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English Electric was a British industrial conglomerate formed in 1918 through the merger of several electrical and engineering firms, becoming a major manufacturer of diesel and electric locomotives, aircraft, guided weapons, and heavy electrical equipment. Its railway traction business built locomotives for British Railways and export markets, including the diesel-electric classes that helped power the dieselisation of Britain's railways in the 1950s and 1960s, while its aviation division designed and built the Canberra bomber and the Lightning supersonic interceptor. English Electric's aircraft and guided weapons interests were absorbed into the British Aircraft Corporation in 1960, and the remaining company later merged into GEC in 1968, ending English Electric as an independent manufacturer while its locomotive and engineering designs remained in service for decades afterward.

Facts
Founded Year
1918 1
Ownership History
Taken over by the General Electric Company (GEC) 2
Status
Merged 2
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British Rail Class 20, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: British Rail Class 20
British Rail Class 23, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 23 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 37, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 37 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 40, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 40 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 487, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 487 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 50, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 50 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 55, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: British Rail Class 55
British Rail Class 83, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 83 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 86, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 86 (Wikipedia)
British Rail D0226, Vehicles
Source British Rail D0226 (Wikipedia)
British Rail DP1, Vehicles
Source British Rail DP1 (Wikipedia)
British Rail DP2, Vehicles
Source British Rail DP2 (Wikipedia)
British Rail GT3, Vehicles
Source British Rail GT3 (Wikipedia)
Ceylon Government Railway S1, Vehicles
Source Ceylon Government Railway S1 (Wikipedia)
CP Class 1400, Vehicles
Source CP Class 1400 (Wikipedia)
CP Class 1800, Vehicles
Source CP Class 1800 (Wikipedia)
English Electric Ayr, Vehicles
Source English Electric Ayr (Wikipedia)
English Electric Balloon, Vehicles
Source English Electric Balloon (Wikipedia)
English Electric Canberra, Vehicles
Source English Electric Canberra (Wikipedia)
English Electric Kingston, Vehicles
Source English Electric Kingston (Wikipedia)
English Electric Lightning, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia, English Electric Lightning
English Electric Wren, Vehicles
Source English Electric Wren (Wikipedia)
Indian locomotive class WCM-1, Vehicles
Source Indian locomotive class WCM-1 (Wikipedia)
Indian locomotive class WCM-2, Vehicles
Source Indian locomotive class WCM-2 (Wikipedia)
KTM Class 22, Vehicles
Source KTM Class 22 (Wikipedia)
MRWA F class, Vehicles
Source MRWA F class (Wikipedia)
MRWA G class, Vehicles
Source MRWA G class (Wikipedia)
New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive, Vehicles
Source New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive (Wikipedia)
New Zealand DI class locomotive, Vehicles
Source New Zealand DI class locomotive (Wikipedia)
New Zealand EW class locomotive, Vehicles
Source New Zealand EW class locomotive (Wikipedia)
NIR 1 Class, Vehicles
Source NIR 1 Class (Wikipedia)
NS Class 600, Vehicles
Source NS Class 600 (Wikipedia)
NZR DE class, Vehicles
Source NZR DE class (Wikipedia)
NZR EC class, Vehicles
Source NZR EC class (Wikipedia)
NZR ED class, Vehicles
Source NZR ED class (Wikipedia)
NZR EO class, Vehicles
Source NZR EO class (Wikipedia)
PKP class EN80, Vehicles
Source PKP class EN80 (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 1200 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 1200 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 1250 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 1250 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 1270 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 1270 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 1300 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 1300 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 1600 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 1600 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 1620 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 1620 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 2350 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 2350 class (Wikipedia)
Queensland Railways 2370 class, Vehicles
Source Queensland Railways 2370 class (Wikipedia)
Rhodesia Railways class DE2, Vehicles
Source Rhodesia Railways class DE2 (Wikipedia)
South Australian Railways 800 class, Vehicles
Source South Australian Railways 800 class (Wikipedia)
Tasmanian Government Railways X class, Vehicles
Source Tasmanian Government Railways X class (Wikipedia)
Tasmanian Government Railways Z class, Vehicles
Source Tasmanian Government Railways Z class (Wikipedia)
Tasmanian Government Railways Za class, Vehicles
Source Tasmanian Government Railways Za class (Wikipedia)

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1. English Electric (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Founded
    December 1918, as The English Electric Company Limited
  • Part Of: Rail Transport, Lead
    locomotives and traction equipment
  • Part Of: Aviation, Lead
    military aircraft
  • In Group: Locomotive and Rolling Stock Manufacturers, Lead
    locomotives and traction
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2. English Electric Co (Grace's Guide)
  • Timeline, GEC takeover entry
    GEC took over English Electric Co
  • Introductory text
    before becoming part of The General Electric Company GEC
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Wikipedia: British Rail Class 55
WikipediaHas Vehicles: British Rail Class 55, Infobox: builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 55, Infobox: builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
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Wikipedia: British Rail Class 20
WikipediaHas Vehicles: British Rail Class 20, Infobox: builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 20, Infobox: builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
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Wikipedia, English Electric Lightning
Has Vehicles: English Electric Lightning, Infobox: manufacturer
Quote, Has Vehicles: English Electric Lightning, Infobox: manufacturer
English Electric British Aircraft Corporation
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English Electric Wren (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: English Electric Wren, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: English Electric Wren, Lead
The English Electric Wren was a 1920s British ultralight monoplane built by the English Electric Company Limited at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
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English Electric Ayr (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: English Electric Ayr, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: English Electric Ayr, Lead
The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
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English Electric Kingston (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: English Electric Kingston, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: English Electric Kingston, Lead
The English Electric P.5 Kingston was a British twin-engined biplane flying boat built by English Electric.
