A British person or object comes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and Northern Ireland. It is sometimes used by the...

Island, and the colony of British Columbia. British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation in 1871. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, but...

The British Raj was the colonial rule of the British Crown from 1858 to 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent. Raj is a word in Sanskrit that means "rule" and...

The British Empire was the largest empire in world history and for a century was the largest global power. It included British dominions, colonies, protectorates...

The British Army is the army of the British Armed Forces, the military of the United Kingdom. The British Army came into being with unification of the...

British Rail (BR) was the national railway company of Great Britain, from 1948 to 2001. It was created by nationalization under the Transport Act 1947...

The British Virgin Islands is a British Overseas Territory and are part of the Virgin Islands, a chain of islands in the Caribbean. The islands comprise...

self-rule. If the British Overseas Territory is ruled badly, the government of the British Overseas Territory can be taken over by the British government and...

Britons, British people, or the British are people from Britain – either from the United Kingdom or the island of Great Britain. In history, the people...

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is one of the British orders of chivalry. It is the newest order, created on June 4, 1917, by King George...

British North America was the British part of the continent of North America that is now part of the United States and Canada. The term was used mostly...

Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles. The history of the British Museum began with the Irish born British physicist Hans Sloane, who died aged 93 in 1753. During...

The ancestors of most British Asians lived in South Asia. Many British Asians are British Indians, British Pakistanis, or British Bangladeshis, all from...

1974 when the UK's two government owned airlines, the British Oversea Airways Corporation and British European Airways were joined. It is now owned by a...

English such as American English. British English is widely spoken in most countries that were once part of the British Empire. American English is used...

The British Antarctic Territory is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom and is a British overseas territory. It is a triangle in Antarctica...

The British Academy Film Awards are an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is the British equivalent...

The British Indian Ocean Territory is a dependency of the United Kingdom. It includes many small islands in the Indian Ocean. The territory is the seven...

British United Traction (BUT) was a joint company owned by the Associated Equipment Company and Leyland Motors which produced railway equipment and trolleybuses...

This is a list of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes. GWR railcars LMS railcars TOPS classes British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering...

first-generation "Heritage" DMUs. Which were in need of replacement. British Rail Class 150 The British Rail Class 150, also known as the Sprinter, is a class of...

The British Rail Class 485 (or 4Vec) and British Rail Class 486 (or 3Tis) electric multiple units were originally built for the London Electric Railway...

British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Somali: Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka), was a British protectorate in present-day...

a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the...

British Cyprus (Cyprus and Northern Cyprus) was a crown colony of the United Kingdom. "The British Empire in 1924". The British Empire. Retrieved 7 November...

sometimes called the Armed Forces of the Crown. The British Armed Forces are made up of three parts: the British Army, the Royal Navy (including the Royal Marines)...

marks, boxes, or other symbols. British Pakistanis (Urdu: برطانیہ میں مقیم پاکستانی‎; also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are...

The British Rail Class 105 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. of Sheffield from 1956 to 1959. The class were built with a side profile identical...

or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British Railways and post-privatisation). British Rail operated a wide variety of electric multiple...

at its Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. They originally carried numbers D226 and D227, their Vulcan Foundry...

Guernsey, Sark in the term "British Isles", but they are a lot closer to France than to Great Britain. In politics, they are British islands but in geology...

The United Kingdom of Great Britain was a state in the British Isles. The kingdom came into existence because of the Acts of Union 1707. These acts of...

was eventually thrown away in 1964. British Rail Class ES1 British Rail Class EE1 British Rail Class 76 British Rail Class 77 Glover 2003, p. 27. Glover...

The PEP Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rail's Southern Region during the early 1970s. They were forerunners of the BR Second...

The British royal family are the people who are relatives (family) of the monarch, currently Charles III, of the United Kingdom. They often attend events...

At this point, the number was changed to 76039. British Rail Class 77 British Rail Class EF1 British Rail Class 506 Glover 2003, p. 50. Earnshaw 1997...

retirement on 14 June 1986. Three are now preserved. British Rail Class EE1 British Rail Class 76 British Rail Class 506 Two sources are in conflict over the...

English and British English are the two main dialects (types) of the English language. American English is spoken in the United States, while British English...

(excluding bmibaby) was to be fully merged into British Airways by the end of October 2012. British Midland Airways Limited had a Civil Aviation Authority...

The line of succession to the British throne is the order in which members of the royal family would come to the throne if the reigning king or queen...

October 1760) was a British king. He was born in Germany. He was the last British monarch born outside of Great Britain. New British law in the early 1700s...

The British African-Caribbean (Afro-Caribbean) community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of British West Indian background and whose ancestors...

The British Rail Class 57 diesel locomotives is a diesel locomotive that was built by Brush Traction between 1997 and 2004. They are rebuilds, with new...

British Railways 10800 was a diesel locomotive built by the North British Locomotive Company for British Railways in 1950. It had been ordered by the London...

The British Board of Film Classification is the organisation responsible for movie and some video game classification in the United Kingdom. The rating...

The British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple units were built by Metro-Cammell at Washwood Heath in Birmingham from 1956 to 1959, following the construction...

Front (1967-present) and Britain First (2011-present). British Fascism is based upon Italian Fascism and British Traditions. British Fascism claims that both...

British Rail 18100 was a prototype main line gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1951. It was built by Metropolitan Vickers,...

The British Longhair is a breed of cat. It originated in Great Britain. British Longhair was created by crossing between British Shorthair and Persian...

