page_title: Derby Litchurch Lane Works
section_title: British Railways and BREL (1948–1989)
hierarchical_section_title: Derby Litchurch Lane Works / History / British Railways and BREL (1948–1989)
caption_attribution_description: English: BR Derby Lightweight power car no. 79018 on display at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, as part of the Railcar 50 event. This vehicle has been restored to its original condition using a grant from the lottery heritage fund, and is preserved at the Midland Railway Centre. Deutsch: British Rail Dieseltriebwagen des Typs Derby Lightweight Nr. 79018, ausgestellt in Bewdley im Rahmen der Railcar 50-Veranstaltung an der Severn Valley Railway am 15. Oktober 2004. Dieses Fahrzeug wurde aus Mitteln der National Lottery in den Ursprungszustand versetzt und wird vom Midland Railway Centre erhalten.
context_page_description: Derby Litchurch Lane Works was built by the Midland Railway in Derby, England, in the 19th century. The plant has produced rolling stock under the ownership of the Midland Railway, the LMS, British Railways, British Rail Engineering Limited, ABB, Adtranz and Bombardier Transportation.
context_section_description: The works became the principal rolling stock works of the London Midland Region of British Railways at nationalisation in 1948; the steel British Railways Mark 1 carriage was developed in the 1950s, and at the beginning of the 1950s the works employed over 5,000 people.
  In 1953 the works began production of Derby Lightweight DMUs; units of aluminium construction. The use of glass fibre laminate was introduced for the roof ends.
  Trailer cars were also built for the London Transport Executive as replacements on the London Underground Piccadilly line. In 1956, all-steel DMUs, the "Derby Heavyweights" were introduced, with over a thousand being built in that decade.
  From 1958 the new Class 108 of Derby Lightweights was produced in quantity. A number of steel-bodied Class 107 DMUs were built in 1960 for lines in Scotland.
  Litchurch Lane (1969–present)
  In 1969 the works were transferred to new subsidiary British Rail Engineering Ltd and renamed Derby Litchurch Lane Works. Wagon building and repairs ended, with a major re-organisation of the carriage and railcar work, and in 1979 container production finished.
  In 1984, British Rail was under extreme financial pressure to close branch lines. At the same time a worldwide need was seen for a low-cost rail vehicle. The Research Division and British Leyland together produced a lightweight four-wheeled vehicle which they referred to as LEV-1. After proving trials, which included assessment on the Boston and Maine Railroad in America, it was developed into the Class 140 which led to a series of two-car "Pacer" units, and around 150 of various classes were built.
caption: Preserved Derby Lightweight at Bewdley
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