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High Speed Train Power Car diesel electric locomotive Class 43 number 43302

1978

Mark 3 Buffet Carriage

1976

British Rail Bo-Bo Class 87 electric locomotive, No 87001, 1973

1973

British Rail Bo-Bo Class 87 electric locomotive, No 87001, 1973

1973

Papers relating to the restoration of Flying Scotsman at BREL works, Derby, 1973

1973

Bogie Ballast hopper, made at British Rail Engineering Limited Shildon in 1973, withdrawn from service 2006

British Railway Seacow Ballast wagon, DB982896

1973

Hopper wagon made for domestic coal traffic; HEA coal hopper wagon 361000, built Shildon works 1977 and withdrawn from service c.2010

HEA coal hopper wagon 361000

1977

Container flat wagon, No 601652, Freightliner, type FGA , 'outer' wagon, 62 T load capacity, tare weight 19,700 Kg, built Ashford 1971, Lot no. 3765.

Freightliner type FGA container flat wagon, 1971

1971

Model railway carriage, 1/20 scale, suburban DMU No E64302, sectioned to show internal construction, probably made by BREL Ltd apprentices, York Works, c 1975.

Model of sectioned DMU carriage, c 1975

1970-1980

Model railway carriage, with track, 1/20 scale, trailer open composite Class 317 EMU, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, 1980.

Model EMU carriage and track, 1980

1980

Model railway carriage, with track, 1/20 scale, Class 150 DMU Driving motor lavatory second, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, November 1983, with 1 alternative end style.

Model DMU carriage and track

1983

Plaque, British Rail Engineering Limited, cast aluminium plaque of "Warship Class 2200 HP diesel hydraulic locomotive designed and built at Swindon in 1958. This plaque was cast in the B.R.E.L. Works at Swindon from metal reclaimed when the locomotives were broken up and is no 1651 of a limited issue of 3000". Text an reverse about D 800 class locomotives. With certificate. Overall: 194 mm x 266 mm x 13 mm.

Plaque of Warship Class 2200 HP diesel hydraulic locomotive

Commemoratve plaque, cast aluminium, design based on London & North Eastern Railway centenary medal of 1925, cast at BREL Swindon works in 1975.

Commemoratve plaque

1975

Worksplate, BREL LIMITED, aluminium, 1992. overall: 34 mm x 175 mm x 3 mm.

Worksplate - BREL LIMITED

1992

29 additional files of BREL/Development Bank/World Bank reports dating between 1985 and 1994.

Additional BREL / World Bank files

1985-1994

Maintenance and repair records for Class 40 locomotive number 40155 (D355), including details of the repair after its collision with locomotive no 40117

Class 40 locomotive no 40155

British Rail Engineering Ltd. leaflet "Glasgow Works," describing a tour of the works and describing the activities. Includes site map and black & white photographs. 1980s?

Glasgow Works

1980-1989

Six page typed draft document, 'The Shildon Works of British Rail Engineering Ltd'. Undated and unattributed, possibly related to the production of an Open Day leaflet or similar publicity material.

The Shildon Works of BREL

1970-1979

2 Leaflets, entitled 'Shildon Works', published August 1979 by British Rail Engineering Ltd., contains information relating to the history of Shildon Works and a tour of the site (with map), black and white photographic illustrations.

Shildon Works

1979

Brochure - British Rail Engineering Limited Railway Rolling Stock. Colour brochure describing locomotives, multiple units, wagons and coaches made at the various BREL works including York and Shildon. 12pp.

British Rail Engineering Limited Railway Rolling Stock

British Rail Engineering Ltd. folder containing 12 sheets describing the various types of wagon manufactured, circa 1979. Types of wagon include aggregate wagons, flat wagons, tank wagons, hoppers, vans and car transporters.

British Rail Engineering Limited details of wagons

circa 1979

Illustrated booklet issued by British Rail Engineering Limited entitled 'Doncaster Works', c 1960. Inside has black and white photographs with a brief explanation of the scene.

Doncaster Works

1955-1965

Leaflet, entitled 'Shildon Works', published August 1979 by British Rail Engineering Ltd., contains information relating to the history of Shildon Works and a tour of the site (with map), black and white photographic illustrations.