British Malaya was an area around the Malay Peninsula and Singapore Strait that was colonized by the British. It was the world's largest maker of tin and...

The British Rail Class 22, originally called the North British Type 2 diesel-hydraulic, was a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives designed for the Western...

are the British Rail Class 42 of this article. 33 others, D833-865, were constructed by the North British Locomotive Company and became British Rail Class...

British Rail 18000 was a prototype mainline gas turbine-electric locomotive built for British Railways in 1949. It was built by Brown, Boveri & Cie. It...

locomotive. In the case of GT3, the tender carried diesel fuel. British Rail 18000 (GT1) British Rail 18100 (GT2) This short article about transport can be...

The Italian conquest of the British Somali Coast Protectorate was an Italian campaign during World War II against the British Empire. It was the only Italian...

The British Rail Class 21, originally known as the North British Type 2 diesel-electric, was a type of diesel locomotive built by the North British Locomotive...

realms. Anne (In England and Scotland, 1702 – 1707. In Great Britain, 1707 – 1714) First British Monarch. George I (1714 – 1727) George II (1727 – 1760) George...

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British record industry's trade association. Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including...

British Railways' 11104 locomotive was built by F. C. Hibberd & Co Ltd and introduced by British Railways in 1959. This short article about transport can...

The British Rail Class 309 "Clacton Express" electric multiple units (EMUs) were built by British Rail (BR) York Works from 1962-1963. They were initially...

The British Science Association (BSA) promotes science. It was founded in 1831. Until 2009 it was known as the British Association for the Advancement...

The British Rail Class 44 or Sulzer Type 4 diesel locomotives were built by British Railways' Derby Works between 1959 and 1960. They were named after...

Universality The British Red Cross also has four local values, which guide the way they work: Compassionate Inclusive Dynamic Courageous The British Red Cross...

referred to as the British Mandate of Palestine, was a League of Nations mandate to the United Kingdom in Palestine. It began after the British had conquered...

The British Rail Class 16, originally known as the North British Type 1 was a type of diesel locomotive ordered under British Railways' 1955 Modernisation...

British Hong Kong (Chinese: 英屬香港) was a colony and British Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. It was Hong Kong when it was controlled as part of...

British Rail 15107 was a locomotive commissioned by the Great Western Railway, but delivered to British Railways after nationalisation. It was a diesel...

electric engine was scrapped. British Rail Class ES1 British Rail Class EF1 British Rail Class EB1 British Rail Class 76 British Rail Class 77 Glover 2003...

The British Virgin Islands has been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1984. They have never won a medal. They have never been in the Winter Olympics...

British Rail Class D3/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the...

of countries. Originally, it was called the British Commonwealth which was founded in 1926 when the British Empire began to break up. Now, there are 56...

The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive built from 1973 to 1975 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL). 36 of these locomotives...

British Rail Class D2/10 was a locomotive type commissioned by British Rail. It was a diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built...

The British Rail Class 24 diesel locomotives, originally known as the British Railways Type 2, were built from 1958 to 1961. One hundred and fifty-one...

the British Empire" because no matter what time of day it was in London, it was daytime for at least one British subject under the King. Britain lost...

British food or British cuisine is the traditional food and drink popular with the people of the United Kingdom. Some of the most popular dishes include...

to 1948 the British possessions included the whole island of Ceylon, now the nation of Sri Lanka. "The British Empire in 1924". The British Empire. Retrieved...

Swain, Alec (1990). British Rail Fleet Survey 11. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 31–32. ISBN 9780711019027. Wood, Roger (1989). British Rail Motive Power Combined...

The British Rail Class 47 (Originally Brush Type 4) is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush...

British Rail Class D2/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the...

two shunting locomotives by the Yorkshire Engine Company and loaned to British Railways for demonstrations. However, BR did not buy any production versions...

The British Rail Class 81 was an AC electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line on the London Midland Region of British Rail. Only one...

The British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives were originally known as British Railways Type 2. They were nicknamed Rats. 327 locomotives of this type...

1949. The British zone consisted of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and the present-day state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The British military...

Region of British Rail. Following the withdrawal of the more powerful Class 74 electro-diesels in 1977, the Class 73 is now unique on the British rail system...

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the highest political-legislative and legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories...

The British Rail Class 17, originally known as the Clayton Type 1, was a class of diesel locomotive operated by British Railways. This short article about...

The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel from 1959 to 1961. "History of the Class 117s". The Railcar Association....

British Rail Class D3/3 was a 0-6-0 shunting locomotive built by British Rail at their Derby Works in England. It was similar to the British Rail Class...

The British Rail Class 15 diesel locomotives, also known as the BTH Type 1, were designed by British Thomson-Houston, and built by the Yorkshire Engine...

British American usually refers to Americans whose ancestral origin originates wholly or partly in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern...

British Rail Class 418 (or 2Sap) was a class of electric multiple unit commissioned by British Railways Southern Region. in England. The units were formed...

British blues is a local type of blues music in Great Britain. It started in the late 1950s and had its climax in the middle of the 1960s. Blues came...

The British Rail Class 71 was an electric locomotive used on the Southern Region of British Railways. Unlike most other Southern Region electric locomotives...

The British Rail Class 40 is a type of British railway diesel locomotive. Built by English Electric between 1958 and 1962, and eventually numbering 200...

The British Rail Class 155 "Super-Sprinter" is a diesel multiple unit. These DMUs were built by British Leyland at Workington (using Leyland National...

