The box contains small good quality photographs of locomotives, mounted on index cards sorted into countries, subject and numbering series. Divider cards found in the box have been used to separate the groups of records. Samples from each country are below:
Europe (excluding GB)
Denmark
Poland (3000V d.c. Electric locos 1962)
Portugal (1350hp Bo-Bo DE locos 1966)
San Sebastian Rly
Spain (RENFE – 2 cards, 3000V d.c. locos)
Sweden
India
Chittaranjan Works (Construction of first electric loco built in India, 1962)
Central Railways of India (3600hp 1400V d.c. electric locos, 1955)
Eastern Railway of India (3120hp 3000V d.c. electric locos, 1958)
Rhodesia
Rhodesia Railways English Electric diesel-electric locos, 2000hp of 1955, 1875hp of 1962. Also of special train hauled by 1955 loco conveying an EE 60MVA transformer
South Africa - Class 5E 2000hp 3000V electric locos 1955
New Zealand - 660hp and 1500hp (1954) diesel-electric locos
Africa
East African Railways & Harbours (EECo 1840hp d-e locos) 1964
Sudan Railways (EECo 1850hp d-e locos) 1960
Nigerian Railways 1955
Ghana Railways & Harbours 1955
Egyptian State Railways (800hp 5-car diesel trains) 1953
Argentina - 1000hp d-e locos 1958
Brazil - 800hp 3000V Motor Coach train 1953
Australia
South Australian Railways 1760hp d-e locos 1952
Western Australian Govt. Rlys. 418hp 3-coach d-e trains 1950
Victorian Govt. Rlys. 2400hp 1500V electric locos 1953
Tasmanian Govt. Rlys. 600hp Bo-Bo d-e locos 1950
Australian Iron & Steel Co 800hp d-e locos 1950
GB
Diesel-electric
- 350hp Shunters 1939-60
- EE Type 1 1957
- EE Type 2 1959
- EE Type 3 1961
- EE Type 4 1958
- EE DP2 prototype 1963
- EE Type 5 Deltic 1961
- EECo manufacturing processes 1962
A.C. Electric
- EE 25kV 3300hp loco AL3 1960
- AM2 EMUs with EECo solid-state equipment 1960/66
- AL6 3600hp locos
- Shenfield (d.c. 1949)
- Lancaster – Morecambe/Heysham 6600V trial 1952
D.C. Electric –
- 1600/600 hp Electro-diesel locos under erection 1965
- New Bournemouth stock interior shots (1967)
- Various SR stock: SUB, EPB (1951), Co-Co locos.
- Liverpool – Southport 1940
Other Various
Includes some NCB/Mining
Bury/Holcombe Brook
PT/73
East African Railways
Industrial loco at Vulcan foundry Jan 73
Artist’s impression monorail Feb 73
Coking plant loco (BSC Shotton)
D400/cl.50 locos in service
Double-deck stainless steel EMUs (Australia?)
Canadian Turbo train
PT/74
Pakistan Western
SAR EMU
South African Railways 6E1 locos
Details
- Extent:
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1 box
- Identifier:
- GEC/4/5/5