The UK National Collection is a collection of around 280 historic rail vehicles (predominantly of British origin). The majority of the collection is kept at four national museums:
Other items are on short or long-term loans to museums and heritage railways such as the Museum of the Great Western Railway at Swindon and the Head of Steam museum at Darlington.
These locomotives are all 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless noted otherwise.
Railway | Number and name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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S&D | Locomotion No. 1 | R Stephenson | 3 | 1825 | 0-4-0 | Shildon [1] | 1978–7010 | ||
Shutt End Colliery | Agenoria | Foster, Rastrick and Company | 1829 | 0-4-0 | York [2] | 1884–92 | |||
L&M | Rocket | R Stephenson | 19 | 1829 | 0-2-2 | Shildon [3] | 1862-5 | ||
S&D | Rocket | Replica | 1935 [Note 1] | 0-2-2 | York [4] | 1935–87 | |||
S&D | Rocket | Replica | Locomotion Enterprises (1975) Ltd. | 2 | 1979 [Note 2] | 0-2-2 | Shildon [5] | 1979–7002 | |
L&M | Sans Pareil | Timothy Hackworth | 1829 | 0-4-0 | Shildon [6] | 1864-45 | |||
L&M | Sans Pareil | Replica | 1979 [Note 3] | 0-4-0 | Shildon [7] | 2009–7054 | |||
L&M | Novelty | Ericsson and Braithwaite | 1829 [Note 4] | 0-2-2 | Manchester [8] | 1929-866 | |||
L&M | 9 Planet | Replica | Science and Industry Museum | 1992 [Note 5] | 2-2-0 | Manchester [9] | YD1995.128 | ||
Hetton Colliery | Bradyll | Timothy Hackworth | c. 1837 | 0-6-0 | Shildon [10] | 2008–7058 | |||
S&D | 18 Etherley | 1840 | [Note 6] | Shildon [11] | 1981-426 | ||||
S&D | 25 Derwent | Kitching | 1845 | 0-6-0 | Darlington [12] | 1978–7012 | |||
Hetton Colliery | Lyons | 1852 | 0-4-0 | Shildon [13] | 1978–7009 | ||||
GJR | Columbine [Note 7] | GJR Crewe | 1845 | 2-2-2 | Kensington [14] | 1975–7016 | |||
Furness | 3 Coppernob | Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy | 1846 | 0-4-0 | York [15] | 1975–7015 | |||
LNWR | 3020 Cornwall [Note 8] | LNWR Crewe | 1847 | 2-2-2 | Quainton Road [16] | 1975–7026 [17] | |||
Sandy and Potton [Note 9] | 5 Shannon | George England and Co. | 1858 | 0-4-0 WT | Didcot [18] | 1978–7013 | |||
LNWR | 1439 | 4ft shunter | Crewe | 1865 | 0-4-0 ST | Preston [19] | 1978–7015 | ||
MR | 158A | 156 Class | MR Derby | 1866 | 2-4-0 | Barrow Hill [20] [21] | 1978–7016 | ||
NER | 66 Aerolite [Note 10] | X1 (LNER) | NER Gateshead | 1869 | 2-2-4 T | Shildon [22] | 1975–7013 | ||
These locomotives are all 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge.
Railway | Number and name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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GNR | 1 | Stirling Single | GNR Doncaster | 1870 | 4-2-2 | York [23] | 1975–7014 | ||
LSWR | 30587 (BR [Note 11] ) | 0298 Class ("Beattie Well Tank") | Beyer Peacock | 1412 | 1874 | 2-4-0WT | Bodmin [24] | 1978–7018 [25] | |
Hebburn Works | 2 Bauxite | Black, Hawthorn | 305 | 1874 | 0-4-0ST | York [26] | 1953-354 | ||
NER | 1275 | 1001 Class | Dübs | 708 | 1874 | 0-6-0 | York [27] | 1975–7009 | |
NER | 910 | 901 Class | NER Gateshead | 1875 | 2-4-0 | Shildon [28] | 1975–7004 | ||
LBSCR | 82 Boxhill [Note 12] | A1 Class (Terrier) | LBSCR Brighton | 1880 | 0-6-0T | York [29] | 1975–7012 | ||
LBSCR | 214 Gladstone [Note 13] | B1 Class | LBSCR Brighton | 1882 | 0-4-2 | York [30] | 1975–7017 | ||
NER | 1463 | 1463 Class | NER Darlington | 1885 | 2-4-0 | Darlington [31] | 1975–7020 | ||
LYR | 1008 [Note 14] | Class 5 | LYR Horwich | 1 | 1889 | 2-4-2T | Bury [32] | 1976–7003 [33] | |
LNWR | 790 Hardwicke [Note 15] | Improved Precedent | LNWR Crewe | 3286 | 1892 | 2-4-0 | Shildon [34] | 1975–7023 | |
S&MR | 1 Gazelle | Alfred Dodman & Co. | 1893 | 0-4-2WT | Tenterden [35] | 1975–7010 | |||
NER | 1621 | M1 Class (LNER D17/1) | NER Gateshead | 1893 | 4-4-0 | Shildon [36] | 1975–7008 | ||
GNR | 1002 | Stirling Single | 1893 | [Note 16] | York [37] | 1978–7122 | |||
GER | GER 490 BR 62785 [Note 17] | T26 Class (LNER E4) | GER Stratford | 836 | 1894 | 2-4-0 | Bressingham [38] | 1975–7002 | |
LSWR | LSWR 245 [Note 18] | M7 Class | LSWR Nine Elms | — | 1897 | 0-4-4T | York [39] | 1978–7020 | |
GWR | 2516 | 2301 Class (Dean Goods) | GWR Swindon | 1557 | 1897 | 0-6-0 | Swindon [40] | 1978–7021 | |
TVR | TVR 28 [Note 19] | O1 Class | TVR Cardiff | 306 | 1897 | 0-6-2T | Gwili [41] | 1978–7022 | |
GNR | 990 Henry Oakley [Note 20] | Class C1 (small boiler) (LNER C2) | GNR Doncaster | 708 | 1898 | 4-4-2 | York [42] | 1975–7001 | |
MR | 673 [Note 21] | 115 Class | MR Derby | 1899 | 4-2-2 | York [43] | 1978–7023 | ||
GNR | 1247 [Note 22] | Class J13 (LNER J52) | Sharp Stewart | 4492 | 1899 | 0-6-0ST | York [44] | 1980–7001 | |
LSWR | 30120 [Note 23] | T9 Class | LSWR Nine Elms | — | 1899 | 4-4-0 | Swanage [45] | 1978–7024 | |
These locomotives are all 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless noted otherwise.
