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Brush Traction
This article is about a British rail-locomotive maker. For the Detroit auto-maker, see Brush Motor Car CompanyBrush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives, part of the FKI group , based at Loughborough in Leicestershire, England situated alongside the Midland Main Line.-...
between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds
Remanufacturing
Remanufacturing is the process of disassembly and recovery at the module level and, eventually, at the component level. It requires the repair or replacement of worn out or obsolete components and modules. Parts subject to degradation affecting the performance or the expected life of the whole are...
, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47
British Rail Class 47
The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British...
locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.
Description
The Class 57 is a re-engineered locomotive, rebuilt by Brush TractionBrush Traction
This article is about a British rail-locomotive maker. For the Detroit auto-maker, see Brush Motor Car CompanyBrush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives, part of the FKI group , based at Loughborough in Leicestershire, England situated alongside the Midland Main Line.-...
at Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
from redundant Class 47
British Rail Class 47
The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British...
locomotives. The locomotives are fitted with a refurbished EMD engine and a reconditioned alternator, improving reliability and performance. Three variants exist, one for freight and two for passenger operations.
The class has its origins in 1997 when Freightliner
Freightliner (UK)
Freightliner Group Limited is a rail freight and logistics company, founded in 1995 and now operating in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Australia. It is the second largest rail freight operator in the UK, after DB Schenker Rail .- History :...
ordered an initial six locomotives. In 2000 a prototype locomotive, number 57601, was converted with electric train heating, with a view to obtaining orders from passenger companies.
They are known as "bodysnatchers", or "Zombies" to enthusiasts, by virtue of the fact that the shell (body) of the Class 47 has been stripped, rewired and re-engined and as "GM"s due to them being "genetically modified" with General Motors equipment.
Arriva Trains Wales
In 2008 Arriva Trains WalesArriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
began operation of a daily express service between Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central railway station is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, Wales.It is the largest and busiest station in Wales and one of the major stations of the British rail network, the tenth busiest station in the United Kingdom outside of London , based on 2007/08...
and Holyhead
Holyhead railway station
Holyhead railway station serves the town of Holyhead on Holy Island, Anglesey. It is the western terminus of the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Arriva Trains Wales, although Virgin Trains also serves it....
utilising the company's stored Mark 2
British Rail Mark 2
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975...
rolling stock. To provide the motive power for this train ATW obtained the use of four of Virgin's
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
Class 57/3 locomotives to operate in locomotive-hauled mode. 57313 - 57316 were painted in the Arriva Blue Livery, while only 57314 and 57315 were branded in addition to their new livey.
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail ServicesDirect Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
currently owns nine examples of the class, comprising 57002 (47322), 57003 (47317), 57004 (47347), 57007 (47332), 57008 (47204), 57009 (47079), 57010 (47329), 57011 (47231), 57012 (47060). These locomotives work alongside the Class 20/3s which are also operated by the company. All are painted in DRS Blue.
First Great Western
In 2000 Porterbrook LeasingPorterbrook
Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom...
placed an order for a prototype passenger locomotive fitted with electric train heating. This locomotive, no. 57601, was leased to First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
(FGW), which was looking for a replacement for its elderly Class 47
British Rail Class 47
The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British...
locomotives, which were employed on the "Night Riviera
Night Riviera
The Night Riviera is a sleeper train service operated by First Great Western. It is one of only two remaining sleeper services on the railway in Great Britain...
" overnight sleeper and Motorail services from London Paddington to Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
. After an evaluation period of three years FGW ordered four production Class 57/6 locomotives from Brush, which were delivered in 2004. These new locomotives displaced the Class 47 locomotives, which were transferred to other operators. As the prototype locomotive was non-standard it was returned to Porterbrook Leasing, which then sold it to West Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...
. The FGW locomotives have been having reliability problems lately, resulting in hiring locomotives from Cotswold Rail
Cotswold Rail
thumb|right|[[British Rail Class 47|Class 47]], no. 47316 'Cam Peak', at [[Doncaster railway works|Doncaster Works]] open day on 27th July 2003. This locomotive had recently been returned to traffic after a period in store...
.
