About: British Rail Class 116

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The British Rail Class 116 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1957 to 1961. Introduced as part of the British Railways Modernisation Plan in the mid 1950s, as with other first generation DMUs the 116 was intended to replace steam trains and reduce costs across the rail network. Alongside Metro-Cammell, BR Derby had prior experience with DMUs, having developed a Lightweight Unit, and so was awarded a contract for a new design.

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  • The British Rail Class 116 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1957 to 1961. Introduced as part of the British Railways Modernisation Plan in the mid 1950s, as with other first generation DMUs the 116 was intended to replace steam trains and reduce costs across the rail network. Alongside Metro-Cammell, BR Derby had prior experience with DMUs, having developed a Lightweight Unit, and so was awarded a contract for a new design. (en)
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  • 1957-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • #0033cc;color:white (en)
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  • Class 116 near Kenilworth in 1976. (en)
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  • Two BUT of per power car (en)
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  • Derby (en)
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  • Interior. (en)
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  • Inside class 116 trailer second 59004.jpg (en)
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  • ■ Blue Square (en)
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  • British Rail Class 116 (en)
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  • per set (en)
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  • Steam locomotives and carriages (en)
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  • 1961 (xsd:integer)
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  • Power cars: , (en)
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  • 1957 (xsd:integer)
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  • The British Rail Class 116 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1957 to 1961. Introduced as part of the British Railways Modernisation Plan in the mid 1950s, as with other first generation DMUs the 116 was intended to replace steam trains and reduce costs across the rail network. Alongside Metro-Cammell, BR Derby had prior experience with DMUs, having developed a Lightweight Unit, and so was awarded a contract for a new design. (en)
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  • British Rail Class 116 (en)
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  • British Rail Class 116 (en)
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