These locomotives are all 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless noted otherwise.
These locomotives are all 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless noted otherwise.
Railway | Number | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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BR | 70013 Oliver Cromwell | 7MT ("Britannia") | BR Crewe | 1951 | 4-6-2 | Loughborough [81] | 1978–7044 | ||
Industrial [Note 51] | 1 | Barclay | 2373 | 1956 | 0-4-0F | Shildon [82] | 1978–7045 | ||
Industrial [Note 52] | 5 Frank Galbraith | Sentinel | 9629 | 1957 | 0-4-0 VBT | Hull [83] | 1981–7000 | ||
BR | 92220 Evening Star | 9F | BR Swindon | — | 1960 | 2-10-0 | York [84] | 1975–7024 | |
Railway | Number or name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Gauge | Location | Object Number | Image |
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LNWR | Pet | LNWR Crewe | 1865 | 0-4-0 ST | 18 in (457 mm) | York [85] | 1978–7014 | |||
IoMR | 3 Pender | Beyer, Peacock | 1255 | 1873 | 2-4-0 T | 3 ft (914 mm) | Manchester [86] | Y1980.12 | ||
Ffestiniog Railway | Livingston Thompson | Double Fairlie | Boston Lodge | 1885 | 0-4-4-0 T | 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) | York | 1990–7368 | ||
LYR | Wren | Beyer, Peacock | 2825 | 1887 | 0-4-0 ST+T | 18 in (457 mm) | Bury [87] | 1975–7019 [88] | ||
Cape Govt. | 993 [Note 53] | SAR 7A | Sharp, Stewart | 4150 | 1896 | 4-8-0 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | York [89] | 2005–7445 | |
SAR | 2352 | SAR GL | Beyer, Peacock | 6639 | 1929 | 4-8-2+2-8-4 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | Manchester [90] | Y1984.873 | |
Railway | Name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Gauge | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Wylam Colliery | Puffing Billy | William Hedley | 1813 Rebuilt c.1830 | 4w VCG | 5 ft (1,524 mm) | Kensington [91] | 1862-2 | |||
SDR | Tiny [Note 54] | Vertical boiler | Sara and Company | 1868 | 0-4-0T | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) | Buckfastleigh [92] | 1978–7017 | ||
NWR | 3157 | Vulcan Foundry | 2764 | 1911 | 4-4-0 | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) | Manchester [93] | Y1982.2 | ||
GWR | North Star | Star (replica) | GWR Swindon | 1925 [Note 55] | 2-2-2 | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) | Swindon [94] | 1978–7011 | ||
GWR | Iron Duke | Iron Duke (replica) | Resco Railways | 1985 [Note 56] | 4-2-2 | 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) | Didcot [95] | 1985–1989 | ||
These locomotives are 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge.
Railway | Number (current) | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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C&SLR | 13 | Mather & Platt / Beyer, Peacock | 1890 | Bo | LT Museum [96] | 1923-301 | |||
Waterloo & City | 75S [Note 57] | Siemens Brothers & Co | 6 | 1898 | Bo | Shildon [97] | 1978–7003 | ||
NER | 1 [Note 58] | (BR) ES1 | BTH | 1904 | Bo-Bo | Shildon [98] | 1975–7022 | ||
NSR | 1 [Note 59] | Battery-electric | NSR / Thomas Bolton | 1917 | Bo | Shildon [99] | 1978–7004 | ||
CEGB | [Note 60] | Battery-electric | EE | 1378 | 1944 | Bo | Manchester [9] | Plant | |
BR | E26020 [Note 61] | Class 76 | BR Gorton | 1027 | 1951 | Bo-Bo | York [100] | 1978–7005 | |
BR | 1505 Ariadne [Note 62] | Class 77 (NS 1500) | BR Gorton | 1066 | 1954 | Co-Co | Manchester [101] | Y1987.207 | |
BR | E5001 [Note 63] | Class 71 | BR Doncaster | — | 1958 | Bo-Bo | Shildon [102] | 1978–7006 | |
BR | 84001 [Note 64] | Class 84 | North British | 27793 | 1960 | Bo-Bo | York [103] | 1979–7001 | |
BR | 87001 Stephenson | Class 87 | BREL Crewe | — | 1973 | Bo-Bo | York [104] | 2005–7698 |
Railway | Number | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Gauge | Location | Object Number | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Channel Tunnel Construction | RA36 | 4wBE/WE | Hunslet | 9423 | 1990 | 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) | York [105] | 1992–7394 | ||
All these coaches are 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge unless noted otherwise.