The FGW fleet is painted in a green livery with a gold bodyside band, with cast name and numberplates. All four locomotives have been named after castles in Devon and Cornwall, and operate solely on the Night Riviera
Night Riviera
The Night Riviera is a sleeper train service operated by First Great Western. It is one of only two remaining sleeper services on the railway in Great Britain...
sleeper service and standby and rescue duties, the Motorail service having been abandoned in 2005. In 2008 the fleet started to receive the FGW blue, with 57605 the first to receive the colours and 57602 following shortly afterwards. In 2010 57604 received a repaint into lined Brunswick green livery to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway celebrations.
Class 57 on the Taunton–Cardiff service. Class 57303 has recently been used due to 57316 failing on the first day of the service. The service began on the 14 December 2009 and will run until the next timetable commences. These ran from December 2008 until November 2010, using one set of carriages initially but with a further set of carriages between December 2009 and October 2010. These service ran in the short term to cover for the unavailability of the normal DMU trains. When sufficient DMU trains were available following the transfer of 6 Class 150/1 sets from London Overground, the locomotives and coaching stock were withdrawn.
Network Rail
Network RailNetwork Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
recently took over 6 Class 57/3s from Virgin Trains to be used on Network Rail test trains and to be modified to make them compatible with Class 377
British Rail Class 377
The Class 377 Electrostar is an electric multiple unit type built by Bombardier Transportation at their Derby Works, from 2001 to present. The Electrostar family, which also includes Classes 357, 375, 376, 378, and 379, is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of...
EMUs so they can be used as Thunderbird locomotives for Southern
Southern (train operating company)
Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...
.
57301, 305, 306, 310 and 312 are currently at Eastleigh Works
Eastleigh Works
Eastleigh Works is a locomotive, carriage and wagon building and repair facility in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England.-History under the LSWR:...
being repainted into Network Rail Yellow by Arlington Fleet Services. 57312 was completed on 10th October 2011, with 57306 undergoing bodywork repairs before repainting can commence. 57310 is being used for route-learning.
Virgin Trains
Virgin TrainsVirgin Trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
Class 57/3s were initially not expected to work in regular service with Pendolino sets except on diversionary routes, so therefore were not delivered with Dellner couplings. After their introduction the locomotives were then employed on regular workings to Holyhead and the decision was taken to fit Dellner couplings to the Virgin fleet to allow faster coupling on revenue earning trains. The Dellner coupling on the Virgin fleet allows easy connection to Class 390 Pendolinos
British Rail Class 390
The Class 390 Pendolino is a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three 9-car units were originally built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line , with...
in regular service, and also Class 221 Virgin Voyager units in case of failure, breakdown or emergency.
Virgin Trains has taken the convention of calling locomotives employed for rescue duties 'Thunderbirds' one step further by naming their Class 57 fleet after characters from the television series
Thunderbirds (TV series)
Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation"...
.
From the clearance of the Pendolino sets for the North Wales Coast Line in December 2008 Class 57 locomotives were used to haul some Virgin services from Crewe to Holyhead, complementing the Voyagers that covered the other North Wales services. The downside of this arrangement was that whilst the pendolino sets are longer and have the added advantage of running off OHLE when south of Crewe, coupling and uncoupling at Crewe added to the journey time. Since December 2008, with the cessation of twice daily pendolino services, Virgin liveried 57s have become a rare sight on the North Wales Coast line; however Arriva Trains Wales workings of Class 57 locomotives with their North-South Wales express service have allowed the class to maintain a presence in Wales.
Since the completion of the West Coast Main Line upgrade works Virgin's requirement for Class 57s has decreased dramatically. The 16-strong fleet is now finding other work with Arriva Trains Wales. Recently six Virgin Class 57/3s were transferred to Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
.
