Preserved diesel locomotives of British Rail
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The 1950's saw a strategic decision to replace steam power with diesel and electric. A great variety of diesel types were produced in this decade, with mixed results.
For most of the BR period of ownership, diesels were distinguished from steam with the number prefix 'D'. For the time being I have limited the scope of this article to locomotives that carried this 'D'. (I will endeavor to add some of the numerous preserved diesel 'shunters' in due course.)
As with steam, the railway preservation movement has begun to build new examples of those diesel loco designs which were not saved. Planned projects expected to appear on our rails over the next 10 to 20 years include an LMS 10000, Class 21, Class 22 and a Class 23 'Baby Deltic'.
There are currently over 250 former BR mainline diesel locomotives preserved in Britain. Most have been captured in action by Geograph contributors and I have attempted to illustrate this heritage using their input.
I have used up to three shots of each locomotive; where possible, including a shot from BR days.
There are still many gaps in the Geograph coverage, which I have marked as 'missing'. Please let me know if you manage to upload some shots to fill the blanks!
Mainline locomotives D4 to D1062
D4 Great Gable, (44044), Class 44 'Peak', The Midland Railway
D8 Penyghent, (44008), Class 44 'Peak', Peak Rail
D14, (45015), Class 45 'Peak', Battlefield Railway
D22, (45132), Class 45 'Peak', Epping and Ongar Railway
D40, (45133), Class 45 'Peak', Weardale Railway
D53 Royal Tank Regiment, (45041), Class 45 'Peak', Midland Railway
D61 Royal Army Ordnance Corps, (45112) Class 45 'Peak', Burton-on-Trent
D67 The Royal Artilleryman, (45118) Class 45 'Peak', Northampton & Lamport Railway
D86, (45105) Class 45 'Peak', Barrow Hill Roundhouse
Missing from Geograph>>>>>> D99 3rd Carabinier, (45135) Class 45 'Peak', East Lancashire Railway
D100 Sherwood Forester, (45060), Class 45 Type 4 'Peak', Barrow Hill Roundhouse
D120, (45108), Class 45 'Peak', Crewe
D123, (45125), Class 45 'Peak', Great Central Railway
D135 Leic'shire & Derbyshire Yeomanry (45149) Class 45 'Peak', Glr Wks Railway
D147 (46010), Class 46 'Peak', Nottingham Heritage Centre
Missing from Geograph>>>>>> D172 Ixion, (46035) Class 46 'Peak', The Midland Railway
D182, (46045) Class 46 'Peak', The Midland Railway
D200, (40122) Class 40 'Type 4', N R M York
D212 Aureol, (40012) Class 40 'Type 4', The Midland Railway
D213 Andania, (40013) Class 40 'Type 4', Barrow Hill
D306 Atlantic Conveyor, (40106) Class 40,'Typ4', Nottm Hge Ctre
D318 (40118) Class 40 'Type 4', Tyseley Locomotive Works
D335 (40135), Class 40 'Type 4', East Lancashire Railway
D345, (40145) Class 40, East Lancashire Railway
D400 Fearless, (50050) Class 50, Yeovil Railway Centre
D402 Superb, (50002) Class 50, South Devon Railway
D407 Hercules, (50007) Class 50, The Midland Railway
D408 Thunderer, (50008) Class 50, Nene Valley Railway
D415 Valiant, (50015) Class 50, East Lancashire Railway
D417 Royal Oak, (50017) Class 50, Great Central Railway
D419 Ramillies, (50019) Class 50, Mid Norfolk Railway
Missing from Geograph>>>>>> D421 Rodney, (50021) Class 50, Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
D426 Indomitable, (50026) Class 50, Old Railway Workshop - Eastleigh
D427 Lion (50027) Class 50, Mid Hants Railway
Missing from Geograph>>>>>> D429 Renown, (50029) Class 50, Peak Rail
D430 Repulse, (50030) Class 50, Peak Rail
D431 Hood, (50031) Class 50, Severn Valley Railway
D433 Glorious, (50033) Class 50, Tyseley Locomotive Works
D435 Ark Royal, (50035) Class 50, Works, Eastleigh
D442 Triumph, (50042) Class 50, Bodmin & Wenford Railway
D444 Exeter, (50044) Class 50, Severn Valley Railway
D449 Defiance, (50049) Class 50, Severn Valley Railway
D821 Greyhound, Class 42 'Warship', Severn Valley Railway
D832 Onslaught, Class 42, West Somerset Railway
D1010 Western Campaigner, Class 52, West Somerset Railway
D1013 Western Ranger, Class 52, Severn Valley Railway
D1015 Western Champion, Class 52, Tyseley Works
D1023 Western Fusilier, Class 52, National Railway Museum
D1041 Western Prince, Class 52, East Lancashire Railway
D1048 Western Lady, Class 52, The Midland Railway
D1062 Western Courier, Class 52, Severn Valley Railway
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