The British Rail Class 305 were an alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU). Under the pre-1973 British Rail numbering system, the class was...

The British Rail Class 28, originally known as Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2, diesel locomotives were built as part of the British Railways Modernisation...

British Rail assigned Class 52 to the class of 74 large Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961...

The British Rail Class 05 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters built by Hunslet Engine Company from 1955 to 1961. They were used on the Eastern...

were later renumbered by British Railways 15201–15203. Later, twenty-six similar trains were built after nationalisation as British Rail Class 12. This short...

British Rail class 74 was an electro-diesel locomotive that operated on the Southern Region of British Railways, rebuilt from redundant Class 71 locomotives...

Shildon since October 2004 when the venue opened. British Rail Class EE1 British Rail Class EF1 British Rail Class EB1 NER electric units [en] Glover 2003...

The British Rail Class 06 is a class of 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical shunters built by Andrew Barclay from 1958 to 1960 for use on the Scottish Region of British...

The British Railways Class D20/2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow during 1957 and 1958. Although...

British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) train. They were built for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by BREL at...

11001 was one of the first British Railways diesel locomotives. It was built in 1949 at British Railways' Ashford Works. It was designed by O. V. S. Bulleid...

The British Rail Class 86 is a modern electric locomotive built during the 1960s, developed as a result of testing to replace the British rail Classes...

Class 123 was a type of Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1963. They were built by British Rail at Swindon Works, and designed like all Swindon...

The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s. Twenty-six of these 0-6-0 locomotives were ordered in...

The British Rail Class 307 electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh Works from 1954-1956. They were initially classified as AM7 before the...

countries. The British Council is registered as a charity, both in England and Wales, and in Scotland. It receives grants from the British government. The...

House in London. Originally created in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it became the British Broadcasting Corporation on New Year's Day 1927....

British Railways 10100 was an unusual experimental diesel locomotive known informally as The Fell Diesel Locomotive (after Lt. Col. L.F.R. Fell, who was...

Border Crossing in Surrey, British Columbia to the Cariboo Highway (Highway 97) 10 kilometres north of Cache Creek, British Columbia. Over two million...

British Rail Class 503 trains were 70mph (110km/h) electric multiple units. They were introduced in two batches — in 1938 by the London, Midland and Scottish...

British Rail Class 128 was a class of diesel multiple unit, built for British Rail. Introduced in 1959, ten of the class were built by British United Traction...

Hydraulic Prototype number 1. Clayton built the locomotive in 1965 to show to British Railways. DHP1 was designed for mixed traffic work. It had a steam boiler...

British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. It is also known as the English Electric Type 3. The Class was ordered as part of the British Rail...

Region of British Railways, which had opted for lightweight locomotives with hydraulic transmission when allocated funds under the British Railways Modernisation...

The British Rail Class 312 is a type of alternating current electric multiple unit built intended for use on outer-suburban passenger services. It was...

British Rail Class 507 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works from 1978 to 1979. They were the third variety of British Rail's then-standard...

British Rail Class 314 alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by BREL at York works from 1978 to 1979. They were the second...

late 1980s. Built to replace the previous British Rail Class 43 (also called the InterCity 125) and British Rail Class 55, the Class 91s were given the...

Class 80 was the TOPS classification allocated by British Rail to the prototype 25 kV AC electric locomotive. This locomotive was built by Metropolitan-Vickers...

British Rail Class D3/11 was a locomotive commissioned by the Great Western Railway, but delivered to its successor British Rail in England. It was a...

British Rail Class D3/5 was a shunting locomotive built by British Rail at their Darlington Works in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the...

The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BR's most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. There are 230 members...

(help) British Rail's Advanced Passenger Train – InterCity APT (PDF). Derby: Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineers' Department, British Railways Board...

The British Rail Class 10 diesel locomotive was a version on the Class 08 diesel-electric shunter. A Blackstone diesel engine was fitted instead of one...

published outside Britain and Ireland. The British Library adds about three million items to its collection every year. The British Library has about...

British Rail Class D3/10 was a locomotive commissioned by the Great Western Railway in England, and later taken over by British Railways. It was a diesel...

British Rail Class D2/5 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Andrew...

British Rail Class D1/3 (formerly DY1) was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period...

The British Rail Class 325 is a dual-voltage alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU) train used for postal train services. Their cabs look...

The British Rail (BR) Class 308 alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1961–62. They...

The British Rail Class 210 was a type of diesel-electric multiple unit built in the late 1970s. The class was intended to be a modern train to replace...

members of the British Empire was first suggested by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891. The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games,...

The British Rail class 70 was a class of three 3rd rail Co-Co electric locomotives. The initial two were built by the Southern Railway at Ashford Works...

The British Rail Class 455 is a type of electric multiple unit drawing power from a 750 V DC third rail. Built by BREL at York works in the early and...

British Rail Class 415 (or 4EPB) was a suburban 750V DC third rail electric multiple unit commissioned by the Southern Region of British Railways. Built...

The British Rail Class 142 was a type of Pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. 96 units were built by BREL in Derby between 1985 and...

The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between...

The British Rail Class 311 alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. They were intended for use...

The British Rail Class 306 was a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) introduced in 1949. It consisted of 92 three-car trains which were used on newly...

British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1749 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed...

The British Rail Class 107 diesel multiple units were built by the Derby Works of British Railways and were introduced in 1960. The class looked similar...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as, for instance, in "the British Government". In an agreement between the British and Irish Olympic groups...