Railway | Unit number | Unit type or class | Car number | Car type | Builder | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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North Eastern Railway | Electric unit | 3267 | Parcels | 1904 | North Shields [106] | 1978–7067 | |||
Southern Railway | 1293 | 405 (4-SUB) | 8143 | Eastleigh Works | 1925 | York | 1978–7069 | ||
Southern Railway | 3131 | 404 (4-COR) | 11179 | MBTO | Lancing Carriage Works (underframes) Eastleigh Works (bodywork) | 1937 | Shildon | 1978–7071 | |
London & North Western Railway | LNWR electric | 28249 | MBTO | Metropolitan Cammell | 1915 | York | 1978–7068 | ||
Southern Railway | 2090 | 401 (2-BIL) | 12123 | MBT | Southern Railway | 1937 | Shildon [107] | 1985–7001 | |
Southern Railway | 2090 | 401 (2-BIL) | 10656 | DTC | Southern Railway | 1937 | Shildon [108] | 1985–7002 | |
Southern Region of British Railways | 4308 | 414 (2-HAP) | 61275 | DMBSO | Eastleigh Works | 1958 | Shildon [109] | 2010-7198/1 | |
Southern Region of British Railways | 4308 | 414 (2-HAP) | 75395 | DTC | Eastleigh Works | 1958 | Shildon [110] | 2010-7198/2 | |
Eastern Region of British Railways | 306017 | Class 306 |
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| Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Metro-Cammell | 1949 | Shildon [111] | 2010–7263 | |
JR-West | H94→Q2 | 0 Series Shinkansen | 22–141 | Panto/Cab | Hitachi | 1976 | York [112] | 2001–7500 | |
Eurostar International | Class 373 | 373308 | Power Car | GEC-Alsthom | 1994 | York [113] [114] | 2019–359 |
Railway | Number | Class or Type | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Glasgow Corporation [Note 65] | 585 | Standard | Glasgow Corporation | 1901 | Single truck | Wroughton (store) [115] | 1962-356 | ||
The following locomotives are all 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge and powered by diesel engines unless noted otherwise.
Railway | Number | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Industrial | Petrol | Motor Rail | 4217 | 1925 | 4wPM | Shildon [116] | 1987-7000 | ||
CEGB | D21 Hexhamshire | Diesel electric | Armstrong Whitworth | D21 | 1933 | 0-4-0 | Tanfield [117] [118] | 1978–7008 | |
LMS | 7050 | Diesel mechanical | Drewry/EE | Drewry 2047 EE 874 | 1934 | 0-4-0 | York [119] | 2008–7160 | |
BR | 13079 [Note 66] | Class 08 | BR Darlington | — | 1953 | 0-6-0 | Shildon [120] | 1985–7000 | |
BR | 08911 [Note 67] | Class 08 | BR Horwich | — | 1962 | 0-6-0 | York [9] | Plant | |
EE | DP1 Deltic | Prototype | EE | 2007 | 1955 | Co-Co | Shildon [121] | 1963–80 | |
BR | D8000 [Note 68] | Class 20 | EE/Vulcan | EE 2347 VF D375 | 1957 | Bo-Bo | York [122] | 1981–7002 | |
BR | 31018 [Note 69] | Class 31/0 | Brush | 71 | 1957 | A1A-A1A | York [123] | 1978–7000 | |
BR | D200 [Note 70] | Class 40 | EE/Vulcan | EE 2367 VF D395 | 1958 | 1Co-Co1 | York [124] | 1988–7001 | |
Industrial | H001 | Diesel hydraulic | Sentinel | 10003 | 1959 | 4wDH | Shildon [125] | 2009–7090 | |
BR | D2090 [Note 71] | Class 03 | BR Doncaster | — | 1960 | 0-6-0 | Shildon [126] | 1976–7005 | |
BR | D6535 [Note 72] | Class 33/1 | BRC&W | DEL 127 | 1960 | Bo-Bo | Loughborough [127] | 2005–7286 | |
BR | D2860 | Class 02 | Yorkshire Engine Co. | 2843 | 1961 | 0-4-0 | York [128] | 1978–7001 | |
BR | D6700 [Note 73] | Class 37 | EE/Vulcan | EE 2863 VF D579 | 1961 | Co-Co | Loughborough [129] | 2001–7861 [130] | |
BR | D9002 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [Note 74] | Class 55 | EE/Vulcan | EE 2907 VF D559 | 1961 | Co-Co | York [131] | 1987–7002 | |
BR | 09017 | Class 09 | Horwich Works | — | 1961 | 0-6-0 | York [9] | Plant | |
BR | D1023 Western Fusilier | Class 52 | BR Swindon | — | 1963 | C-C | Didcot [132] | 1978–7002 [133] | |
BR | 47798 Prince William [Note 75] [134] | Class 47 | BR Crewe | — | 1965 | Co-Co | York [135] | 2004–7243 | |
BR | 41001 [Note 76] | Class 41 [Note 77] | BREL Crewe | — | 1972 | Bo-Bo | Shildon [136] | 1988–7000 | |
BR | 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange | Class 43 | BREL Crewe | — | 1975 | Bo-Bo | York [137] | 2020-105 | |
BR | 43102 The Journey Shrinker | Class 43 | BREL Crewe | — | 1978 | Bo-Bo | Shildon [138] | 2021–966 [139] | |
These locomotives are all powered by diesel engines unless noted otherwise.