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British Rail Class 23 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 23, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 23, Lead
The British Rail Class 23 were a class of ten Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built by the English Electric Company (EE) in 1959.
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British Rail GT3 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail GT3, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail GT3, Lead
GT3 (Gas Turbine 3) was a one-off experimental prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built in 1961 by English Electric at its Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to investigate the use of its gas turbines in rail traction applications.
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English Electric Canberra (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: English Electric Canberra, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: English Electric Canberra, Lead, builder
It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast bomber.
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British Rail Class 37 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 37, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 37, Lead, builder
English Electric split the construction between Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows, and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns of Darlington.
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British Rail Class 40 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 40, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 40, Lead, builder
A total of 200 were built by English Electric between 1958 and 1962, numbered D200-D399.
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British Rail Class 50 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 50, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 50, Lead, builder
Built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows between 1967 and 1968
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British Rail Class 83 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 83, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 83, Lead, builder
The British Rail Class 83 electric locomotives were built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, to haul services on the West Coast Main Line following its electrification.
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British Rail Class 86 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 86, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 86, Lead, builder
the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows building 60 locomotives and BR's Doncaster Works producing 40
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British Rail DP2 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail DP2, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail DP2, Lead, builder
DP2, meaning Development Prototype number 2, was a one-off prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive, built by English Electric in 1962.
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British Rail Class 487 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 487, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail Class 487, Lead, builder
The British Rail Class 487 electric multiple units were built by English Electric in 1940, for use on the Waterloo & City line.
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British Rail D0226 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail D0226, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail D0226, Lead, builder
two prototype diesel shunting locomotives built in 1956 by English Electric at its Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows
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NZR ED class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NZR ED class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NZR ED class, Lead, builder
They were built by English Electric and the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) between 1938 and 1940
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English Electric Balloon (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: English Electric Balloon, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: English Electric Balloon, Lead, builder
They were built by English Electric during 1934 and 1935
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NS Class 600 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NS Class 600, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NS Class 600, Lead, builder
built by English Electric in England between 1950 and 1957 for Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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PKP class EN80 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: PKP class EN80, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: PKP class EN80, Lead, builder
the owners of the railway turned to English Electric, a British company, in order to produce the first standard-gauge tram to serve this route
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CP Class 1400 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: CP Class 1400, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: CP Class 1400, Lead, builder
Designed and engineered by English Electric
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CP Class 1800 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: CP Class 1800, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: CP Class 1800, Lead, builder
Designed and engineered by English Electric
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Victorian Railways L class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Victorian Railways L class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Victorian Railways L class, Lead, builder
The Victorian Railways L class is a class of electric locomotives built by English Electric
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Tasmanian Government Railways X class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Tasmanian Government Railways X class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Tasmanian Government Railways X class, Lead, builder
The X class is a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric for the Tasmanian Government Railways between 1950 and 1952
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Queensland Railways 1200 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1200 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1200 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Bradford for Queensland Railways in 1953-1954
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MRWA G class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: MRWA G class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: MRWA G class, Lead, builder
The G class were a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Midland Railway of Western Australia in 1963.
