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British Rail Engineering Limited, known as BREL, was the rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance subsidiary of British Rail. It was established on 1 January 1970 by the British Railways Board to operate its 14 rolling stock maintenance centres and to provide construction, maintenance and repair services to Britain's railways. A key activity was the manufacture of new rolling stock, such as the InterCity 125 trainset, the Mark 3 carriage and the British Rail Class 58 freight locomotive, as well as the Class 91. BREL was privatised and ceased to exist as BREL in September 1992.

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Subsidiary 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1992 1
Founded Year
1970 1
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BREL also built numerous prototype rail vehicles, such as the Class 140 and Class 210 DEMUs and the experimental high-speed Advanced Passenger Train (APT) tilting train.

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BREL also built numerous prototype rail vehicles, such as the Class 140 and Class 210 DEMUs

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Source British Rail Engineering Limited (Wikipedia)History, Pacer family
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The Sprinter and Pacer families of diesel multiple-units (DMUs) were also manufactured with an emphasis on collaboration and competitive forces.

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Source British Rail Engineering Limited (Wikipedia)History, Pacer family
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The Sprinter and Pacer families of diesel multiple-units (DMUs) were also manufactured with an emphasis on collaboration and competitive forces.

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Source British Rail Class 144 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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placed an order with the manufacturers British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) and Walter Alexander to construct their own variant, the Class 144

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Source British Rail Class 150 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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they were developed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited at York Carriage Works between 1984 and 1987

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The Class 158 was constructed between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works

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Source British Rail Class 159 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL)'s Derby Litchurch Lane Works as Class 158

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Source British Rail Class 165 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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They were built by BREL York Works between 1990 and 1992.

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Source British Rail Class 210 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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designed and constructed by British Rail Engineering Limited's Derby Litchurch Lane Works

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Source British Rail Class 313 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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Built by British Rail Engineering Limited at Holgate Road carriage works between February 1976 and April 1977

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Source British Rail Class 314 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works in 1979

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Source British Rail Class 315 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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that were built by British Rail Engineering Limited at Holgate Road Carriage Works in York between 1980 and 1981

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Source British Rail Class 317 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains were constructed by British Rail Engineering Limited

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Source British Rail Class 318 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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were built by BREL York works

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Source British Rail Class 319 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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is an electric multiple unit passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works

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Source British Rail Class 320 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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Built in 1990 by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works, York

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Source British Rail Class 321 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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built by British Rail Engineering Limited's York Carriage Works in three batches between 1988 and 1991

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Source British Rail Class 322 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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built by British Rail Engineering Limited in 1990

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Source British Rail Class 43 (HST) (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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diesel-electric power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982

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Source British Rail Class 442 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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Twenty-four five-car units were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Derby Litchurch Lane Works

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Source British Rail Class 455 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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built by BREL between 1982 and 1985

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Source British Rail Class 456 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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Twenty-four two-car units were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's York Carriage Works in 1990 and 1991

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Source British Rail Class 465 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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The first two sub-classes (designated 465/0 and 465/1) were built by BREL/ABB

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Source British Rail Class 507 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains were built by British Rail Engineering Limited at Holgate Road carriage works

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Source British Rail Class 508 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains were built by British Rail Engineering Limited, at Holgate Road carriage works, York, in 1979 and 1980

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Source British Rail Class 56 (Wikipedia)Builder
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The remaining 105 locomotives were built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at Doncaster Works (56031 to 56115) and Crewe Works (56116 to 56135).

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Source British Rail Class 58 (Wikipedia)Builder
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Once the design for the new locomotive had been approved by the British Railways Board, the contract to build the type was awarded to BREL's Doncaster Works.

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Source British Rail Class 87 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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is a type of electric locomotive designed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) between 1973 and 1975

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Source British Rail Class 89 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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is a one-off prototype electric locomotive, which was built in 1986 by British Rail Engineering Limited's Crewe Works

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Source British Rail Class 90 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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the type was manufactured by BREL at Crewe Works between 1987 and 1990

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Source British Rail Class 91, WikipediaSource page, maker

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Source Wikipedia: InterCity 125Source page, makertier 2

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Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) placed an order with British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) for 9 new DMUs.

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Source Taiwan Railway EMU100 series (Wikipedia)Builder
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The Taiwan Railway EMU100 series was a set of rail cars fabricated by British Rail Engineering Limited and the General Electric Company in 1976 that has operated in Taiwan.

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1. British Rail Engineering Limited (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: defunct
    September 1992
  • Infobox: founded
    1 January 1970
  • Lead section
    British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was the rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance subsidiary of British Rail.
  • Operates In: Manufacturing Industry, Infobox: industry
    Train & carriage manufacturing & maintenance
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