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Gauge | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Yorkshire Water Authority [Note 78] | Simplex No 2275 | Petrol | Motor Rail | 1377 | 1918 | 4w PM | 2 ft (610 mm) | Leighton Buzzard [140] | ||
Yorkshire Water Authority [Note 79] | Ruston Hornsby | 187105 | 1937 | 4w DM | 2 ft (610 mm) | Leighton Buzzard [141] | 1978–7046 | |||
NCB [Note 80] | 14 | Hudswell Clarke | DM1274 | 1962 | 0-6-0 DM | 3 ft (914 mm) | Shildon [142] | 2005–7601 | ||
NCB [Note 81] | 9 | Hunslet | 9227 | 1986 | Bo-Bo | 3 ft (914 mm) | Shildon [143] | 2005–7600 | ||
All these coaches are 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge and power by diesel engines unless noted otherwise.
Railway | Number | Class or Type | Builder | Works Number | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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GWR | 4 | Railcar | AEC | 1934 | York [50] | 1978–7070 | ||
BR | 51562 + 51922 | 2-car Class 108 | BR Derby | 1959–1960 | York [144] | 1993–7000 | ||
BR | 51192 + 54352 | 2-car Class 101 | Metro Cammell | 1957–1958 | NNR [145] | 2004–7105 | ||
BR | APT-E | Gas turbine prototype APT | BR Derby | 1970 | Shildon [146] | 1976–7002 | ||
BR | LEV1 | Experimental railbus | Leyland | 1975 | Shildon [147] | 1987–7017 | ||
BR | 142001 (55542 + 55592) | 2-car Class 142 | BR Derby | 1985 | Shildon [148] | 2020–106 | ||
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Diagram and lot no. | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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B&WR | Four-wheel composite | 1834 | York [149] | 1975–7037 | ||||
B&WR | Four-wheel second | 1834 | York [150] | 1975–7038 | ||||
B&WR | Four-wheel open third | 1834 | York [151] | 1975–7039 | ||||
L&BR | 2 | Four-wheel Royal Saloon | Underframe (Euston Works) Body (Carriage builder in Gough Street) | 1842 | York [152] | 1983–7001 | ||
M&BR | 1 | Four-wheel first | Wright and Sons | 1844 | Manchester Museum [153] | Y1993.101 | ||
S&DR | 31 | Four-wheel 1st & 2nd comp | Horner & Wilkinson | 1846 | Shildon [154] | 1975–7034 | ||
S&DR | 59 | Four-wheel 1st & 2nd comp | Tweeddale Barton | 1847 | Shildon [155] | 1975–7041 | ||
ECR | 64 | Four-wheel first | 1852 | York [156] | 1978–7054 | |||
NBR | 1 | Horse-drawn "Dandy Car" | NBR, St Margarets, Edinburgh | Dia 117 | 1856 | York [157] | 1975–7058 | |
Cornwall Railway | 5 | Broad gauge third (body section) | 1859 or 1865? | Wroughton (store) [158] [159] | 1995–7788 | |||
LNWR | 802 | 12-wheel Royal Saloon (two 6w bodies as one) | Wolverton | 1869, 1895 (rebuilt to 12w) | York [160] | 1983–7002 | ||
NLR | 32 | Four-wheel Directors' Saloon | Bow | 1872 | Shildon [161] | 1975–7029 | ||
MR | 901 | Six-wheel composite | Derby | Dia No. 516, Lot no. 111 | 1885 | York [162] | 1975–7033 | |
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway | 2 | 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge Brake comp/Obs saloon | Bristol | 1897 | York [163] | 1988–7002 | ||
ECJS | 12 | Clerestory Corridor Third | York | Dia No. 18, 14 | 1898 | York [164] | 1978–7056 | |
WCJS (LNWR) | 200 | Twelve-wheel 1st class Dining | Wolverton | Dia No. LNW29 | 1900 | Shildon [165] | 1975–7032 | |
LNWR | 800 | Twelve-wheel Royal Saloon | Wolverton | 1902 | York [166] | 1983–7004 | ||
LNWR | 801 | Twelve-wheel Royal Saloon | Wolverton | 1902 | Shildon [167] | 1983–7003 | ||
LSWR | 847 | Tri-comp Lavatory Brake | Eastleigh | Dia No. 69, Lot No. 1190 | 1903 | York [168] | 1978–7057 | |
LNWR | 303 | Brake First Corridor | Wolverton | Dia No. 127 | 1905 | York [169] | 1978–7058 | |
LNWR | 310 | Brake First Corridor | Wolverton | Dia No. 127 | 1905 | Shildon [170] | 1978–7059 | |
NER | 3591 | Clerestory Dynamometer Car | Darlington Works | Dia No. 101a | 1906 | York [171] | 1975–7050 | |
LSWR | 72 | Dining Saloon, later ambulance car | 1907 | York [172] | 2013–7191 | |||
ECJS | 395 | Twelve-wheel Royal Saloon | Doncaster | Dia No. 81 | 1908 | York [173] | 1983–7007 | |
GCR | 666 | Third Open | Dukinfield | Dia No. 5G1, Lot No. 5067 | 1910 | Swithland [174] [175] (available for transfer out of the collection 2020) [176] | 1988–7003 | |
SECR | 59 Topaz | Pullman Parlour First | Bristol | Dia No. G | 1914 | York [177] | 1975–7028 | |
