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Inter City Railway Society UK Rail Series No.5 UK Locomotives 2020 (5th edition) Researched & Compiled by: Trevor Roots Printed by: Minuteman Press, Unit 2, Hedge End Business Centre, Botley Road, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 2AU Cover Photographs: Front: 47306. Bodmin General, BWR, 15th September 2019 (Trevor Roots) Rear: (clockwise from top left) th 92006, Euston, 27 January 2020 (Spencer Conquest) th 60046, Doncaster, 14 January 2020 (Spencer Conquest) nd ROG 57312, Eastleigh Works, 22 November 2019 (Carl Watson) th 4-6-0 4953, Loughborough Central, GCR, 5 October 2019 (Colin James) th Floyd 450-001 (86248), Budapest Koleti, Hungary, 7 October 2013 (Richard Jones) th 07001 + PWM654, Rowsley South, HST, 8 September 2018 (Trevor Roots) (bottom right) TPE 68025, Malton, 27th September 2019 (David Rice) 1 CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................................................3 Locomotives Shunting ..........................................................................................................5 Mainline Diesel ..............................................................................................15 Mainline Electric DC ...................................................................................43 AC ..................................................................................44 Miscellaneous (Non Steam) ..........................................................................49 Eurotunnel .....................................................................................................50 Exported ........................................................................................................52 Preserved Steam: First Generation ..............................................................54 Ex GWR / LMS / LNER / SR, Constituents & BR ..........55 Industrial: WD Austerity 0-6-0ST...............................66 Fireless .....................................................69 Crane Tanks .............................................69 Others .......................................................70 Tram, Light Rail & Metro Systems .........................................................................................80 Underground Systems London Underground: Locomotives ..........................................................81 Appendices Codes Loco Pool ......................................................................................83 Depot / Location ............................................................................85 General Abbreviations ...................................................................................90 2 INTRODUCTION This comprehensive book is the handy companion to our more detailed UK Combine Vols.1 & 2 and UK Pocket Book and similarly lists all operational or stored locos on the various Network Rail, Preserved and Private railway lines / sites in the UK. Former UK stock ex- ported or preserved abroad is also listed. The full list of std gauge industrial steam locos is included for the first time in this edition. Northern Irish locos which used to be provided in a separate book is not currently included but may well be in the future. Unless shown otherwise entries are laid out as follows: ^ denotes fictitious number Locomotives / LU Locos (except Cl.01/5 - see section for explanation) No. / [Works No.] - [Previous Nos] - Pool - Depot / Location - Name In the Location column: brackets eg (TO) denote a storage location for mainline stock In the Pool column: Wdn = Withdrawn, Pres = Preserved, Priv = Private Owner / Industrial use. Major Stock Changes since the 4h Edition: New franchise started, East Midland 60006 is the first Cl.60 to be scrapped Railways (EMR) TPE Cl.68+Mk5a coach sets are now in LNER HSTs withdrawn from service and service stored with 9 sets to move to EMR The 3 Cl.86/87 AC electrics used by CS All ScotRail HST Cl.43s in Inter7City have been stood down livery The first LNER Cl.91s withdrawn with GWR HST power cars receiving new several destined for export Castle nameplates FL has acquired all Cl.59/2s Layout Changes: Three of the four DCR Cl.60s are now in Names moved back alongside numbers operation and more former identities shown We have tried to make this book as comprehensive and as user friendly as possible, especially to help newcomers to our hobby, so we hope you enjoy this publication prepared by Inter City Railway Society. Remember we are all volunteers and keeping track of changes then compiling the final book is a non-stop task done throughout the year. Hopefully any errors or typos have been removed during proof reading but some always slip through, so if you have any comments or know of further additions or amendments, please contact us. If we don't there is an