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The British Rail Class 47 is a versatile diesel-electric locomotive built for Network Rail. Notable for its robust design and high power output, it served extensively throughout Britain’s railway network hauling both freight and passenger services. Primarily used by train operating companies and now...

The EMD GP9 is a renowned American diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Notably, it's a versatile mixed-traffic unit capable of handling both freight and passenger service. Its robust design and widespread use made it a staple for railroads across North Americ...

The EMD GP7 is a classic American diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Notable for its robust design and versatility, it served as a reliable mixed-traffic unit capable of handling freight and passenger service. Primarily used by railroads across North America...

The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive developed by English Electric in 1960. It was one of the most numerous designs produced for British Rail, with over 300 units serving diverse roles including freight and passenger transport throughout the United Kingdom. These mixed-traffic l...

The SJ Rc class is a family of electric locomotives introduced in 1967 for the Swedish State Railways (SJ). Designed and built by the Swedish engineering firm ASEA, the Rc class was notable for being the first locomotive family in Sweden to use thyristor control for alternating current. This technol...

The ALCO RS-1 is a diesel-electric locomotive introduced by the American Locomotive Company in 1941, recognized as the first true road-switcher design. Featuring a hood unit configuration, the locomotive provided the dual functionality of mainline road travel and yard switching. Powered by an ALCO 5...

The ÖBB Class 1116, marketed as the Taurus, is a multi-system electric locomotive derived from the Siemens EuroSprinter ES64U2 platform. Introduced around 2000 for the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), it is designed for both passenger and freight service. In 2006, a modified locomotive of this type...

The DB Class 120 is a German electric locomotive introduced by Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1979, notable as the world's first production locomotive to use three-phase AC drive technology with regenerative braking. It was designed as a universal mixed-traffic locomotive capable of pulling heavy InterCity...

The LMS Black Five, officially designated the LMS Stanier Class 5MT, is a highly successful class of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed by William Stanier for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. Introduced in 1934, a total of 842 examples were built by the LMS and later British Rail...

The WDM-2 is an ALCO-derived diesel-electric locomotive introduced to Indian Railways in 1962, built at Varanasi's Diesel Locomotive Works, and long regarded as the backbone of Indian diesel traction.

A multi-purpose electric locomotive built by ABB for Swiss operator BLS Lötschbergbahn in the 1990s, capable of hauling both passenger and freight trains across the Swiss network.

French dual-voltage electric locomotive nicknamed Sybic, produced by GEC-Alsthom from 1988 for SNCF inter-city and freight services across France.

The Great Western Railway Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett and introduced in 1928. The design was developed from the earlier Saint Class, incorporating a larger boiler and other modifications for improved performance. A total of 259 Hall Clas...

The DB Class 110, originally designated the E 10, is an electric locomotive developed for the Deutsche Bundesbahn under the postwar Einheitslokomotiven standardization program. Built with a Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement, it was designed primarily for express passenger service on the electrified West Germ...

The BR Standard Class 7, known as the Britannia class, was the first of British Railways' 12 standard steam locomotive designs, introduced in 1951 under designer Robert Riddles. Built with a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement, 55 examples (numbered 70000-70054) were constructed at Crewe Works between 1...

The SNCF BB 22200 is a class of four-axle electric locomotives built for mixed passenger and freight duties in France. Combining equipment derived from the 1.5-kilovolt DC BB 7200 and 25-kilovolt AC BB 15000 classes, it can operate under both principal French overhead electrification systems. Member...

The FS Class E.656, also known as the "Caimano" (Caiman), is a class of Italian Bo-Bo-Bo electric locomotives introduced in 1975 for Ferrovie dello Stato. Featuring six axles mounted on three bogies, it was designed to provide high adhesion for heavy freight and passenger trains on the 3 kV DC netwo...

The ÖBB Class 1144 is a class of electric locomotives operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Originally introduced as the Class 1044 in the 1970s and 1980s, several units were later modernized and reclassified to enable push-pull train operations. These four-axle locomotives handle both expres...

The DB Class 245 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by Bombardier and introduced to Deutsche Bahn in 2012 for regional passenger service across Germany.

The NSB El 18 is a class of electric locomotive built by Adtranz for the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The locomotives were designed for both passenger and freight service on Norway's 15 kV AC electrified network and are part of the Adtranz Octeon family. They ope...

The DB Class 218 is a four-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotive introduced by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1968. As the most numerous diesel class in the West German railway fleet, it was designed for mixed-traffic duties, pulling both regional passenger and freight trains. It became the standard locomoti...

The British Rail Class 57 is a fleet of diesel-electric locomotives rebuilt during the late 1990s and early 2000s using redundant Class 47 body shells. The rebuilds were primarily conducted by Brush Traction and involved re-engining the older locomotives with General Motors 12-cylinder 645E prime mo...

The LNER Class B1 is a British 4-6-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson for the London and North Eastern Railway and introduced in 1942. A total of 410 locomotives were constructed over an eight-year period, making it one of the most numerous classes in LNER history. The B1 w...

The Canadian Pacific FA-2 is a cab-unit diesel-electric locomotive that operated on the Canadian Pacific Railway during the mid-20th century. Manufactured by the Montreal Locomotive Works, these units were Canadian-built versions of the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) FA-2 design. The locomotiv...

The British Rail Class 90 is a class of Bo-Bo electric locomotives designed to operate on the 25 kV AC overhead electrified network. Built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) between 1987 and 1990, these locomotives were originally utilized for both passenger and freight services. They are ca...

The EMD GP15-1 is a four-axle diesel-electric road-switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division beginning in 1976. It was designed as a relatively light locomotive for switching, branch-line freight, and other duties that did not require the power of larger six-axle road unit...

RENFE Class 269 is a large family of Bo-Bo electric locomotives built for Spain's 1,668 mm Iberian-gauge network from the 1970s onward. Constructed in Spain by CAF and other manufacturers under Mitsubishi electrical designs, the class works from 3,000-volt direct-current overhead supply. Numerous su...

British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives introduced in the 1960s for the electrification of the West Coast Main Line. Built for 25 kV alternating-current overhead supply, the locomotives handled express passenger trains, parcels services, and freight over several decades. Some member...

Finnish electric locomotive introduced in 1973, built using Soviet manufacturing technology, and used by Finnish State Railways on the 25 kV AC network for passenger and freight.