List of British Rail classes
A range of diesel locomotives (Classes 37, 47, 31, 20 and 56) at Dereham
This article lists the wide variety of locomotives and multiple units that have operated on Great Britain's railway network, since Nationalisation in 1948.
British Rail used several numbering schemes for classifying its steam locomotive types and other rolling stock, before settling on the TOPS computer system in the late 1960s. TOPS has remained in use ever since.
Steam locomotives
Main article: Steam locomotives of British Railways
- Steam locomotives in use after 1968: Class 98
Diesel and electric locomotives
Main article: List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes
- Diesel locomotives: Classes 01–70
- DC electric and electro-diesel locomotives: Classes 70–79
- AC electric locomotives: Classes 80–96
- Departmental locos (those not in revenue-earning use): Class 97
- Miscellaneous locomotives, including builders' demonstrators.
Shipping fleet
British Rail's shipping fleet:
Main article: British Rail Class 99
Diesel multiple units
Main article: List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes
- Units with cal or hydraulic transmission: Classes199
- Units with electric transmission: Classes 200–299
Electric multiple units
Main article: List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes
- Overhead AC units: Classes 300–399
- Southern Region DC third rail EMUs: Classes 400–499
- Other DC EMUs: Classes 500–599
Departmental multiple units
Main article: List of British Rail departmental multiple unit classes
- Classes 900-999
See also
- British Rail coach designations
- List of British Railways steam locomotives as of 31 December 1967
- List of British Railways shed codes
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