the most successful class of diesel Introduced in 1959, the Class 37 (British Railways Type 3) has outlasted almost all the other classes of mainline locomotives introduced as part of the BR modernisation plan of 1955. Members of the class, introduced over 5 years, members of the class can still be…
A versatile freight locomotive, often used on passenger duties A successful first generation Type 2, these locomotives served the network well for over 25 years until withdrawn when the type of work for which they were designed or replaced by more modern machines. Popular with preserved lines, 20 have entered preservation, although not all are…
A long lived reliable class of first generation diesels 228 Type 1 diesel electric diesel locomotives were produced, introduced in 1957, examples of the class, 63 years after first manufacture, can still be seen across the network, usually working as pairs An ideal locomotive when a diesel’s required diesel It is testimony to the build…
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