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English Electric
Fate Acquired by GEC
Successor BAC
GEC
ICL
Founded 1918
Defunct 1968
Headquarters Lancashire
headquartered at Strand, London
Subsidiaries D. Napier & Son (1942-)
The Marconi Company (1948-)
Vulcan Foundry (1955-)
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (1955-)
English Electric Aviation (1958-)
English Electric Leo Marconi (1964-)

English Electric (EE) was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers. Its activities would expand to include railway locomotives and traction equipment, steam turbines, consumer electronics, guided missiles, aircraft and computers.

English Electric Diesel Engines

English Electric Diesel Engines was the diesel engine division of English Electric. It built diesel engines under the names English Electric, Napier and Dorman.

Napier Deltic, Alycidon
A diesel locomotive built by English Electric


Images for kids

  • Flickr - nmorao - Locomotiva 1449, Poceirão, 2008.08.31 (1)

    Locomotiva 1449 [English Electric • Sorefame] N.º UIC: 9094 110 1449-3 (Takargo Rail)

  • The National Archives UK - CO 1069-182-9

    Three English Electric 7SRL Diesel alternator sets being installed the Saateni Power Station, Zanzibar 1955

  • Handley Page Hampden - Waddington - Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command C1180

    Two Hampden bombers 9 April 1940

  • Napier Deltic Engine

    Napier Deltic engine, cut away for display

  • De Havilland Vampire T11 (DH-115) Point Cook Vabre

    de Havilland Vampire T11

  • EKD EN80 (5)

    Preserved 1927 EN80 English Electric tram, the last example of a fleet of 20 once used by the Warsaw Commuter Railway

  • Canberra.pr9.takeoff.arp

    English Electric Canberra PR.9 of the RAF, 2006

  • London Post Office Railway 1930 Stock

    London Post Office Railway

  • Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, 2015-10 - 04

    English Electric Generator

  • English Electric wash machine 1964 IMG 9474

    Washing machine

  • Lightning.inflight.arp.750pix

    English Electric Lightning UK

  • Thunderbird-MKI-Tuusula

    Rear view of English Electric Thunderbird MK I anti-aircraft missile at Anti-Aircraft Museum, Tuusula, Finland

  • English electric retiro 1959

    Train in Retiro station of Belgrano Norte line, 1959.

  • E3035 at Doncaster Works

    British Rail Class 83 E3035 on display at Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003.

  • 50035 'Ark Royal' at Doncaster Works

    British Rail Class 50 50035 Ark Royal at Doncaster Works on 27 July 2003.

  • NZR EO class locomotive 03

    A New Zealand Railways EO class locomotive at Ferrymead.

  • Tgr za bell bay

    Tasmanian Government Railways Za class locomotive at Bell Bay in February 1978

  • C1702 Busselton, 1986

    Westrail C1702 at Busselton with a Hotham Valley Railway tour train in March 1986

See also

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