The British Rail Class 27 is a diesel locomotive built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. They were a development of the earlier Class 26; both were originally classified as the BRCW Type 2. …

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). Class 27 locomotives were designed by John Aspinall and 490 were built between 1889 and 1918 at Horwich Works. It was the standard goods engine used by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

(Class 27 Locos) 1982 saw the reappearance of a type after many years absence in the form of Class 27 locomotives. Referred to in the works as "Birminghams" no doubt due to them being built by The Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. at Smethwick.

Class 27 may refer to: Belgian Railways Class 27, electric locomotive; British Rail Class 27, diesel locomotive; EAR 27 class, steam locomotive; GER Class D27, steam locomotive; L&YR Class 27, steam locomotive; PKP class OKl27, steam locomotive; Rio Grande class K-27, steam locomotive; SNCB Class 27, electric locomotive; U-27-class submarine ...

The British Rail Class 27 was a diesel locomotive built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. They were a development of the earlier Class 26. Both were originally classified as BRCW Type 2. There were 69 locomotives in the class.

In the 1970's the class were utilised on the push-pull Glasgow - Edinburgh services with a loco on each end of the train, until replaced by the 47/7's. The remaining engines were based at Eastfield and were withdrawn by 1987.

British Rail's Class 27 comprised 69 diesel locomotives built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) during 1961 and 1962. They were a development of the earlier Class 26; both were originally classified as the BRCW Type …

Aspinall class 27 introduced on L&YR in 1889 Aspinall opted for the two cylinder format with a non-superheated round top boiler. By the time of Aspinall’s departure from the L&YR in 1899 over 400 of these simple but powerful engines had been built.

After the L&YR had used the DX Goods from the LNWR, John Aspinall had designed the later class 27 as a new standard goods locomotive. It was a relatively simple 0-6-0 with inside cylinders and Joy valve gear.