error we can't fix it. email: [email protected] or post to: Trevor Roots, Mill of Botary, Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire AB54 4UD Trevor Roots updated to 1st February 2020 Contributors: ICRS would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions in bringing you the most up to date and accurate information possible: Peter Britcliffe, John Campbell, Malcolm Castell, Ian Furness, Brian Hardy, James Holloway, Colin James, Colin Pottle, Eddie Rathmill, Trevor Roots, Barry Stephens, Dennis Troughton, Peter Ventham, Carl Watson, Tony Whitehead, Chris Woolf 3 For a comprehensive list of all Locomotives operated by BR since 1948 showing all re- numberings with complete cross reference tables and disposal details then please consider our Ultimate Sighting Files Vol.1 Mainline Diesel Locomotives (UKRS10) and Vol.2 Shunters, Mainline Electric & Prototype Locomotives (UKRS11). These books are a handy way to record all your sightings showing the current status and irrespective of whether they no longer exist. They also contain comprehensive re-numbering cross reference tables. 4 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES Shunters LMS / Drewry 0-4-0 DM 7050 [240,846,70224,7400] Pres NRM LMS / Hunslet 0-6-0 DM 7051 [70027,7401,1697] Pres MID LMS / EE 0-6-0 DE 7069 Pres VBR HC 0-6-0 DM D2511 Pres KWV NBL 0-4-0 DH D2767 Pres BKR D2774 Pres STP EE Prototype 0-6-0 DE D0226 [D226] Pres KWV VULCAN NBL Prototype 0-4-0 DH [27414] Pres TSR TOM [27415] [2059] Pres BKR TIGER NBL Prototype 0-4-0 DH D1 Pres PMJ AEC Prototype 4w DM 1 Pres SRC Fowler 0-4-0 DM [21442] Pres SCR WOODBINE Class 01 - AB 0-4-0 DM D2953 [11503] Pres HST D2956 [11506] Pres ELR Class 01/5 Shunters which are / have been Network Rail registered. * - Thomas Hill 4wDH, # - TH 0-6-0DH, RH - Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0DH ^ - Rolls Royce 4wDH, % - Rolls Royce 0-4-0DH, $ - Rolls Royce 0-6-0DH S - Sentinel 0-6-0DH, HB - Hunslet / Barclay B-B DH, H - Hunslet 0-6-0DH 01507 RH [425,RH459519] MBDL CES VENOM 01508 RH [428,8222,RH466617] Priv ZG 5 08516 [D3678] Priv BK 08523 [H061,D3685] MRSO (WO) 08525 [D3687] EMSL NL DUNCAN BEDFORD 08527 [D3689] HNRL ARD D3690 [08528] Pres GCR 08530 [D3692] DDIN TPK 08531 [D3693] DDIN FX 08536 [D3700] HISE (WI) 08556 [D3723] Pres NYM 08567 [D3734] MBDL ZG 08568 [D3735] MBDL (WI) St. Rollox 08571 [D3738] HBSH DAV 08573 [D3740] MRSO WO 08575 [D3742] DHLT (BO) 08578 [D3745] HNRS (LM) 08580 [D3747] MBDL BN 08585 [D3752] DDIN SZ Vicky 08588 [17,D3755] MRSO ZA 08590 [D3757] Pres MRB RED LION 08593 [D3760] MBDL (WI) 08596 [D3763] HBSH EC 08598 [H016,D3765] Priv TM 08600 [97800,D3767] Priv AVD 004 [08602,D3769] Priv (ZD) BOMBARDIER 604 [08604,D3771] Pres DRC PHANTOM 08605 [D3772] RTSO EVR G.R.Walker 08611 [D3778] ATLO WB 08613 [HO64, D3780] Priv (WO) 08615 [D3782] RFSH TSS UNCLE DAI 3783 [08616,D3783] EJLO TS TYSELEY 100 08617 [D3784] ATLO OY Steve Purser 08622 [D3789] Priv KET 08623 [D3790] Wdn (HOP) 08624 [D3791] DDIN FX Rambo PAUL RAMSEY 08629 [D3796] RCZN ZN Wolverton CELSA3 [08630,D3797] HNRL CFT Celsa Endeavour 08631 [D3798] Pres (WO) 08632 [D3799] MBDL BS D3800 [08633] Pres CHV 08635 [D3802] Pres SVR 08641 [D3808] EFSH LA Pride of Laira 08643 [D3810] MBDL AIM 08644 [D3811] EFSH LA Laira Diesel Depot 50 Years 1962 - 2012 08645 [D3812] EFSH PZ St Piran 08648 [20,D3815] MRSO IS Amanda 08649 [D3816] RCZN ZN Bradwell 10 09024 [D4112] Pres ELR D4113 [09025] Pres LAV 09026 [D4114] MBDL SPA Cedric Wares Class 09/1 - BR / EE 0-6-0 DE 6 [09106,08759,D3927] HNRL CFT 09107 [08845,D4013] Pres SVR Class 09/2 - BR / EE 0-6-0 DE 09201 [08421,D3536] HNRL (HOP) 09204 [08717,D3884] MBDL CP Class 10 - BR / Blackstone / GEC 0-6-0 DE D3452 Pres BWR D3489 Pres SPA COLONEL TOMLINE 10119 [D4067] Pres GCR Margaret Ethel - Alfred Thomas Naylor D4092 Pres BH Class 11 - LMS / EE 0-6-0 DE 12049 [12082,01553] Pres MHR 12088 [01564] Pres ALN 12052 Pres CAL 12093 Pres CAL 12077 Pres MRB 12099 Pres SVR 12083 [01563] Pres (BAT) 12131 Pres NNR Class 12 - BR / EE 0-6-0 DE 15224 Pres SPA Class 14 - BR 0-6-0 DH D9500 Pres GBB D9525 Pres HST D9502 Pres ELR IAN'S D9504 [01566] Pres KES D9526 Pres WSR 38 [D9513] Pres EMB 9529 [14029,D9529] Pres NVR D9516 Pres DRC D9531 Pres ELR D9518 Pres WSR ERNEST D9520 also carries 45 Pres NVR D9537 Pres EVR D9521 Pres LLR D9539 Pres RSR D9523 Pres WEN D9551 Pres SVR 14901 [D9524] Pres GBB D9553 also carries 54 Pres (WI) D9555 Pres DFR Class 97/6 - R&H 0-6-0 DE 97650 [PWM 650] Pres HST PWM 654 [97654] Pres HST PWM 651 [97651] Pres SCR 14 Mainline Class 15 - BTH Type 1 'Bo-Bo' D8233 [968001] Pres ELR Class 17 - Clayton Type 1 'Bo-Bo' D8568 Pres CPR Class 19 - BREL / Artemis Type 1 'Bo-Bo' converted from Mk3b DVT 19001 [82113] (BT) Class 20/0 - EE Type 1 'Bo-Bo' D8000 [20050] Pres NRM 8001 [20001,2011]
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