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From the introduction of TOPS in 1973, all British Rail diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units were allocated to a particular traction maintenance depot or TMD. . Drawing from the terminology of steam traction, these depots were generally referred to as "sheds", and indeed most locations were those which had possessed depots for steam loc
Closed to steam 1961 [ 58] Became 87H on closure of Neyland shed in September 1963. Closed to steam December 1963 [ 62] Became 88B in 1960. [ 64] Was 86C until 1960. Closed to steam 1965 [ 47] Became 86A [citation needed] Was a sub-shed of 88A (Cardiff Canton) from 1958 until it became 88L in 1962.
Coupon. In marketing, a coupon is a ticket or document that can be redeemed for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product . Customarily, coupons are issued by manufacturers of consumer packaged goods [ 1] or by retailers, to be used in retail stores as a part of sales promotions. They are often widely distributed through mail ...
The national telephone numbering plan is maintained by Ofcom, an independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. This list is based on the official standard, but includes defunct codes and historical changes, including the derivation of the two letter identities, in cases where known.
The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948–1968. The vast majority of these were inherited from its four constituent companies, the " Big Four ". In addition, BR built 2,537 steam locomotives in the period 1948–1960, 1,538 to pre-nationalisation designs and 999 to its own standard designs.
British steam railcars. Steam railmotor 45 at Penzance railway station. Tinted postcard photograph, c.1915. A steam railcar is a rail vehicle that does not require a locomotive as it contains its own steam engine. The first steam railcar was an experimental unit designed and built in 1847 by James Samuel and William Bridges Adams.
In 1952, the Eastern Region of British Rail introduced its own series for departmental (non-revenue earning) vehicles, including locomotives. [ 1] Numbers were allocated from 1 to 1000, with blocks of 100 numbers allocated to specific types of vehicle. This page only lists the locomotives (steam, diesel and electric), which took the number 1 to ...
The following is a list of British Railways steam locomotives as of the end of 1967. With main line steam ending in August 1968, these are the ones that survived to the last year. By this stage, steam locomotive stock had been severely reduced from over 20,000 locomotives at nationalisation to fewer than 370.