United Kingdom. British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification Steam locomotives of British Railways British Rail coach designations...

The British Indian Army, officially called simply the Indian Army (IA), was the army in British India during British rule (1858–1947). The Indian Army...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to British Rail Class 376. The Class 376 Suburban Electrostar is a model of electric multiple-unit passenger train...

British Rail's third fundamental design of carriage was designated Mark 3, and was introduced in 1976 primarily for use on the High Speed Train (HST)...

The British Rail Class 46 is a class of diesel locomotive. They were built from 1961–1963 at British Railways' Derby Works and were initially numbered...

The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class was built between 1952 and 1962. It was the basis for the later Class 03 built...

The British Rail Class 09 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel locomotive designed primarily for shunting but also short distance freight trips along branch lines...

British Rail Class D1/1 (formerly DY1) was a class of locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel locomotive in the pre-TOPS period...

former colonies of Britain have this design on their own flags (i.e. Australia, Fiji, Hawaii (although Hawaii was not part of the British Empire), some provinces...

The British Rail Class 45 also known as the Sulzer Type 4 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail at their Derby and Crewe Works between 1960 and...

The British Rail Class 02 were a class of twenty 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives. They were built by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960...

The British Rail Class 159, known as "South Western Turbo" by Network SouthEast (but in reality a member of the Sprinter family), is a diesel multiple...

The British Rail Class 153 "Sprinter" is a single-car diesel multiple unit train. In the early 1990s, British took the decision that running 2-car trains...

British Rail Class D3/14 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by the London and North Eastern Railway at its Doncaster Works. It had a Petter engine...

The British Rail Class 144 "Pacer diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by BREL Derby from 1986-1987. A total of 23 units were built, replacing many...

The Blue Pullman was a class of luxury train used from 1960 to 1973 by British Railways in the United Kingdom. As opposed to the previous Pullman Car...

The British Rail Class 395 are EMUs which run on the High Speed 1 railway line in the United Kingdom. The trains are the fastest operating domestic service...

The British Rail Class 508 electric multiple units ("EMUs") were built by BREL at York works in 1979-80. They were the fourth variety of BR's then-standard...

British Railways Class 505 were 1,500 V DC electric multiple units (EMUs) introduced in 1931 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway...

The British Rail Class 43 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) from 1960 to 1962. Ian Allan 2008, p. 121...

1955. This locomotive resulted in 22 similar locomotives being ordered by British Rail, which became their Class 55. This short article about transport can...

The British Rail Class 141 was the first production model of the Pacer diesel multiple units. They were created because then British Rail had a large shortage...

Black British are people who live in the United Kingdom that are Black. The 2001 UK census says there were 4.2 million Black British people. They were...

British Chinese, also Chinese British, Chinese Britons or British-born Chinese (often informally referred to as BBCs), are people of Chinese ancestry...

Class 129 was a class of single-car Diesel Multiple Unit built in 1955 for British Rail. Only three were built by Cravens and were introduced in 1958. The...

introduction of what became the Class 126 diesel multiple units originated in a British Transport Commission report of 1952 that suggested the trial use of diesel...

British hip hop (also British rap) is a genre of music. The style happens across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. British rap music...

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is a social democratic party and...

The British Rail Class 143 is a diesel multiple unit, part of the Pacer family of trains introduced between 1985 & 1986. They originally worked around...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to British Rail Class 92. The Class 92 is a dual-voltage British railway locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from...

British Rail Class D2/12 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by...

The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern...

The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel locomotive designed for shunting. It was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter. It was based on the LMS...

locomotive built in 1968 by Brush Traction to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. The name came from Hawker Siddeley (the owner of Brush) 4000...

The British Grand Prix is a grand prix motor race organised in Great Britain by the Royal Automobile Club. First held in 1950 and after that every year...

residences occupied by the British Royal family, noting the seasons of the year they are traditionally occupied. Members of the British Royal Family live in...

The British Rail Class 165 "Network Turbo" diesel multiple units (DMUs) are diesel multiple unit that were built by BREL at York Works from 1990–1992...

The British Rail Derby Lightweight diesel multiple units, were the first such trains to be built en-masse for British Railways. The units were built at...

A British princess is a princess who has the title of a Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Britain, the title "Princess"...

British Rail Class D2/7 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period. It was built...

and 1850s, they tried to win power over their rivals, the Tories. The British prime minister was usually from one of the two parties. The Whigs played...

1990s because of the early 1990s recession. After the privatisation of British Rail in 1994, neither train was ordered. Class 341 was meant to be the...

at their Smethwick works in Birmingham to demonstrate their wares to British Railways. The locomotive’s number was derived from its works number, DEL260...

The British Rail Class 84 was a 25 kV AC electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line on the London Midland Region. This short article...

British Rail produced a variety of Railbuses as a means both of building new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide services on lightly-used lines economically...

The British Rail Class 317 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York Works in two batches, from 1981-82 and 1985-87. They were the first of several...

British history. After the revolt of Boudica there was usually peace and a process of full "romanization" started successfully in southeast Britain....

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a major public university located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with another location in Kelowna...

The British Rail Class 166 "Network Express Turbo" diesel multiple units (also known as just "Thames Turbos" ) were built by ABB at York Works from 1992-93...

The British Rail Class 304 was a type of electric multiple unit. They were built for suburban use on the first phases of the West Coast Main Line electrification...

