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British United Traction
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Associated Commercial Vehicles· from 1946· British railway equipment and trolleybus manufacturer
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 1949 British United Traction 9611T -026 pl LHN 785: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
British United Traction (BUT) was a manufacturer of railway equipment and trolleybuses. It was established in 1946 as a joint venture between AEC and Leyland.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 80 years ago, in 1946.
- 11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 11 years (1952–1963).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1946
- in service from
- 1952
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Associated Commercial Vehicles, Associated Equipment Company, Park Royal Vehicles
- operators
- British Rail
- top speed
- 72 km/h
- power
- 93 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 1-, 2-, or 3-car sets
- length
- 11.3 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3304288, Wikipedia: British United Traction (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.