Shildon Works

1979

British Rail Engineering Ltd. leaflet "Derby Locomotive Works," produced for tours of the works in the 1970s. Includes a plan of the works, brief details of the workshops, and various photographs.

Derby Locomotive Works

1970s

Brochure - British Rail Engineering Limited General Engineering Facilities. Colour brochure describing facilities such as fabrication, machining, sheets and hoods and covers, and castings, at the various BREL works including York and Shildon. 12pp.

British Rail Engineering Limited General Engineering Facilities

Folder of trade literature from "Rail Lift 78", a working demonstration of British Rail engineering equipment held at Doncaster Works in July 1978. The folder contains press releases and brochures from the participating companies including British Rail Engineering Ltd., Ekco Instruments Ltd., Plasser & Theurer and Cowans Sheldon.

Rail Lift 78

1978

Plastic sleeve containing three press releases, a leaflet for the Rocket 150 event, three black and white photographic prints of the replica 'Sans Pareil' with a title sheet 'Shildon Works 2nd April 1980: Handing over of the Sans Pareil replica', produced by BRB Public Relations Office Euston for British Rail Engineering Ltd

Handing over of the Sans Pareil replica

1980

Leaflet, paper, British Rail Transport Technology, issued British Rail Engineering Ltd., March 1977. Describes the consultancy work of Transmark (Transportation Systems and Market Research Ltd.), the Research & Development Division of the BRB and BREL and BRE-Metro Ltd.'s manufacturing work. 20pp.

British Rail Transport Technology

1977-03

Leaflet produced by British Rail Engineering Ltd entitled 'Swindon Works'.Includes notes on the history of the works and a tour of the present works, with illustrations.

Swindon Works

1976

Publicity material for the new Class 322 EMU, for British Railways Network South East trains on the Stanstead Airport route. Published by BREL. Cover Art; Class 322 Stanstead Express.

Class 322 EMU, for British Railways Network South East.

Small file, 2 paper documents, Feasibility Study for the Construction of A Replica of a Rainhill Trials Locomotive, by Dave Billmore, circa 1976. Contains the study and a preliminary report on the possibility of BREL (British Rail Engineering Ltd.) constructing a replica of the Rocket, Novelty or Sans Pareil. Includes survey of available sources including those seen at the NRM.

Feasibility Study for the Construction of A Replica of a Rainhill Trials Locomotive

circa 1976

Leaflet, British Rail Engineering York Works, containing a map of the works from 1971.

British Rail Engineering York Works

1971

Folder of drawings and statistical information relating to types of track maintenance vehicles, c. 1967.

Folder of drawings and statistical information relating to types of track maintenance vehicles

1962-1972

Brochure published "to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the passenger carrying Stockton & Darlington Railway Company and Swindon's contribution to Railways during the period."

Swindon Works

British Rail Engineering Ltd. press releases "Manufacture of Class 56 Freight Locomotives" and "Technical Description of BR Class 56 Locomotives", 1977, desribing the manufacture of the locomotives at Doncaster. Issued by British Rail Engineering Ltd.'s Public Relations office at the Railway Technical Centre, Derby.

Manufacture of Class 56 Freight Locomotives

1977

Folded publicity leaflet with yellow trim and many black and white images produced by British Rail Engineering Ltd to advertise their Shildon Works. Includes description and plan of the works.

Folded publicity leaflet, Shildon Works

circa 1980

Shildon Works

1979

Model railway carriage, with track, 1/20 scale, Class 150 DMU Driving motor lavatory second, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, November 1983, with 1 alternative end style.

Model DMU carriage and track, 1983

1983

Souvenir brochure titled 'Shildon Works Open Day: Saturday 21 August 1976' originally priced at 10p. Sixteen pages in black and white with photographs, diagrams and descriptions of the works and events on the day.

Souvenir brochure titled 'Shildon Works Open Day: Saturday 21 August 1976'

1976

Alternative end piece for 1/20 scale Class 150 DMU Driving motor lavatory second model, made by BREL apprentices, York Works, November 1983

End piece, model Class 150 DMU

1983

British Rail Engineering Ltd. printed booklet for the Visit of the Board of British Rail Engineering Ltd. to Derby Locomotive Works, Wednesday 12 June 1974. Includes notes on the APT, photographs, statistics etc. 20pp.

Visit of the Board of British Rail Engineering Ltd. to Derby Locomotive Works

1974-06