MR | 3463 | Twelve-wheel 3rd dining | Derby | Dia No. 575, Lot No. 843 | 1914 | York [178] | 1975–7030 | |
Rhodesia Railways | 1808 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge 1st/2nd class sleeping car (originally 1st) | Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon and Finance Company, Birmingham | 1928 | National Collections Centre, Wroughton [179] | 2005-7446 | ||
L&MR | Four-wheel 2nd Open (replica) | 1930 | York | 1975–7036 | ||||
L&MR | 1 | Four-wheel 2nd Open (replica) | 1930 | York [180] | 1975–7036 | |||
L&MR | Huskisson | Four-wheel 1st (replica) | LMS | 1930 | York [181] | 1978–7050 | ||
L&MR | Traveller | Four-wheel 1st (replica) | LMS | 1930 | York [182] | 1975–7035 | ||
CIWL | 3792 | Sleeping Car | Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France, Blanc-Misseron | 1936 | Shildon [183] | 1978–7047 | ||
LNER | 650 | Buffet Car | York | Dia No. 167, Lot No. 761 | 1937 | York [184] | 1978–7065 | |
LMS | 5987 | Corridor Brake Third | Derby | Dia No. 1968, Lot No. 1035 | 1937 | York [185] | 1977–7000 | |
LMS | 45053 | Mobile Test Unit | 1938 | Embsay [186] | ||||
LMS | 799 | Twelve-wheel Royal Saloon | Wolverton | Dia No. 2054, Lot No. 1168 | 1941 | York [187] | 1983–7006 | |
BR | 35468 | Brake Corridor Second | Wolverton railway works, BR | Dia No. 181, Lot No. 30721 | 1963 | York [188] | 1990–7377 | |
BR | 21274 | Brake Corridor Composite | Derby, BR | Dia No. 172, Lot No. 30732 | 1964 | Shildon [189] | 1995–7147 |
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Diagram and lot no. | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Grand Junction Railway | 282693 | 1838 Travelling Post Office replica | Wolverton (LMS) | 1938 | Shildon [190] [191] | 1975-7043/1 | ||
West Coast Joint Stock (LNWR) | 186 | TPO | Wolverton | Dia No. 87 | 1883 | York [192] | 1975–7042 | |
GNR | 948 | Six-wheel full brake | Doncaster | 1887 | York [193] | 1975–7044 | ||
ECJS | 82 | Gangwayed Full Brake | Doncaster | Dia No. 38 | 1908 | Shildon [194] | 1988–7008 | |
LNWR | 275 | Four-wheel Open Carriage Truck | Wolverton | Dia No. 466 | 1908 | York [195] | 1988–7009 | |
GWR | 2775 | "Siphon G" Milk Van | Swindon | Dia No. O33, Lot No. 1578 | 1936 | Shildon [196] | 1988–7010 | |
LMS | 44057 | Six-wheel milk tank | Derby Works | Dia No. 1994, Lot No. 1067 | 1937 | York [197] | 1988–7011 | |
SR | 3733 | Special Cattle Van | Lancing, BR | 1951 | Shildon [198] | 1988–7012 | ||
BR | 96369 | Horse Box | Earlestown, BR | Dia No. 751, Lot No. 30146 | 1957 | Shildon [199] | 1988–7013 |
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Diagram and lot no. | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Peak Forest Tramway | 174 | Four-wheel quarry truck | 1815 | York [200] | 1975–7053 | |||
Four-wheel Chaldron wagon | 1826 | Shildon [201] | 1975–7054 | |||||
Thomas James, Stratford and Moreton Tramway | Horse-drawn wagon | c.1840-45 | York [202] | 1995-7001 | ||||
Dandy cart | c.1845 design | York [203] | 1975–7060 | |||||
GNR | 112 | Four-wheel hand crane | Doncaster, GNR | 1848 | Shildon [204] | 1978–7120 | ||
Seaham Harbour | 31 | Chaldron wagon | c.1865-70 | Shildon [205] | 1975–7055 | |||
NER | 512 | Four-wheel oil tank wagon | Darlington Wagon & Engineering Co. | 1889 | Shildon [206] | 1975–7045 | ||
MSLR | 6671 | 4-plank Goods wagon | Dukinfield, MSLR | 1890 | Manchester [207] | Y1998.24 | ||
NER | 12 | Snow Plough | NER | Dia No. U31 | 1891 | Shildon [208] | 1978–7123 | |
LSWR | 99 | Four-wheel goods brake van | Eastleigh, LSWR | Dia No. 1541 | 1894 | York [209] | 1978–7091 | |
Caledonian Railway | 300041 | Well Trolley | St. Rollox, CR | Dia No. 41 | 1896 | Bo'ness [210] | ||
LSWR | 5830 | Open Carriage Truck | Eastleigh, LSWR | Dia No. 1641 | 1898 | Yeovil [211] | 1978– | |
Shell-Mex and BP | 3171 | Four-wheel rectangular tank wagon | 1901 | Shildon [212] | 1983–7775 | |||
NER | 4551 | Four-wheel 8-plank hopper | 1902 | Shildon [213] | 1978–7093 | |||
NER | 63229 | Stores van | York | Dia No. H3 | 1902 | North Yorkshire Moors | 1982–7002 [214] | |
NER | CME 13 | Steam breakdown crane | Manchester, Cravens | 1907 | York [215] | 1975–7051 | ||
NER | 14974 | Four-wheel loco sand wagon | 1912 | Shildon [216] (available for transfer out of the collection 2021) [217] | 1978–7095 | |||
LSWR | 1904 | Gunpowder Van | Eastleigh, LSWR | Dia No. 1701 | 1912 | Yeovil [218] | ||
