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2 days ago · The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It was capable of a top speed of above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric. After EE merged with other aircraft manufacturers to form the British Aircraft ...
- 4 August 1954 (P.1A), 4 April 1957
- 1988 (RAF)
- 337 (including prototypes)
2 days ago · Bring home this unique piece of British Rail history for a an incredible bargain price, only while stocks last. The BR NBL Prototype '10800' locomotive was the first BR mixed-traffic diesel-electric locomotive when it was delivered in 1950, due to being originally ordered by the LMS prior to nationalisation. Heljan have recreated much of the history of this iconic experimental loco, with four ...
4 days ago · Advice: UK Steam Era Loco Lamp Placement Guide. We hope that you find this information useful. It has been written by modellers, for modellers. We’ve done our best to verify all information it may contain and all ideas, recommendations or techniques within it have, where possible, also been “tried and tested” by experienced modellers ...
5 days ago · The Birth of Electric Street Lights. Paris, France, is often credited with having the world’s first electric streetlights. In 1878, the city installed arc lamps, also known as Yablochkov candles, to illuminate its streets. These electric lamps quickly gained popularity, and within three years, around 4,000 of them were in use across the city.
11 hours ago · Some eight months after the exterior design was revealed, the British company Callum is showing the first views of the interior of Skye, the model that this cutting-edge design and engineering company has decided to produce and market under its own brand, and which it has presented in the form of a running prototype in London at the Concours on Savile Row recently.
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3 days ago · The sale is expected to close in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2024. As part of the acquisition, Lumileds automotive lamps factories in China, Germany, and Poland will transfer with the Lamps and Accessories business. Lumileds will retain its factories and sites in The Netherlands, United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Jiaxing China.
3 days ago · The UK National Collection is a collection of around 280 historic rail vehicles (predominantly of British origin). The majority of the collection is kept at four national museums: National Railway Museum, York. Locomotion, Shildon. Science Museum, Kensington, London. Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.