Colas Rail
From the start of 2007 until 31 October 2009 Colas Rail hired Class 57/3 locos from Virgin TrainsVirgin Trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
. Starting in August 2009 a Class 57/0 was hired from Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
on a trial basis for one or two days each week. These trials culminated in the use of two Class 57/0 locos in multiple on 2, 3 and 4 November 2009. On 5 November 2009 the current standard hire of one Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
Class 57/0 each day became the norm. Although on paper the Class 57/0 is 2,500 Horsepower
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
, 250 Horsepower
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
less than a Class 57/3, the 57/0s are able to keep the timings allocated to the Colas Rail timber trains by Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
. Unlike the Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
Class 57/3s, all 16 of which were variously used on the timber trains, Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
has specifically allocated 57002 to the Colas workings with 57008 as standby when 57002 is out of use for maintenance or repairs. To reflect this allocation 57002 has been fitted with a large Colas Rail logo on each side, just behind the non-driving side of each cab.
West Coast Railway Company
The West Coast Railway CompanyWest Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...
(WCRC) owns a single Class 57/6, the prototype passenger locomotive 57601. Purchased from Porterbrook following delivery of Class 57/6s to First Great Western, this is employed on WCRC charter trains and is painted in the company's maroon livery, to match the coaching stock.
In January 2011 WCRC purchased 57001 from Freightliner, along with Advenza Freight's 57005 shortly after. 57006, also from Advenza Freight was purchased in April 2011. 57001 has since been repainted into WCRC Maroon and used on a number of Railtours, whilst 57006 and 57006 are stored at Carnforth.
Freightliner
In 1997 FreightlinerFreightliner (UK)
Freightliner Group Limited is a rail freight and logistics company, founded in 1995 and now operating in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Australia. It is the second largest rail freight operator in the UK, after DB Schenker Rail .- History :...
placed an order for an initial six Class 57/0 locomotives. The first of these was released in 1998, and coincided with the unveiling of the new British Racing Green Freightliner livery. After an evaluation period Freightliner was sufficiently impressed to order a further six locomotives, with plans for an eventual fleet of 25. However, in the event only 12 locomotives were rebuilt, due to the purchase of completely new Class 66
British Rail Class 66
The Class 66 is a six axle diesel electric freight locomotive developed in part from the British Rail Class 59, for use on the railways of the UK. Since its introduction the class has been successful and has been sold to British and other European railway companies...
locomotives from General Motors.
The Freightliner fleet saw use over a wide area, serving locations such as Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
and Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. The introduction of the class resulted in the replacement of the Class 47 locomotives on most long-distance intermodal trains.
Freightliner named all its locomotives, with examples such as 'Freightliner Pioneer' and 'Freightliner Phoenix'.
In 2007 Freightliner started to replace its Class 57s with new Class 66 locos. Initially six Class 57s (the second batch) were returned to their leasing company, and were redeployed with DRS
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
in July 2007. The sole remaining 57 (57001) was sold to West Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...
in January 2011.
Advenza Freight
Advenza FreightAdvenza Freight
Advenza Freight was a rail freight company based in Gloucester in the United Kingdom. It was part of the Cotswold Rail group. The company was wound up in the High Court on 7 October 2009, following a petition from HM Revenue & Customs.- History :...
operated two ex-Freightliner locomotives, painted in the Advenza Freight livery, on a number of freight flows won by the company in 2008.
Advenza Freight was part of Cotswold Rail which operated some of the Class 57's donor locomotives, the Class 47. The class was seen most frequently on scrap metal trains but Advenza used its small fleet on a wide variety of stock moves and deliveries.
Advenza ceased trading in late 2009 and the locomotives are now stored. In January 2011, 57005 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railway Company
West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...
, as was 57006 in April.