LNWR | 21408 | Goods van | Earlestown, LNWR | Dia No. 88 | 1917 | York [219] | 1978–7076 | |
GCR | Single bolster | Birmingham, Metro-Cammell | 1920 | Shildon [220] (available for transfer out of the collection 2020) [176] | 1994–7391 | |||
LNER | 14 | Nitric Acid Tank | 1928 | Yeovil [221] | ||||
9988 | 7-plank end-tip mineral wagon | 1931 | York [222] | 1978–7115 | ||||
GWR | 112884 | 'Mink G' goods van | Swindon, GWR | Dia No. V.22, Lot No. 1067 | 1931 | York [223] | 1978–7101 | |
LMS | 295987 | Goods brake van | Derby, LMS | Dia No. D1890, Lot No. 71x | 1933 | York [224] | 1984–7000 | |
PLM | 475014 | Ferry Van | Mauberge, PLM | 1935 | York [225] | 1988–7017 | ||
BR ex GWR | 126438 | Motor Car Goods Van | Swindon, GWR | Dia No. G31 | 1935 | Shildon [226] | 1988–7016 | |
SR | 56297 | "Queen Mary" goods brake van | Lancing/Ashford Works, SR | Dia No. 1550, Lot No. 867 | 1936 | York [227] | 1980–7002 | |
LMS | 472867 | 3-plank open wagon | Derby, LMS | Dia No. D1927, Lot No. 922 | 1936 | York [228] | 1982–7003 | |
LMS | 499254 | Tube Wagon | Horbury, Chas Roberts | Dia No. D1675, Lot No. 938 | 1936 | York [229] | 1978–7116 | |
BR ex WD | W 161042 | "Warflat" 50-ton Bogie Flat Wagon | Birmingham, Metro-Cammell | Dia No. BR 73 | 1940 | Shildon [230] | 1988-7015 | |
LNER | 246710 | Goods brake van | Darlington Works, LNER | Dia No. 158 | 1941 | North Yorkshire Moors [231] | 1994–7392 | |
LMS | 700728 | Lowmac | Shildon, LNER | Dia No. P54A, Lot No. 1342 | 1944 | York [232] | 1978–7103 | |
LNER | 270919 | Coal Hopper | Motherwell, Hurst Nelson | Dia No. 100 | 1945 | Shildon [233] | 1978–7106 | |
LNER | DE 470818 | Ballast Brake Van | Wishaw, R. Y. Pickering | Dia No. 203 | 1948 | Shildon [234] (available for transfer out of the collection 2021) [217] | 1993–7121 | |
BR | 900805 | Well Trolley | Derby, BR | Dia No. 2/730, Lot No. 2029 | 1950 | York [235] | 1978–7110 | |
BR | B 901601 | Trestrol EC | Teesside Bridge & Engineering | Dia No. 2/681, Lot No. 2175 | 1950 | East Lancs [236] | 1992–7393 | |
BR | 893343 | Cattle Van | Swindon, BR | Dia No. 1/353, Lot No. 2269 | 1951 | York [237] | 1978–7111 | |
BR | B 943139 | Bogie Bolster | Birmingham, Metro-Cammell | Dia No. 1/471, Lot No. 2406 | 1952 | York [238] | 1978–7112 | |
ICI | 19154 | Bogie Mineral Hopper Wagon | Horbury, Chas Roberts | 1953 | Shildon [239] | 2001-7167 | ||
National Benzole | 2022 | Petrol Tank Wagon | Cardiff, Powell Duffryn | 1954 | Shildon [240] | 1975-7048 | ||
BR | 227009 | Mineral Wagon | Teesside Bridge & Engineering | Dia No. 1/108, Lot No. 2742 | 1955 | York [241] | 1982–7005 | |
BR | 743141 | China Clay wagon | Swindon, BR | Dia No. 1/051, Lot No. 2697 | 1955 | York [242] | 1995–7146 | |
BR | 873368 | Presflo Cement Hopper | Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company | Dia No. 1/272, Lot No. 3361 | 1961 | Shildon [243] | 1986–7004 | |
BR | B 882583 | Banana Van | Wolverton, BR | Dia No. 1/246, Lot No. 3290 | 1960 | York [244] | 1978–7114 | |
BR | 350000 | "Merry-go-Round" hopper coal wagon | Darlington, BR | Prototype HAA | 1964 | Shildon [245] | 1995–7852 | |
Philips Petroleum | 85209 | Bogie Petrol Tank Wagon | Horbury, Chas Roberts | Dia No. 6/291 | 1970 | Shildon [246] | 7053-1985 | |
BR | 60152-601403 | Pair of Freightliner Bogie Flat Wagons | Ashford, BR | FGA | 1971 | York |
Railway | Number and name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
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LSWR | 563 [Note 82] | T3 Class | LSWR Nine Elms | 380 | 1893 | 4-4-0 | Swanage [247] | 1975–7000 [248] [Note 83] | |
GWR | 2818 | 2800 Class | GWR Swindon | 2122 | 1905 | 2-8-0 | Swindon [249] [250] | 1976–7001 [Note 84] | |
NSR | 2 [Note 85] | New L Class | NSR Stoke | 1922 | 0-6-2T | Foxfield [251] | 1978–7032 [252] [Note 86] | ||
CEGB | Eustace Forth | Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns | 7063 | 1942 | 0-4-0ST | Foxfield [253] | 1978–7007 [254] [Note 87] | ||
WD | King Feisal of Iraq | Hunslet | 3183 | 1944 | 0-6-0ST | [Note 88] [255] | 2005–7287 [253] [Note 89] | ||
Railway | Number and name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Location | Object Number | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BR | 50033 Glorious | Class 50 | English-Electric | 3803 | 1968 | Co-Co | Severn Valley Railway | ||
