British Rail Research Collection

Made:
1930-1980
BR Derby Research – Diagram of the ‘Old Dalby’ test track c.1968 Concept drawing for automatic unit replacement for trains Concept drawing for train hub mid. 1960's BR Derby Research Concept drawing for the Channel Tunnel – BR Derby Research BR Derby Research - concept drawing for train management system BR Derby Research load testing a model of Brunel’s Saltash Concept drawing for an automatic ‘Merry Go Round’ train by BR Concept drawing for automated container terminals Aerodynamic test on APT model. Concept drawing of train controller at work station. Concept drawing of theoretical rail freight system with railway Aerodynamic testing of small model of APT at Pendine. Concept drawing of futuristic station for BR Derby Research c Derby research centre with assorted experimental vehicles British Leyland Pacer railbus, 3/4 view on tracks. British Leyland Railbus coming out of Stanton tunnel. Concept drawing of automatic component exchange on a train

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BR Derby Research – Diagram of the ‘Old Dalby’ test track c.1968
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

Concept drawing for automatic unit replacement for trains
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

Concept drawing for train hub mid. 1960's BR Derby Research
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

Concept drawing for the Channel Tunnel – BR Derby Research
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

BR Derby Research - concept drawing for train management system
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

BR Derby Research load testing a model of Brunel’s Saltash
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

Concept drawing for an automatic ‘Merry Go Round’ train by BR
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

Concept drawing for automated container terminals
© The Board of Trustees of The Science Museum, London
National Railway Museum, York

Aerodynamic test on APT model.

Concept drawing of train controller at work station.

Concept drawing of theoretical rail freight system with railway

Aerodynamic testing of small model of APT at Pendine.

Concept drawing of futuristic station for BR Derby Research c

Derby research centre with assorted experimental vehicles

British Leyland Pacer railbus, 3/4 view on tracks.

British Leyland Railbus coming out of Stanton tunnel.

Concept drawing of automatic component exchange on a train

Photographs, a collection of approximately 7,930 silver gelatin glass and film negatives, 35mm to 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 ins, 3,150 35mm transparencies, 2,560 silver gelatin prints, 5 x 4 to 10 x 8 ins, 1,620 lantern slides, featuring the work of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway's Railway Technical Centre, later British Railways Research, at Derby, c 1930 - 1980

Details

Category:
Photographic Collections (Railway)
Object Number:
1999-7442
type:
photographs
credit:
British Railways Board