British Rail Class 41
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There have been two distinct types of British Rail
locomotive that are referred to as Class 41.
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
locomotive that are referred to as Class 41.
- The Prototype 'Warship Class' locomotivesBritish Rail Class 41 (Warship Class)The British Railways Class D600 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow during 1957 and 1958. Although never assigned a TOPS class as they were withdrawn before TOPS was introduced British Loco enthusiasts coined the term "Class 41"...
, which in fact were never assigned a TOPSTOPSTotal Operations Processing System, or TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock owned by a rail system...
classification. - The Prototype High Speed Train power carsBritish Rail Class 41 (HST)The British Rail Class 41 was the original classification for the power cars of the prototype High Speed Train. However, the train was later re-classified as a diesel-electric multiple unit, and the whole set became Class 252. They were of Bo-Bo wheel arrangement.Two power cars were built, 41001...