32°59′E / 34.583°N 32.983°E / 34.583; 32.983 Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British overseas territories that border the Republic of Cyprus. They are used...

The British Rail Class 350 "Desiro" is class of electric multiple units built by Siemens Mobility from 2004- Thirty of these units, known as Class 350/1s...

The British Rail (BR) Class 310 is a slam-door, alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU) introduced in 1966 as part of the West Coast Main...

of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional organisation for architects in the United Kingdom. It was originally named the Institute of British Architects...

British Railways Class D16/2 was a class of prototype diesel locomotive built by BR at Ashford Works and introduced in 1950–1951, with a third example...

Anne of Great Britain (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was the Queen of England (which included Wales), Scotland and Ireland. During her reign, the kingdoms...

the class number, British Rail reserved carriage numbers in the 526xx and 576xx series for these units. As the Privatisation of British Rail began, this...

The British Rail Class 483 electric multiple units were originally built by Metro-Cammell as 1938 tube stock units for London Underground. They were extensively...

The British Rail Class 82 electric locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company between 1960 and 1962 as part of the West Coast Main Line electrification...

The British Rail Class 83 were electric locomotives built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows as part of the West Coast Main Line...

The British Rail Class 487 electric multiple units were built by English Electric in 1940, for use on the Waterloo & City Line. This short article about...

The British Rail Class 456 electric multiple units were passenger trains that were built by BREL at York Works from 1990-91. 24 two-car units were built...

The British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple units were built by Park Royal Vehicles with diesel engines by British United Traction (BUT). Ordered in the...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a British organisation that gives awards at a special show every year, for movies, television...

kingdoms, Great Britain and Ireland, were merged into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Also during his reign, the British were at war with...

BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division for British Rail until the design and building trains in the United...

The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and originally as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962...

Snyder, Christopher A. Sub-Roman Britain (AD 400-600): A Gazetteer of Sites. British Archaeological Reports (BAR) British Series No. 247. Oxford, 1996: Tempvs...

The British Rail Class 29 consisted of 20 diesel locomotives which were rebuilt from the North British Class 21. The original licence-built MAN engines...

The British Rail Class 414 (or 2Hap) electric multiple units were built between 1956 and 1963. This short article about transport can be made longer....

British Rail's Class 01 diesel locomotives were a short wheelbase 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical design intended for use in areas with tight curves and limited...

complex, British Rail allocated carriage numbers 99469-99481 (from the private owner carriage series) for the individual vehicles. "British Rail Class...

British Rail's second design of carriages was called Mark 2. The Mark 2 has more strength than a Mark 1 in the event of an accident. This short article...

British Railways Class D3/7 were diesel shunters built from May 1939 through to July 1942 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at their Derby Works...

for British Guiana. Athletes from this country have never been in the Winter Olympic Games. For the first 5 games the country's name was British Guiana...

mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city has a population of over 630,000 and is the most populous city in British Columbia. Metro Vancouver...

these later became British Rail numbers 12000–12002 (previously 7074/76/79 respectively). The remainder were sold to the British War Department in 1940...

Class 66 locomotive is a development of the Class 59 and used both on British and European railway networks, where it is marketed as EMD Series 66. This...

The British Rail Class 419 Motor Luggage Vans (or MLV) were built from 1951-61 by BR at Eastleigh Works. This short article about transport can be made...

was a British Crown Colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957. "The British Empire in 1924". The British Empire...

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The British Rail Class 11 is a diesel shunting locomotive built from April 1945 to December 1952. They are based on a similar earlier batch built by the...

The Partition of British India divided the British India into the countries of India and Pakistan (East and West Pakistan) in 1947. That was part of the...

The British Rail Class 60 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight work. While they remain the most powerful diesel locomotives...

The British Rail Class 375 Electrostar electric multiple unit train was built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Works,...

The British Rail Class 488 are unpowered trailer sets, converted from Mark 2F coaches for the Gatwick Express service from London Victoria to Gatwick...

The British Rail Class 365 "Networker Express" were dual-voltage (25kV AC and 750V DC) electric multiple units built by ABB at York from 1994-95. These...

The British Rail Class 151 was a prototype class of DMU built by Metro cammel in the mid-1980s. This short article about transport can be made longer...

piece is currently owned by The Cab Yard in Wales. British Rail Class 76 British Rail Class 77 British Rail Class 306 LNER electric units Gillham 1988,...

The British Rail Class 424 "Networker Classic" electric multiple unit (EMU) was built in 1997 by ADtranz at Derby. It was a prototype vehicle rebuilt...

The British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotives, originally known as BRCW Type 2, were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW)...

The British Rail Class 27 was a diesel locomotive built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. They were a...

British Rail gave the name Class 53 to the single Brush Traction-built example train Falcon. Although it worked, the idea of Class 53 was made old by...

The British Rail Class 489 (or GLV) is a type of electric multiple unit, specially converted for use on Gatwick Express trains, from London Victoria to...

The British Rail Class 207 (or 3D) diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh railway works in 1962. This short article about transport...

The British Rail Class 116 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1957 to 1961. This short article about transport can be made longer. You...

The British Rail Class 504 was a unique type of electric multiple unit that ran on 1200 V DC third rail with side-contact current collection. The type...

The British Rail Class 322 electric multiple units were built by BREL in 1990 Five 4-car units were built for the dedicated Stansted Express service from...

It was made up of three units. The first unit was built in 1958 at the British Rail Swindon Works. This short article about transport can be made longer...

