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There were three turbines that ran on British Railways and two still survive today. 18000 introduced in 1949 and built for British Railways Western Region by Brown Boveri (Switerland). This had a A-1A+A-1-A axle arrangement and is preserved at Crewe. <br />18100 was designed by the Great Western Railway and delivered to British Railways and had a Co+Co arrangement. This loco was converted into a 25Kv AC loco and after languashing at Rugby for many years was scrapped by Cashmores at Great Bridge in the West Midlands. <br />The most recent one was the APT-E (Advanced Passenger Train-Experimental) which was a four car articulated set with a power car at each end which housed a gas turbine. This train is now preservered at the National Railway Museum at York as a three car set. <br />I hope this information is of help to you.
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