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British Rail Class 57
The British Rail Class 57 (BR Class 57) is a class of Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives rebuilt from Class 47s by Brush Traction between 1997 and 2004.
British Rail Class 60
The British Rail Class 60, also called Brush type 5, is a class of 100 heavy freight diesel-electric locomotives built by Brush Traction for British Rail between 1989 and 1991.
British Rail Class 66
The British Rail Class 66 is a six-axle Co-Co diesel-electric freight locomotive built by EMD from 1998 for EWS, becoming the standard heavy freight locomotive in Britain.
British Rail Class 67
The British Rail Class 67 (EMD JT42HW-HS) is a class of thirty Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built by Alstom in Valencia, Spain, in 1999 and 2000 for EWS.
British Rail Class 710
The British Rail Class 710 Aventra is a family of 54 electric multiple-unit trains built by Bombardier at Derby for London Overground, in service since May 2019.
British Rail Class 73
The British Rail Class 73 is a class of 49 electro-diesel locomotives built for the Southern Region between 1962 and 1967, the first of their kind in Britain.
British Rail Class 755
The British Rail Class 755 is a bi-mode multiple-unit train built by Stadler Rail for Greater Anglia, running on diesel or 25 kV overhead electricity.
British Rail Class 76
British Rail Class 76, formerly the LNER Class EM1, was a class of 57 electric locomotives built 1950 to 1953 to haul coal over the Woodhead route.
British Rail Class 769
The British Rail Class 769 is a four-car bi-mode multiple unit in Great Britain, created by converting surplus Class 319 electric trains to add diesel power under Porterbrook's FLEX program.
British Rail Class 800
The British Rail Class 800, or Intercity Express Train, is a British bi-mode intercity train built by Hitachi from 2014 to 2018, replacing the InterCity 125.
British Rail Class 802
The British Rail Class 802 is a British bi-mode intercity train built by Hitachi from 2016 to 2019, running Great Western Railway, TransPennine Express, and Hull Trains services.
British Rail Class 820
The British Rail Class 820 is a Hitachi tri-mode multiple unit ordered by Grand Central, using overhead wires, batteries, or diesel power, with delivery expected in 2028.
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86, originally known as the AL6, is a class of 100 AC electric locomotives built in 1965 and 1966 for the West Coast Main Line.
British Rail Class 89
The British Rail Class 89 is a one-off prototype electric locomotive built in 1986 for the East Coast Main Line, numbered 89001 and named Avocet.
British Rail Class 897
The British Rail Class 897 is a class of ten-car tri-mode trains built by CAF for London North Eastern Railway, which will run them on the East Coast Main Line.
British Rail Class 90
The British Rail Class 90 is a class of 50 electric locomotives built at Crewe between 1987 and 1990 for express passenger and freight trains.
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91, known as the Electra, is a class of 31 electric locomotives that haul InterCity 225 trains on the East Coast Main Line.
British Rail Class 92
The British Rail Class 92 is a dual-voltage electric locomotive built by Brush Traction and ABB between 1993 and 1996 to haul freight through the Channel Tunnel.
British Rail D0260
British Rail D0260, named Lion, was a one-off 2,750 hp prototype diesel-electric locomotive built in 1962 by BRCW, Sulzer, and AEI, withdrawn in 1964 and scrapped in 1965.
British Rail GT3
British Rail GT3, or Gas Turbine 3, was a one-off 2,700 hp prototype gas turbine locomotive built by English Electric in 1961, scrapped after about two years of mainline service.
British Rail locomotive numbering and classification
British Rail locomotive numbering and classification covers the schemes used to number and classify British Railways locomotives and multiple units from nationalisation in 1948 until after privatization.
British Rail Mark 3
The British Rail Mark 3 is a railway passenger coach built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975, used in the InterCity 125 High Speed Train.
British Railways DP1
British Railways DP1, universally known as Deltic, was a prototype Co-Co diesel-electric locomotive built by English Electric at Preston in 1955, leading to the Class 55.
British Royal Train
The British Royal Train is a set of railway carriages built for travel by the British monarch, in service since 1977 and scheduled for decommissioning in 2027.
British steam railcars
British steam railcars were self-propelled passenger carriages with a built-in steam engine, running British branch lines from about 1900, most notably the GWR's 99 railmotors.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), founded in 1863, is a railroad union representing more than 51,500 engineers, conductors, and other train service employees in the United States.
Buchli drive
The Buchli drive is a single-axle electric locomotive drive invented by Swiss engineer Jakob Buchli for Brown, Boveri & Cie, powering the Swiss Ae 3/6 I and Ae 4/7 from 1920.
Budd Rail Diesel Car
The Budd Rail Diesel Car, also known as the Buddliner, is a self-propelled stainless steel diesel railcar built in five models by the Budd Company between 1949 and 1962.
Buenos Aires Underground 200 Series
The Buenos Aires Underground 200 Series is a fleet of Chinese-built electric metro trains that replaced the century-old La Brugeoise cars on Line A in 2013.
Buffing and draft gear
Buffing and draft gear is the assembly of springs, friction elements, and coupler hardware at a railcar's ends that cushions pulling and pushing forces between train vehicles.