The British Rail Class 501 electric multiple units were built in 1957/58 for use on the former LNWR/LMS suburban electric network of the London Midland...

1985 and 1995 by General Motors Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) for private British companies, initially Foster Yeoman. They were designed for hauling heavy...

numbering and classification include: British Rail TOPS first arrangement British Rail Regional Multiple Unit Numbering British Carriage and Wagon Numbering and...

British Rail allocated Class 499 to a fleet of six luggage vans used in electric multiple unit formations on boat train services between London and Dover...

The British Rail Class 140 was the prototype of the Pacer diesel multiple unit. Much of the bodywork was constructed using Leyland National bus components...

The British Rail Class 502 was a type of electric multiple unit originally built by the London Midland and Scottish Railway at their Derby Works workshop...

The British Rail Class 411 (or 4 Cep) electric multiple units were built at Eastleigh works from 1956-63 for the newly electrified main lines in Kent...

The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives are electric locomotives that were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes...

Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). This type of unit survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 402. This short article about...

The British Rail Class 43 is the classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train power cars, built by BREL from 1976 to 1982. "Locomotive Database...

The British Rail Class 320 is an alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU) train found on the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)...

The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight. Introduced in 1982, they followed American practice of modularisation...

The British Rail Class 156 "Super-Sprinter" is a diesel multiple unit (DMU). A hundred and fourteen of these units were built from 1987 to 1989 by Metro-Cammell...

The British Rail Class 07 diesel locomotive is an off-centre cab dock shunter. They were used in Southampton Docks, to replace SR USA Class steam locomotives...

The British Rail Class 444 (or 5Des) "Desiro" electric multiple units were built by Siemens AG from 2002-04. Forty-five of these units were built for...

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Eastbourne, Portsmouth and Reading. This type of unit survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 401. This short article about...

lightweight Diesel multiple units, the prototypes of what were to become British Rail's most successful and longest-lived First Generation Dmu the Class...

British Rail Class D3/9 was a class of four locomotives built by the London and North Eastern Railway at their Doncaster Works in England. It was a diesel...

The British Rail Class 118 diesel multiple units were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company (BRCW) and introduced from 1960 it was...

British Railways Class D16/1 or 10000 and 10001 were the first mainline diesel locomotives in Great Britain. They were built by the London, Midland and...

between London Victoria and Brighton. These units survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 403. Between 1933 and 1935 the...

The Class 70 is a British designation for a type of diesel locomotive made by General Electric, which calls the type PowerHaul. The first were built for...

The British Rail Class 204 diesel multiple units were two-car versions of the Class 205 '3H' units. They were classified as 2H under the old system. Their...

1976-77, these being the first second-generation EMUs to be constructed for British Rail. They were also the first dual-voltage units to be built, capable...

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The British Rail Class 413 (or 4Cap) units were formed in 1982 by permanently coupling two Class 414 2Hap units together. The cabs in the centre of the...

self-propelled locomotives in departmental (non-revenue earning) use, British Rail had such locomotives numbered in a variety of series, together with...

The British Rail Class 222 is a diesel-electric multiple unit high-speed train capable of 125 mph (200 km/h). Twenty-seven units have been built by Bombardier...

The British Rail Class 100 diesel multiple units were built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited from 1956 to 1958, designed and built...

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The British Rail Class 321 alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by BREL York in three batches from 1986–1989. The design...

British Rail Class 23, originally called English Electric Type 2, was a class of ten diesel-electric locomotives built by the English Electric Company...

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The British Rail Class 41 was the original classification for the power cars of the prototype High Speed Train. However, the train was later re-classified...

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The British Rail Class 97/6 0-6-0 diesel shunting locomotives were purpose-built for departmental duties by Ruston & Hornsby at Lincoln in 1953 (97650)...

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British Rail reserved the TOPS Class 97 designation for departmental locomotives. These were used for special or engineering duties. They were therefore...

The British Rail Class 303 is a type of electric multiple unit. They are also known as "Blue Train" units. They were introduced in 1960 for the electrification...

The British Rail Class 460 (or 8Gat) electric multiple units were built by Alstom at Washwood Heath between 1999 and 2001. These units were part of Alstom's...

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The British Rail Class 108 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1958 to 1961, with a final production quantity of 333 vehicles. These units...

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privately-owned shunting locomotives that are passed to be operated on the British mainline railway system. The types of shunter issued numbers under this...

The British Rail Class 12 is a diesel locomotive built mainly for shunting duties. This was the second batch of standard Southern Railway shunters based...

The British Rail Class 127 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby in 1959. Thirty 4-car units were built, formed of two outer driving motor vehicles...

The British Rail Class 122 diesel multiple units were built by Gloucester RC&W in 1958. Twenty single-car driving motor vehicles, called "Bubble Cars"...

The British Rail Class 421 (or 4Cig) electric multiple units were built at BR York Works from 1964-1972. Units were built in two batches, and were initially...

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The British Rail Class 13 was formed in 1965. The Tinsley Marshalling Yard needed more powerful shunters to move vehicles around. This was provided by...

Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. The 4Cor type units survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 404. The Cor designation had...

The British Rail Class 55 is a class of diesel locomotive built between 1961 and 1962 by English Electric. They were designed for the high-speed express...

The British Rail Class 319 dual-voltage electric multiple units (EMU) were built by BREL York in two batches from 1987–88 and 1990. The trains were introduced...

The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957–1958 at Eastleigh railway works and Ashford railway...