Railway | Number or name | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Gauge | Location | Object Number | Image |
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Industrial | Handyman | Hudswell Clarke | 573 | 1900 | 0-4-0 ST | 3 ft (914 mm) | Statfold [256] [257] | 2008–7985 [Note 90] |
Railway | Number | Type or Class | Builder | Works Number | Built | Wheels | Gauge | Location | Object Number | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Post Office | 809 | 1930 stock | EE | 809 | 1931 | A-1-1-A | 2 ft (610 mm) | Statfold [258] | 1986–7000 |
Railway | Unit number | Unit class | Car number | Car type | Builder | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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LMS | 502 |
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| Derby | 1939 | Merseyside Transport Trust [259] [260] [261] | [Note 91] | ||
BR (SR) | 3545 | 4-VEP | 76875 | DTC | British Railways | 1974 | Shepherdswell [262] [263] | 2006–7360 [Note 92] [264] | |
BR | Class 370 | 49006 | Power Car | BREL Derby | 1980 | Crewe Heritage Centre |
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Diagram and lot no. | Built | Location | Object number | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GWR | 820 | Six-wheel tricomposite (was BG) | Swindon | Dia No. U29, Lot no. 370 | 1887 | Didcot [265] [266] [267] | 1978–7055 [Note 93] | |
MR | 2234 | Railmotor, now Saloon | Derby, MR | Dia No. 479, Lot No. 578 | 1904, Saloon: 1907 | Horncliffe [268] | [Note 94] | |
LYR | 10825 | Third Class Corridor, later Medical Examination Car | Newton Heath, LYR | Dia No. 90, Lot No. E32 | 1910 | Rowsley [269] [270] | [Note 95] | |
LNWR | 5000 | Chairman's Saloon | Wolverton | Dia No. D12 | 1920 | Butterley | [271] | |
SR | 1456 | Third Open | Lancing (underframe) Eastleigh (body) | Dia No. 2017, Lot No. E3234 | 1947 | Ropley [272] [273] [Note 96] | [Note 97] | |
BR | 4286 | Tourist Second Open | BRCW | Dia No. 93, Lot No. 30207 | 1956 | North Yorkshire Moors [274] | ||
BR | 311 Eagle | Pullman Kitchen First | Metro Cammell | Dia No. 130, Lot No. 3281 | 1960 | Tyseley Locomotive Works [275] | [Note 98] | |
BR | 1100 | Prototype Griddle Car | Eastleigh, BR | Dia No. 30, Lot No. 30637 | 1960 | Great Central [276] | ||
BR | 13252 | Prototype Mk2 FK | Swindon (BR) | Dia No. 120, Lot No. 30550 | 1962 | Mid-Norfolk [277] | [Note 99] | |
BR | 81025 | Gangwayed Full Brake | Sheffield, Cravens | Dia No. 711, Lot No. 30224 | 1956 | Bluebell Railway [278] | Museum catering vehicle Countess of York |
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Diagram and lot no. | Built | Location | Object number | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR | 4920 | Post Office Sorting Van | Eastleigh | Dia No. 3192, Lot No. 1043 | 1939 | Nene Valley Railway [279] | [Note 100] | |
LMS | 30272 | Post Office Sorting Van | Wolverton | Dia No. 2167, Lot No. 1559 | 1949 | Nene Valley Railway [280] | [Note 101] |
Railway | Number | Type | Builder | Diagram and lot no. | Built | Location | Object Number | Image |
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MSLR | Goods van underframe | 1882 | Aysgarth [281] | 1978–7075 [Note 102] | ||||
GCR | 10 | Goods van body | 1910 | York, now scrapped [282] | 1978–7075 [Note 103] | |||
GNR | 432764 | Goods van | GNR | 1915 | York, now scrapped or dismantled [283] | 1976–7096 [Note 104] | ||
NER | Goods van | NER | 1917 | Embsay [284] | [Note 105] | |||
LSWR | 11813 | Machinery Flat | Eastleigh, LSWR | Dia No. 1676 | 1921 | Ropley [285] [286] | 1994–7393 | |
LMS | 197266 | Ballast/Plough brake van | Sheffield, Cravens | Dia No. D1805, Lot No. 635 | 1932 | Embsay [176] [287] | 1980–7008 [288] | |
LMS | 722702 | Single bolster | Derby (LMS) | Dia No. D1950, Lot No. 1105 | 1938 | York, now scrapped [289] | [Note 106] | |
SNCF | 192437 | Mineral Wagon | Birmingham, Metro-Cammell | Dia No. 1/112, Lot No. 2286 | 1946 | Midsomer Norton [290] [291] | 1978–7105 [Note 107] | |
SR | 14036 | Shock absorbing wagon | Ashford (BR SR) | Dia No. 1392, Lot No. 3443 | 1948 | Bluebell Railway [292] | 1982–7007 [Note 107] | |
BR | B 383560 | Iron Ore Tippler | Shildon, BR | Dia No. 1/181, Lot No. 2601 | 1953 | Rutland Railway Museum [293] [294] | 1978–7113 [Note 107] | |
