English Electric

The **English Electric** Company Limited was a British industrial manufacturer formed after the armistice of World War Iat the end of 1918. It was created to make one of Britain's three principal electrical manufacturing concerns by amalgamating five businesses which, during the war, had been making munitions, armaments and aeroplanes.

It initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers, railway locomotives and traction equipment, diesel motors and steam turbines. In the end its activities expanded to include consumer electronics, nuclear reactors, guided missiles, military aircraft and mainframe computers.

English Electric's operations were merged with GEC's in 1968, the combined business employing more than 250,000 people.

Two English Electric aircraft designs became landmarks in British aeronautical engineering; the Canberra or B-57 and the Lightning. In 1960, long before the merger with GEC, English Electric Aircraft (40%) merged with Vickers (40%) and Bristol (20%) to form British Aircraft Corporation.

## Diesel Locomotives

English Electric made many of the engines for larger British Railways classes. For example, Class 08, Class 09, Class 11, Class 12, Class 13, D3/7, D3/9, D3/11, D3/12. English Electric also built the D3/12 class for Southern Railway, and the D0226 and D0227 prototypes for British Railways.

English Electric also made other locomotives for industrial outlets, such as:

* **British Steel** (W/No. D0153 of 1965 [0-6-0DH], W/No. D1226 of 1968 [0-6-0DH], W/No. D1249 of 1968 [0-6-0DH])
* **English China Clay (Marsh Mills)** (W/No. 3987 of 1970 [0-4-0DH])
* **English China Clay (Moorswater)** (W/No. 3987 of 1970 [0-4-0DH])
* **ICI Wilton** (No. 12139 of 1948 [0-6-0DE, Class 12 Spec.])
* **MoD Long Marston** (W/No. 5352 [06-0DH], W/No. D1231 [0-6-0DH], W/No. D1233 [0-6-0DH])
* **NCB, Bolsover Colliery** (W/No. S8448 [0-4-0DH])
* **NCB, Lea Hall Colliery** (W/No. D1120 of 1966 [0-4-0DH])
* **NCB, Measham Colliery** (W/No. VD1200 of 1967 [0-6-0DH])
* **Queenborough Rolling Mill Ltd** (W/No.D1229 of 1967 [0-6-0DH])
* **Thames Steel Ltd's** (W/No. D1199 of 1967 [0-6-0DH])
* **Wabtec** (W/No. D1122 of 1966, *01 551* [0-4-0DH])

## Electric Locomotives

* **Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Electric Power Company** (W/No. E905 of 1935 [4wAC])
* **Eppleton Colliery** (W/No. 2207/ 456)

## References

1. ↑ City Notes. *The Times*, Wednesday, 1 January 1919; pg. 13; Issue 41986
2. ↑ English Electric and GEC plan biggest merger in Britain. *The Times* (London), Saturday, 7 September 1968; pg. 1; Issue 57350
3. ↑ Payroll of 250,000 for the new giant. *The Times*(London), Saturday, 14 September 1968; pg. 13; Issue 57356
4. ↑ http://picssr.com/photos/142340440@N04/interesting/page4?nsid=142340440@N04
5. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:English\_Electric\_D1226\_(6239931003).jpg
6. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hugh\_llewelyn\_D1249\_(6243563945).jpg
7. ↑ https://www.nymr.co.uk/br-class-12-shunter-0-6-0-no-12139
8. ↑ https://allanjenks.smugmug.com/Trains/Industrial-Shunters2/i-LZ3dNn6/A
9. ↑ https://allanjenks.smugmug.com/Trains/Industrial-Shunters2/i-CDwzXNt/A
10. ↑ https://allanjenks.smugmug.com/Trains/Industrial-Shunters2/i-D8Wzj3W/A
11. ↑ http://picssr.com/photos/142340440@N04/interesting/page3?nsid=142340440@N04
12. ↑ http://picssr.com/photos/142340440@N04/interesting/page2?nsid=142340440@N04
13. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:English\_Electric\_VF\_No.D1199\_(7124609543).jpg
14. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:English\_Electric\_E905\_(6243717021).jpg