Peter Rich describes a Swindon-buiit class of BR standard locomotives which had a hint of GWR influence. I was out on the foreshore again with the pipes the other day practicing the Piohaireachd of Donald Dhu when my mind drifted off into our model engineering world with the thought that...
As the last steam locomotives were being withdrawn, the corporation was re-branded British Rail (see British Rail brand names for a full history). This re-branding introduced the double-arrow logo, still used by National Rail under licence to represent the industry as a whole; the ...
starting with theNAA Propelling Control Vehicle (PCV). Developed exclusively for the EFE Rail range, these new models depict the vehicles created for Rail Express Systems in the mid-1990s and the new models feature directional lighting, along with cab lighting for DCC users. In addition to the ...
United Kingdom (1942-1943) Semi-Amphibious Cargo Vehicle – 3 Prototypes Built The Hexonaut’s story began between 1942 and 1943. Operating in Burma (now Myanmar) during the Second World War, the British ‘Forgotten Army’ – the 14th Army – had as much of an enemy in the harsh ...
London Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class 6170 British Legion was a British steam locomotive. 6170 was constructed in 1935 utilising the frames of the unsuccessful experimental high pressure compound locomotive 6399 Fury. The frames were combined with a new type of boiler designed by ...
In addition to the collection of steam locomotives and rolling stock, there is a large display of smaller exhibits and models. The Museum is still rail-connected, allowing restored locos access to the main line for working steam excursions. With the privatisation of Kenya Railways, the Museum ...
General Jackson’s Pedrail United Kingdom (1915-1918) Prototype – 1 Partially Completed Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton had been there right at the birth of the British plan for the machines which were to become known as tanks. In 1915, this veteran of Victorian campaigns in India and ...
Also known as: British RailWritten and fact-checked byThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Updated: Jan. 13, 2025•Article History byname: British Rail Date: 1947 - present Recent News Jan. 11, 2025, 10:36 AM UTC(BBC)Great British Rail fare sale: Government confirms cheaper tickets Briti...
A rail network providing easy and cheap access to all major British industrial centres was soon created, and steam ferry links between Liverpool and the Wirral, across the Mersey estuary,…Read More railroads In railroad: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway The Liverpool and Manchester, Stephenson...