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Queensland Railways 1250 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1250 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1250 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1959 and 1963
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Queensland Railways 1270 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1270 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1270 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1964 and 1966
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Queensland Railways 1300 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1300 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1300 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1972
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Queensland Railways 2350 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 2350 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 2350 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea, for Queensland Railways in 1973-1974
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Tasmanian Government Railways Z class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Tasmanian Government Railways Z class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Tasmanian Government Railways Z class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Tasmanian Government Railways in 1973
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NZR DE class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NZR DE class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NZR DE class, Lead, builder
which was also of English Electric design
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NZR EO class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NZR EO class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NZR EO class, Lead, builder
The English Electric Company, of London, won the contract to supply six electric locomotives
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NZR EC class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NZR EC class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: NZR EC class, Lead, builder
six EC class electric locomotives were purchased from English Electric exclusively for this work in 1928
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KTM Class 22 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: KTM Class 22, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: KTM Class 22, Lead, builder
designed and equipped by English Electric-AEI Traction
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British Rail DP1 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: British Rail DP1, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: British Rail DP1, Lead, builder
built by English Electric in 1955.
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Queensland Railways 1600 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1600 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1600 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1962 and 1964.
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Queensland Railways 1620 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1620 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 1620 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969.
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Queensland Railways 2370 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 2370 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Queensland Railways 2370 class, Lead, builder
built in 1975 by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways in Australia.
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New Zealand DI class locomotive (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: New Zealand DI class locomotive, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: New Zealand DI class locomotive, Lead, builder
They were built by English Electric at their plant in Rocklea, Queensland in Australia.
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New Zealand EW class locomotive (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: New Zealand EW class locomotive, Introduction, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: New Zealand EW class locomotive, Introduction, builder
The EW class were ordered by New Zealand Railways from English Electric
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New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive, Introduction, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive, Introduction, builder
As a result of negotiations with English Electric, the contract was amended to 10 DF class and 42 DG class locomotives.
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Tasmanian Government Railways Za class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Tasmanian Government Railways Za class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: Tasmanian Government Railways Za class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Tasmanian Government Railways in 1973.
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South Australian Railways 800 class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: South Australian Railways 800 class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: South Australian Railways 800 class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the South Australian Railways in 1956/57.
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WAGR C class (diesel) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: WAGR C class (diesel), Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: WAGR C class (diesel), Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1962.
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WAGR H class (diesel) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: WAGR H class (diesel), Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: WAGR H class (diesel), Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964
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WAGR K class (diesel) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: WAGR K class (diesel), Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: WAGR K class (diesel), Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1966 and 1969.
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WAGR R class (diesel) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: WAGR R class (diesel), Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: WAGR R class (diesel), Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1968.
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WAGR RA class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: WAGR RA class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: WAGR RA class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1969 and 1972.
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MRWA F class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: MRWA F class, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: MRWA F class, Lead, builder
built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Midland Railway of Western Australia in 1958.
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Victorian Railways F class (diesel) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Victorian Railways F class (diesel), History, builder and works
Quote, Has Vehicles: Victorian Railways F class (diesel), History, builder and works
The locomotives were built at the company's Dick, Kerr Works at Preston, UK
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Indian locomotive class WCM-1 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Indian locomotive class WCM-1, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Indian locomotive class WCM-1, Lead
is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1954 by Vulcan Foundry and English Electric for Indian Railways
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Indian locomotive class WCM-2 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Indian locomotive class WCM-2, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Indian locomotive class WCM-2, Lead
was a class of 3 kV DC, later 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1956 by Vulcan Foundry and English Electric for Indian Railways
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NIR 1 Class (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: NIR 1 Class, Early service life
Quote, Has Vehicles: NIR 1 Class, Early service life
They were built by the English Electric Company at their Vulcan Foundry works in Newton-le-Willows in 1969.
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Ceylon Government Railway S1 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Ceylon Government Railway S1, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Ceylon Government Railway S1, Lead
was a class of Diesel multiple unit train sets built by English Electric for the Ceylon Government Railway
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Rhodesia Railways class DE2 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Rhodesia Railways class DE2, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Rhodesia Railways class DE2, Lead
All were built in England in two batches by English Electric
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D. Napier & Son (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Napier, Lead, takeover
Quote, Has Part: Napier, Lead, takeover
During the Second World War, the company was taken over by English Electric
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Vulcan Foundry (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Vulcan Foundry, Diesel and electric locomotives, 1957 purchase
Quote, Has Part: Vulcan Foundry, Diesel and electric locomotives, 1957 purchase
In 1957, the purchase was finalised and the business became part of the English Electric group.
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