British Rail 18100: prototype gas turbine-electric locomotive British Rail 18100 Comprehensive overview of British Rail 18100, the 1951 Metropolitan‑Vickers gas turbine‑electric prototype used on Western Region express services and its role in postwar traction…
British Rail DP1 — the Prototype Deltic locomotive British Rail DP1 DP1, built by English Electric in 1955, was the demonstrator for the Deltic design. Its twin-engine, high-power layout led to British Rail's Class 55 'Deltic' production locomotive…