Rugby Locomotive Testing Station
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The Rugby Locomotive Testing Station was a British railway testing plant in Rugby, Warwickshire. Originally envisioned by Sir Nigel Gresley as a joint LMS-LNER operation, construction was started in the late 1930s but then deferred by the war. It was eventually opened in 1948 after both its owners had become constituents of British Railways. The location was one with access to both LMS and LNER main lines (West Coast Main Line and Great Central Main Line respectively. The GWR meanwhile had their own testing plant at Swindon Works. There was a rolling road to test engines.
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Le banc d'essais ferroviaire de Rugby (en anglais Rugby Locomotive Testing Station) était un banc d'essai ferroviaire britannique à Rugby, dans le comté de Warwickshire. Initialement envisagé par Sir Nigel Gresley comme une opération conjointe LMS - LNER, les deux grandes compagnies ferroviaires, à l'instar de celui de Vitry-sur-Seine. La construction a commencé à la fin des années 1930, mais a été reportée par la guerre. Il fut inauguré en 1948, après la nationalisation du réseau ferré. L'emplacement avait un accès aux lignes principales LMS et LNER ( West Coast Main Line et le Great Central Main Line respectivement. Le GWR avait quant à lui son propre banc d'essais à Swindon.
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Le banc d'essais ferroviaire de Rugby (en anglais Rugby Locomotive Testing Station) était un banc d'essai ferroviaire britannique à Rugby, dans le comté de Warwickshire. Initialement envisagé par Sir Nigel Gresley comme une opération conjointe LMS - LNER, les deux grandes compagnies ferroviaires, à l'instar de celui de Vitry-sur-Seine. La construction a commencé à la fin des années 1930, mais a été reportée par la guerre. Il fut inauguré en 1948, après la nationalisation du réseau ferré. L'emplacement avait un accès aux lignes principales LMS et LNER ( West Coast Main Line et le Great Central Main Line respectivement. Le GWR avait quant à lui son propre banc d'essais à Swindon. Les enregistrements du Rugby LTS font partie de la collection du National Railway Museum .
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The Rugby Locomotive Testing Station was a British railway testing plant in Rugby, Warwickshire. Originally envisioned by Sir Nigel Gresley as a joint LMS-LNER operation, construction was started in the late 1930s but then deferred by the war. It was eventually opened in 1948 after both its owners had become constituents of British Railways. The location was one with access to both LMS and LNER main lines (West Coast Main Line and Great Central Main Line respectively. The GWR meanwhile had their own testing plant at Swindon Works. There was a rolling road to test engines. The testing station was relatively short lived; the final test was made in 1965, and the plant was officially closed in 1970, however the building continued to be used until the early-1980s as an outpost of the British Rail Research Division, until it was demolished in 1984. The site is now an industrial estate. The records of the Rugby LTS are part of the National Railway Collection held by the National Railway Museum. News reel footage of the site is available on YouTube.
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