Brush Classes 89, 60, 9 (Eurotunnel) & 92: More info on these and the end of loco building in the UK

tomuk said:

I'm not sure shotgunned is accurate he bought AEI in 1967, English Electric in 1968 and formed the Alsthom JV in 1988. That's 20 years of ownership.

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There were other JVs as well, the Alsthom one was just one of many

randyrippley said:

There were other JVs as well, the Alsthom one was just one of many

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The only other one I can think of during Wienstocks time was the JV with Siemens to take over Plessey. He wanted to buy the whole company but MOD and the MMC thought it would lead to a monopoly. So he formed a JV with Siemens and they shared ownership of Plessey.

Great stuff! Thanks to all for replying. I am a little overwhelmed but much food for thought here.

Clearly there had been ups and downs in locomotive building, and Brush's later experiences were one of those, rather than a fall from some golden age.

Market changes also matter a lot. I assume the move to MUs is partly cause and partly effect: no locos means you are locked in to one sector, so you focus on that.

GEC and Weinstock. As someone said of them regarding their aerospace work they "never willingly over-resourced any project". Seems the train business was the same.

43096 said:

Brush can also still build locos (not my photo): https://www.flickr.com/photos/justinfoulger/33532797020

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Splendid to see! Thanks.