British Rail Engineering Ltd
Other Business Names:
- British Transport Commission
- BREL
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to the engineering activities of British railway companies nationalised in 1948. Then vested in British Transport Commission and managed by its Railway Executive. Manufactured, repaired and maintained locomotives and rolling stock. Early 1960s transferred to the newly formed British Railways Board and in 1970 formed into British Rail Engineering Ltd, otherwise known as BREL. Privatised from late 1980s
Publications:
- BREL. British Rail Engineering Ltd by Marsden, Colin J
- British Rail, 1974-97. From integration to privatisation by Gourvish, Terry, with Mike Anson
- British Railways Engineering, 1948-80 by Johnson, John, & Robert A Long
- Doncaster. Town of train makers, 1853-1990 by Bagwell, Philip S
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- British Transport Commission
- BREL
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to the engineering activities of British railway companies nationalised in 1948. Then vested in British Transport Commission and managed by its Railway Executive. Manufactured, repaired and maintained locomotives and rolling stock. Early 1960s transferred to the newly formed British Railways Board and in 1970 formed into British Rail Engineering Ltd, otherwise known as BREL. Privatised from late 1980sPublications:
- BREL. British Rail Engineering Ltd by Marsden, Colin J
- British Rail, 1974-97. From integration to privatisation by Gourvish, Terry, with Mike Anson
- British Railways Engineering, 1948-80 by Johnson, John, & Robert A Long
- Doncaster. Town of train makers, 1853-1990 by Bagwell, Philip S