BR | B 436275 | Iron Ore Hopper | Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company | Dia No. 1/162, Lot No. 2148 | 1950 | Rutland Railway Museum [295] [294] | 1978–7108 [Note 107] |
The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway.
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 4-COR, 4-RES, 4-BUF and 4-GRI to the different types of electric multiple unit built to work the route between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. The 4-COR type units survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 404. The COR designation had previously been used for the 6-PUL units and was reused by them during World War II when the Pullman car was stored, but this stock was different from the 4-COR units.
Brush Traction was a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives in Loughborough, England whose operations have now been merged into the Wabtec company's Doncaster UK operations.
A number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for locomotives and multiple units operated by British Railways (BR), and this page explains the principal systems. This section also covers the post-privatisation period, as the broad numbering and classification arrangements have not altered since the break-up of BR.
The Vulcan Foundry Limited was an English locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.
A number of different numbering and classification schemes have been used for carriages and wagons on Britain's railways, and this page explains the principal systems. Carriages and wagons have frequently had similar arrangements for classification and numbering, so are considered together. There are also links to other pages that deal in greater depth with the particulars of individual types.
The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Steam Railway are visitor attractions in North Shields, North East England. The museum and railway workshops share a building on Middle Engine Lane adjacent to the Silverlink Retail Park. The railway is a standard gauge line, running south for 2 miles (3.2 km) from the museum to Percy Main. The railway is operated by the North Tyneside Steam Railway Association (NTSRA). The museum is managed by Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums on behalf of North Tyneside Council.
Nine Elms Locomotive Works were built in 1839 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) adjoining their passenger terminus near the Vauxhall end of Nine Elms Lane, in the district of Nine Elms in the London Borough of Battersea. They were rebuilt in 1841 and remained the principal locomotive carriage and wagon workshops of the railway until closure in stages between 1891 and 1909. Thereafter a large steam motive power depot remained open on the site until 1967, serving Waterloo railway station.
Gorton Locomotive Works, known locally as Gorton Tank, was in West Gorton in Manchester, England and was completed in 1848 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway.
The Kent & East Sussex Railway has hosted a variety of heritage rolling stock since the line was closed by British Railways in 1961.
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line West Sussex and East Sussex in England.
There were a number of engine sheds and railway works located in York. The large York North engine shed became the National Railway Museum in 1975.
The Watercress Line operates a wide variety of locomotives and other stock as part of its preserved operations. More comprehensive information about the railway's locomotives and rolling stock can be found on the Watercress Line's website.
The Swanage Railway is a railway branch line in Dorset, England, opened in 1885 and now operated as a heritage railway.
Preserved EMUs of Southern Railway. This is a list of preserved Southern Railway (UK) designated electric multiple units (EMUs).
The Epping Ongar Railway is a heritage railway in south-west Essex, England.
The Beeches Light Railway was a private narrow gauge railway in Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England, in the garden of Adrian Shooter. The line contained one station, Rinkingpong Road at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m) above sea level.
Beamish Museum contains much of transport interest, and the size of its site makes good internal transportation for visitors and staff purposes a necessity.