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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
The a€~Warshipsa€ The North British D600s D600s Technical Data D600 Walkaround D600 Drawings D600s On the Road D600 Fleet List D800 a€~Warshipsa€ D800 Technical Data Livery Fact File D800 Drawings D800 Walkaround Early days of the D800s Yellow warning ends emerge The Maroon livery days The era of Corporate Rail Blue L&SWR to the West Country D800s On Shed a€~Warshipsa€ in Preservation a€~Warshipsa€ - End of the Road D800 Fleet List Dark side of the a€~Warshipsa€
Article Snippets
The a€~Warshipsa€
Without any doubt, some of the most followed classes of modern traction locomotives have been the three builds of diesel-hydraulic locomotives, collectively known as the 'Warships', a title given to the fleets as each member was named after a Royal Navy battleship.
When the mid-1950s British Transport Commission (BTC) Modernisation Plan emerged, the Board of the then Western Region opted to experiment with a small fleet of diesel-hydraulic locomotives.For main line duties these were dualengine locomotives ordered from the North British Loco Co of Glasgow.This order for five locos became the D600 fleet.
Sit back and enjoy this edition of MLI covering some of the most glamorous designs of UK modern traction.
Without any doubt, some of the most followed classes of modern traction locomotives have been the three builds of diesel-hydraulic locomotives, collectively known as the 'Warships', a title given to the fleets as each member was named after a Royal Navy battleship.
When the mid-1950s British Transport Commission (BTC) Modernisation Plan emerged, the Board of the then Western Region opted to experiment with a small fleet of diesel-hydraulic locomotives.For main line duties these were dualengine locomotives ordered from the North British Loco Co of Glasgow.This order for five locos became the D600 fleet.
Sit back and enjoy this edition of MLI covering some of the most glamorous designs of UK modern traction.
