English Electric

English Electric was formed in 1918 and started building diesel locos at Preston in 1936. In 1955 it took over the Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, and it merged into GEC in 1968. Queensland Railways was one of its bigger diesel customers, with the 1200s built at the Vulcan Foundry and later classes from Rocklea.

Based in Rocklea, Qld, and the Vulcan Foundry, UK.

Grew out of

History

  1. December 1918

    The English Electric Company formed by amalgamation.

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  2. 1936

    Began building diesel locomotives at Preston.

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  3. 1955

    Took over the Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns.

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  4. 1968

    Merged with GEC, and the English Electric name was lost.

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Locomotives by model

Model Class Built at Number Years Notes
MCH193CEnglish Electric 1250 ClassRocklea171959
RSE92CEnglish Electric 1600 ClassRocklea181962
M153CXEnglish Electric 1270 ClassRocklea301964
M195CXEnglish Electric 1300 ClassRocklea451967
RS95CEnglish Electric 1620 ClassRocklea341967
ML255CEnglish Electric 2350 ClassRocklea161973
Not recordedEnglish Electric 1200 ClassVulcan Foundry, UK1200-12091953

References

'English Electric', Wikipedia (accessed October 2026)