British Rail Class 20 (English Electric Type 1) British Rail Class 20 A compact diesel-electric locomotive class built by English Electric from 1957–1968. Known as Class 20 or 'Chopper', widely used on freight and secondary passenger duties and often…
British Rail Class 24 (Type 2) diesel locomotives British Rail Class 24 British Rail Class 24 were mid-20th century Type 2 diesel-electric locomotives built 1958–1961. 151 were produced for mixed-traffic duties and formed the basis for the later Class…
British Rail Class 26 A medium-powered Type 2 diesel-electric locomotive built by BRCW in 1958–59. Forty-seven were produced for British Rail, mainly used in Scotland; the last were withdrawn from servi…
British Rail Class 47 diesel-electric locomotive British Rail Class 47 A widely used British mainline diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the 1960s. 512 were built; many worked passenger and freight services and a substantial number survive in pr…
British Rail Class 55 (Deltic) British Rail Class 55 High‑powered diesel‑electric locomotives built 1961–62 by English Electric for East Coast expresses. Nicknamed 'Deltic' for their Napier engines; withdrawn in 1981 with several pre…