The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957 to 1958 at Eastleigh railway works and Ashford railway works. These...

The British Rail Class 124 was a class of initially six-car Diesel Multiple Units used and built specifically for the trans-pennine route. They were progressively...

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The British Rail Class 114 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1956 to 1957. Forty-nine 2-car units were built, numbered 50001-49 for driving...

The Class 125 was a design of three car Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1958. They were high-density units, externally very similar to...

The British Rail Class 416 (or 2EPB) electric multiple units were built between 1953 and 1956. They were intended for inner suburban passenger services...

The British Rail Class 423 (or 4Vep ) electrical multiple units were built by BR at York Works from 1967 to 1974, although the MBSOs and TSOs of the first...

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of diesel shunters for industrial and mainline use. Two were loaned to British Railways for trials, and one was subsequently purchased by BR. However...

The British Rail Class 442 Wessex Electric (or 5WES) electric multiple units, were introduced in 1988 on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo...

The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train, which operates exclusively in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network in...

The British Rail Class 109 is a class of 2-car diesel multiple units built in 1957 by Wickham & Co. Five two-car units were built featuring an unusual...

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The British Rail Class 119 DMUs were used on the Western Region and on services in the Midlands that used units that were based at Tyseley Depot. Soon...

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the British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) BT13 design. RFS Industries was formed in 1987 through a buy-out by former BREL managers of British Rail's...

The British Rail Class 206 or 3R was a type of diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) first created in 1964. They were re-formed from Class 201 and Class...

The British Rail Class 357 "Electrostar" alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by ADtranz, Derby (now owned by Bombardier...

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British Rail Class 315 alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by BREL at York works from 1980 to 1981. They were the fifth...

The British Rail (BR) Class 50 is a diesel locomotive built from 1967–68 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry Works in Newton-le-Willows. Fifty...

The British Rail 4-REP electric multiple units were built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 and 1974. The units were built to power the 4-TC trailer...

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In 1952, the Eastern Region of British Rail introduced its own series for departmental (non-revenue earning) vehicles, including locomotives. Numbers...

The British Rail Class 205 (or 3H) diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh railway works from 1957–1962. Due to a generous disposal...

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The British Rail 4-TC multiple units were unpowered fixed formation 4 carriage sets (fitted with driving cabs at each end) converted by BR at York Works...

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The British Rail Class 360 electric multiple units were built by Siemens in two sub-types from 2002–2005. These units are part of the Desiro family. Rail...

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The British Rail Class 20, originally known as an English Electric Type 1, was a class of diesel electric locomotive. 228 locomotives in the class were...

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The British Rail Class 333 electric multiple units were built by CAF with traction equipment supplied by Siemens Transportation Systems and are based...

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time, and these survived in passenger use until late 1983, by which time British Rail had allocated to them TOPS Class 405. This short article about transport...

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The British Rail Class 180 Adelante is a class of 14 diesel-hydraulic multiple-unit passenger trains built by Alstom at Washwood Heath in 2000/01 for...

The British Rail Class 56 is a type of diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight work. It is a Type 5 locomotive, with a Ruston-Paxman power unit developing...

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multiple unit used by Northern Ireland Railways see NIR Class 450 The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC Electric multiple unit (EMU) (or 4Des) began...

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The British Rail Class 104 diesel multiple units were built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company from 1957 to 1959. The first units ordered...

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The British Rail Class 85 is an electric locomotive built during the early 1960s, as part of BR's policy to develop a standard electric locomotive. Five...

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The British Rail Class 332 (originally Class 331) were electric multiple unit passenger trains used on the Heathrow Express. These trains went from London...

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powered by gas turbines, the only multiple unit so powered that was used by British Rail. It was formed of two power cars (numbers PC1 and PC2), with two trailer...

Abbotsford, British Columbia is a city in British Columbia. The population is 153,524 from the 2021 census. It is part of the Fraser Valley. A campus...

assigned to the electric locomotives that were to enter service as part of British Rail's InterCity 250 project on the West Coast Main Line. They would have...

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high-speed multiple-unit trains built by Bombardier Transportation for the British train operating company Virgin Trains, but are now operated by CrossCountry...

Victoria is the capital city of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is named after Queen Victoria. Around 400,000 people live in the Victoria...

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become the most popular type of DMU built since the privatisation of Britain's railways, with 139 units built. This short article about transport can...

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The Southern Railway (SR), was one of the Big Four British railway companies from 1923 to 1948. It was established under the Railways Act 1921. The railway...

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The British Rail Class 373 or TGV-TMST train is an electric multiple unit that operates Eurostar's high-speed rail service between Britain, France and...

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The British Rail Class 465 "Networker" electric multiple units were made by Metro Cammell and BREL. It was made from 1991 to 1994. They were operated...

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The Class 901 designation is used for two former British Rail Class 101 diesel multiple units converted for departmental use. They were reclassified from...

in Britain, but also has a particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol Railway-design 2-6-2T locomotives that remained in the ownership of British Rail...

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The British Class 390 "Pendolino" electric multiple unit is a tilting train built by Fiat Ferroviaria using Fiat tilt systems. Now running for Avanti...

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The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple unit built by the train maker Alstom in Birmingham. They are part of the Juniper family of...

The British Rail Class 950 is a diesel multiple unit that was purpose-built for departmental use as a track assessment unit. It was built in 1987 using...

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Great Britain which now run the passenger services previously provided by the British Railways Board (from 1965 the Board used the title British Rail)...

