British Rail Class 50
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The British Rail Class 50 is a class of diesel locomotives designed to haul express passenger trains at 100 mph. Built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows between 1967 and 1
A Class 50 at Birmingham New Street in 1987
D438 (later 50038) at Carlisle Citadel station in 1973
50010 at Reading General in 1974
50048 Dauntless naming ceremony at Reading, 1978
British Rail DP2
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DP2, meaning Development Prototype number 2, was a one-off prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive, built by English Electric in 1962. DP2 was effectively the prototype for the later Class 50; it
British Rail Class 50
…the 16CSVT, a development of the 16SVT used in the Class 40 locomotives. Parts related to the contemporary Class 37s were also used. The result was DP2, a 2,700 hp Diesel-electric locomotive weighing 105 tons and with a top speed of 100 mph. However, before the prototype could be completed, English…
DP2 at Bradford Exchange, 1967
DP2 at Crewe around 1962.
DP2 at King's Cross, 1963.