British Rail 18100 [SEP] manufacturer
British Rail 18100
British Rail 18100 was a prototype main line gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1951 by Metropolitan-Vickers, Manchester. It had, however, been ordered by the Great Western Railway in the 1940s, but construction was delayed due to World War II. It spent its working life on the Western Region of British Railways, operating express passenger services from Paddington station, London.
Overview.
It was of Co-Co wheel arrangement and its gas turbine was rated at . It
- Robertson, K. (1989). "The Great Western Railway Gas Turbines", published by Alan Sutton,
External links.
- Rail Photo Archive - 18100
- Photo of 18100 under construction
- "Turbine Speeds British Trains" "Popular Science", April 1952, p. 131, mid-page