British Railways and British Rail

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English: British Railways (BR) was the nationalised state railway system in Great Britain from 1948 to the mid-1990s. It was formed from the amalgamation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies (GWR, LNER, LNWR & SR) in 1948. In 1965 it adopted the shortened brand name British Rail. In the 1980s BR began to operate under sub-brands called sectors, and it was broken up and privatised in stages between 1994 and 1997.

Rolling stock

See also: British Rail TOPS Locomotive classes.

Steam locomotives

Main category: British Railways standard classes

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  BR Standard Class 6 Clan
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  BR Standard Class 7 70029 Shooting Star
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  BR Standard Class 8 Duke of Gloucester
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  BR Standard Class 4 (Tank)
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  Blue Anchor 70000 Britannia
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  BR 2-10-0 Class 9F 92214 Cock o' the North
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  BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star

Diesel locomotives

Main category: Diesel locomotives of Great Britain

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  Class 41 (Warship) Diesel-hydraulic
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  Class 40 locomotive No.40128
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  Class 47 D1705 (TOPS 47117)
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  Class 50
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  Rail Class 43 InterCity 125

Electric locomotives

Main category: Electric locomotives of the United Kingdom

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  Class 71
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  Class 77
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  Class 81
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  Class 85
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  Class 89 (prototype)
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  Class 90
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  Class 91 InterCity 225
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  APT

Diesel multiple units

Main category: British Rail diesel multiple units

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  Class 101
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  Class 115
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  Class 121
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  Class 150 "Sprinter"

Electric multiple units

Main category: Electric multiple units, motor coaches and railcars of the United Kingdom

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  Class 302
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  British Rail Class 304
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  Class 312
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  Class 501
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  Class 503
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  Class 158

Carriages

Main category: British Rail coaching stock

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  Mk 1 coaches
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  Mk 2 coaches
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  Mk 3 coaches
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  Mk 4 coaches (in Virgin Trains livery)

Maritime

Main category: Sealink

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  Sealink ferries Horsa and Maid of Orleans
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  Sealink ferry St. George
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  Portsmouth to Ryde ferry

Stations

Main category: Railway stations opened by British Rail

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  London Bridge
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  London Kings Cross
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  Manchester Piccadilly
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  Liskeard
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  Fort William
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  Bicester Town

Branding

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  Rail Alphabet, the official BR typeface
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  A British Rail APTIS ticket
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  Station signage

Logos

Main category: British Rail logos

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  British Railways "Cycling Lion" logo (1948-56)
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  British Railways "Flying Sausage" logo
  (1948-1956)
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  British Railways "Ferret & Dartboard" logo
  (1956-1965)
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  British Rail "Double Arrow" logo (1965)

Train liveries

Main category: Train liveries of British Rail

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  GWR Brunswick green
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  LNER Apple Green
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  British Railways Chocolate & Cream
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  British Railways Crimson & Cream
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  British Railways Maroon
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  British Rail Electric Blue
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  British Rail Blue
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  British Rail Blue & Grey
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  "Large Logo"
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  InterCity 125 "Yellow & Blue"

Sectors

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  Intercity
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  Intercity (Swallow logo)
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  London & SouthEast ("Jaffa Cake")
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  Regional Railways
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  Network SouthEast ("Toothpaste")
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  Network NorthWest
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  ScotRail
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  Rail Express Systems
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  Railfreight Distribution