class by class
British Railways introduced many different types of railcars, built in it's own workshops or by private builders for differing duties, developed as technology advanced. This section looks at each type in detail.

The class numbers were not allocated until later years but are used here for ease of identity, some types were withdrawn before the class numbers were brought into use but it's commonly accepted that the numbers used here were allocated to them.


Class 100 Gloucester RC&W 2-car sets
Class 101/2 Met-Camm 2,3 & 4-car sets
Class 103 Park Royal 2-car sets
Class 104 Birmingham RC&W 2,3 & 4-car sets
Class 105/6 Cravens 2 & 3-car sets
Class 107 Derby 3-car sets
Class 108 Derby 2, 3 & 4-car sets
Class 109 Wickham 2-car sets
Class 110 Birmingham RC&W 3-car sets
Class 111 Met-Camm 2 & 3-car sets
Class 112/3 Cravens 2-car sets
Class 114 Derby 2-car sets
Class 115 Derby 4-car sets
Class 116 Derby 3-car sets
Class 117 Pressed Steel 3-car sets
Class 118 Birmingham RC&W 3-car sets
Class 119 Gloucester RC&W 3-car sets
Class 120 Swindon 3-car sets
Class 121 Pressed Steel single & 2-car sets
Class 122 Gloucester RC&W single & 2-car sets
Class 123 Swindon Inter-City 4-car sets
Class 124 Swindon Trans-Pennine 6-car sets
Class 125 Derby 3-car sets
Class 126 Swindon Inter-City 3-car sets
Class 127 Derby 4-car sets
Class 128 Gloucester single Parcel Cars
Class 129 Cravens single Parcel Cars
 
Derby Lightweight 1,2 & 4-car sets
Early Met-Camm 2-car sets

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