British Rail Class 201 (6S) — narrow-profile diesel-electric multiple unit British Rail Class 201 Six-car narrow-profile DEMUs built 1957–58 for the London–Hastings line. Designed to pass restricted tunnels; later withdrawn as routes were modified or electrified. Some vehicles…
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 Classes 251 and 261 (Blue Pullman) British Rail Classes 251 and 261 Blue Pullman diesel‑electric multiple units introduced 1960 for luxury high‑speed Pullman services on British Rail; innovative but short‑lived, later classified as Classes 251 and…
British Rail coach designations Alphabetic codes used to identify passenger and non-passenger railway carriages in Britain, their structure, history, typical meanings and practical uses after nationalisation in 1…