Fleet details
| Subclass | No. Built | No. Range | Operators | Loco Nos. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57/0 | 12 | 57001-012 | Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought... |
57002-57004, 57007-57012 | 9 |
| West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot... |
57001, 57005-57006 | 3 | |||
| 57/3 | 16 | 57301-316 | Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
57302, 57304, 57307-57309, 57311 | 6 |
| Network Rail Network Rail Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland... |
57301, 57303, 57305-57306, 57310, 57312 | 6 | |||
| Arriva Trains Wales Arriva Trains Wales Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches... |
57313-57316 | 4 | |||
| 57/6 | 5 | 57601-605 | First Great Western First Great Western First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales.... |
57602-57605 | 4 |
| West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot... |
57601 | 1 |
| Number | Rebuilt from | Livery | Operator | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57001 | 47356 | WCRC Maroon | West Coast Railway Company | |
| 57002 | 47322 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57003 | 47317 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57004 | 47347 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57005 | 47350 | Advenza Freight Blue | West Coast Railway Company | |
| 57006 | 47187 | Advenza Freight Blue | West Coast Railway Company | |
| 57007 | 47332 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57008 | 47204 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | Telford International Railfreight Park June - 2009 Telford International Railfreight Park Telford International Railfreight Park is rail freight depot and construction development site located in Donnington to the north of Telford, on the former route of the Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.... |
| 57009 | 47079 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57010 | 47329 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57011 | 47231 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57012 | 47060 | DRS Blue (Compass) | Direct Rail Services | |
| 57301 | 47845 | Virgin Trains (unbranded) |
Network Rail | |
| 57302 | 47827 | Virgin Trains | Virgin Trains | Virgil Tracy Virgil Tracy Virgil Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show Thunderbirds and the subsequent films Thunderbirds Are GO and Thunderbird 6. The character also appeared in the live action movie Thunderbirds.... |
| 57303 | 47705 | Virgin Trains (unbranded) |
Network Rail | |
| 57304 | 47807 | Virgin Trains | Virgin Trains | Gordon Tracy Gordon Tracy Gordon Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show Thunderbirds and the subsequent films Thunderbirds Are GO and Thunderbird 6. The character also appeared in the live action movie Thunderbirds.... |
| 57305 | 47822 | Virgin Trains (unbranded) |
Network Rail | |
| 57306 | 47814 | Virgin Trains (unbranded) |
Network Rail | |
| 57307 | 47225 | Virgin Trains | Virgin Trains | Lady Penelope |
| 57308 | 47846 | Virgin Trains | Virgin Trains | Tin-Tin Tin-Tin Kyrano Tin-Tin Kyrano is a character in the mid-1960s British television show Thunderbirds. In the original TV series and its original movie adaptations, Tin-Tin, like the other characters, is portrayed using a marionette, and Christine Finn provided her voice.... |
| 57309 | 47806 | Virgin Trains | Virgin Trains | Brains Brains (Thunderbirds) Brains is a fictional character in the 1960s British Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, its sequel films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 , and the 2004 live-action remake film Thunderbirds. Brains was born 14 November 2040 and was orphaned when a hurricane struck his family's... |
| 57310 | 47831 | Virgin Trains (unbranded) |
Network Rail | |
| 57311 | 47817 | Virgin Trains | Virgin Trains | Parker |
| 57312 | 47330 | Network Rail Yellow | Network Rail | |
| 57313 | 47371 | Arriva Trains Wales Blue (unbranded) |
Arriva Trains Wales | |
| 57314 | 47372 | Arriva Trains Wales Blue | Arriva Trains Wales | |
| 57315 | 47234 | Arriva Trains Wales Blue | Arriva Trains Wales | |
| 57316 | 47290 | Arriva Trains Wales Blue (unbranded) |
Arriva Trains Wales | |
| 57601 | 47825 | WCRC Maroon (with black stripe) |
West Coast Railway Company | |
| 57602 | 47337 | First Dynamic Lines | First Great Western | Restormel Castle Restormel Castle Restormel Castle is situated on the River Fowey near Lostwithiel, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, the others being Launceston, Tintagel and Trematon. The castle is notable for its perfectly circular design... |
| 57603 | 47349 | First Dynamic Lines | First Great Western | Tintagel Castle Tintagel Castle Tintagel Castle is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island, adjacent to the village of Tintagel in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The site was possibly occupied in the Romano-British period, due to an array of artefacts dating to this period which have been found on the... |
| 57604 | 47209 | GWR Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838... Brunswick Green |
First Great Western | Pendennis Castle Pendennis Castle Pendennis Castle is a Henrician castle, also known as one of Henry VIII's Device Forts, in the English county of Cornwall. It was built in 1539 for King Henry VIII to guard the entrance to the River Fal on its west bank, near Falmouth. St Mawes Castle is its opposite number on the east bank and... |
| 57605 | 47206 | First Dynamic Lines | First Great Western | Totnes Castle Totnes Castle Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. It is situated in the town of Totnes on the River Dart in Devon... |