Creek is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Dawson Creek is in the northeastern part of British Columbia. The population of Dawson Creek...

became a Crown Colony of the British Empire. The Falklands became a British Dependent Territory in 1981. This followed the British Nationality Act 1981. In...

Nanaimo is a city in British Columbia with a population of 99,863 (2021). The mayor of Nanaimo is Leonard Eugene Krog Nanaimo is located on Vancouver...

Casualty is a British television show aired on the BBC since 6 September 1986. It is the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in...

other birds. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry...

Revelstoke is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Revelstoke is in southeastern in British Columbia and is 641 kilometers (398 mi) east of...

Merritt is a Canadian city in British Columbia, Canada. Marritt is in the south-central Interior of British Columbia and also in the Nicola Valley. As...

change in British music. Grunge was about to be replaced by Britpop, a new form of music influenced by British music of the 1960s and British culture....

calendar. Silverstone also hosts rounds of the FIA GT, British Superbikes, British F3, British GT and Le Mans Series championships as well as many club...

14 – Pakistan is Created from British India ,end of the British Raj. August 15 – India gains independence from Britain. January 1 - Jon Corzine, American...

The Provincial Flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia. At the top of the flag is a rendition of...

province of British Columbia. The population of Greenwood is 702 which makes it the Canada's Smallest City as well as the smallest city in British Columbia...

British Columbia Highway 3, officially named the Crowsnest Highway, is an 838-kilometre (521 mi) highway that goes through the southern British Columbia...

village in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Ashcroft is found in Thompson Country in the Interior of British Columbia. The population of Ashcroft...

a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Fernie is in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The population of Fernie...

Greenstreet, British actor (died 1958) Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer Simon Rodia, creator of the Watts Towers January 26 - Julia Margaret Cameron, British Indian...

Golden is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia and is nicknamed "Kicking Horse Country". Golden was first known as The Cache and Kicking...

British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and is the main producer of sugar from sugar beet in the United Kingdom. It processes all...

U&Drama, formerly known as Drama, is a British free-to-air comedy-drama history focused television channel broadcast the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland...

a satellite television company owned by Comcast. It used to be called British Sky Broadcasting Limited, BSkyB and Sky. It offers television and broadband...

word Britannia in Latin could mean the British Isles, the island of Great Britain, or the Roman province of Britain in the time of the Roman Empire. Images...

(formerly South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) is a Canadian transportation authority. It is based in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia and they...

British Sea Power is an indie rock band from England. They formed in 2000. Many band members come from Cumbria, but they are based in Brighton. They have...

Fellowship of the British Academy (post-nominal letters FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in...

Collection of the British Museum. order of the Trustees. 1845: Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees...

The British Rail Class 936 was reserved for former electric multiple units not from the South-East, converted for departmental use. Units were converted...

The British Rail Class 960 was reserved for former diesel multiple units converted for departmental use, and former electric multiple units rebuilt as...

Castle set 4 British Rail Class 57 diesel locomotives 8 British Rail Class 143 Pacer sets 19 British Rail Class 150 Sprinter sets 12 British Rail Class...

The British Rail Class 937 was reserved for former AC electric multiple units, converted for departmental use. Units were converted for various tasks...

as British Columbia's Knowledge Network and K:, is a Canadian publicly funded education cable television network serving the province of British Columbia...

pelt. The British Thirteen Colonies feared control of the Pope in North America. France was controlled by the Catholic Church. The British settlers were...

historic transportation junction in British Columbia, Canada. Cache Creek is in the Thompson Country of the Interior of British Columbia. The population of Cache...

The British Rail Class 933 was reserved for former Southern Region electric multiple units converted for departmental use. Originally the series was reserved...

For the city in British Columbia, see Surrey, British Columbia. Surrey is a county in southern England. The size of Surrey is about 1,663 km² and it has...

music forms, which is popular until the era of industrialisation. Many British musicians have influenced modern music around the world, and the United...

Nick Jr. is a British and Irish children's cable television channel. It is owned by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia and Sky One. The original content...

Department for Transport, 18 July 2013 Wikimedia Commons has media related to British Rail Class 800. This short article about transport can be made longer....

version of the Tour of Britain took place over five days in early September 2004. It was organised by SweetSpot along with British Cycling. The race was...

end of the Bronze Age, British tin was being exported across Europe. This was so successful that around 1,600 BC, southwest Britain experienced a trade boom...

that the American executive never became as powerful as in the British system. The British Prime Minister is part of both the Legislature and Executive...

Barnes, Australian singer April 28 - Mary Jo Randle, British actress May 8 - Clive Wood, British actor May 13 - Johnny Logan, Irish singer May 17 - David...

Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. It is the oldest part of the British fighting forces. Because it is the oldest, it is called the "Senior Service"...

India's independence from British rule, inspiring other colonial people to work for their independence, break up the British Empire, and replace it with...

British Rail Class 112 Specifications Car length 57 ft 6 in...

The British Rail Class 931 was reserved for former Southern Region electric multiple units converted for departmental use. Originally the series was reserved...

The North British Locomotive Company (NBL) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Scottish locomotive manufacturing companies. They were Sharp...

were at war. In 1758, the British attacked New France by sea and captured the French fort at Louisbourg. In 1759, British General James Wolfe defeated...

international military force from Britain, France, Italy and Russia. Britain issued 5 postage stamps inscribed in Greek. British Army Crete Rossiter, S.; Flower...