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Carnforth
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in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot. In 1998, the company became the first privately-owned company to be given a licence as a train operating company
Train operating company
The term train operating company is used in the United Kingdom to describe the various businesses operating passenger trains on the railway system of Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand...
.
Description
West Coast Railway Company is a spot hire company which provides locomotives, stock and crews to other companies within the rail industry. The company operates charter trains throughout the year, many of which are hauled by steam locomotive and has grown to become the UK's leading special trains operator. The company now provide most of the stock and crews for steam workings on the national network plus a large amount for diesel tours as well. The headquarters and large engineering base and depot at CarnforthCarnforth
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are were locomotives and stock are stored and maintained and contract work is also undertaken for other operators.
West Coast are also famed for their operation of steam locomotive 5972 "Olton Hall" under the guise of "Hogwarts Castle" for the Harry Potter film series, with the "Hogwarts Express" train being featured in each of the films.
Services
West Coast Railways operate three main services during the year; they are "The Cambrian", "The Scarborough Spa Express" and "The Jacobite".The most famous of these trains is The Jacobite
The Jacobite (Steam Train)
The Jacobite is a steam locomotive hauled tourist train service that operates over part of the West Highland Railway Line in Scotland. It has been operating under various names and with different operators every summer since 1984...
(named for the historic Jacobite political movement
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
). It runs along the West Highland Line
West Highland Line
The West Highland Line is considered the most scenic railway line in Britain, linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban on the west coast of Scotland to Glasgow. The line was voted the top rail journey in the world by readers of independent travel magazine Wanderlust in 2009, ahead of the iconic...
from Fort William
Fort William, Scotland
Fort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles...
to Mallaig
Mallaig
Mallaig ; is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line , completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".The village of Mallaig...
, crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was built between 1897 and 1901...
. It runs Monday to Fridays from the middle of May until the end of October and also runs at weekends from the end of June until the end of August. For 2011 WCRC have added a second "Jacobite" service leaving Fort William in the afternoons from the start of June until the end of August running on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
The Scarborough Spa Express operates from York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
to Scarborough from July until September on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Using a variety of motive power including Black 5's, Royal Scots and Britannia's.
In 2007 West Coast took over operations of the Cambrian Coast Express
Cambrian Coast Express
The Cambrian Coast Express was a named passenger train of the Great Western Railway , and later British Rail, running from London via Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli over the Cambrian Line.-GWR era:...
running over the Cambrian Coast Line from Machynlleth
Machynlleth
Machynlleth is a market town in Powys, Wales. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads.Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and as such claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has never held any official...
to Porthmadog
Porthmadog
Porthmadog , known locally as "Port", and historically rendered into English as Portmadoc, is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, in Wales. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies east of...
and Pwllheli
Pwllheli
Pwllheli is a community and the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It has a population of 3,861, of which a large proportion, 81 per cent, are Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of Albert Evans-Jones -...
and renamed it "The Cambrian. The service runs from the last week of July until the end of August. Before the 2011 season West Coast issued a statement on their website, "Network Rail are carrying out modernisation and extensive EU compliance work on both the Cambrian line and our engines, it was anticipated that work would be complete in time for this years (2011) season. Unfortunately this will not be the case and our Cambrian route will not run this year. It will however for 2012, we apologise for this inconvenience and disappointment but look forward to welcome all passengers back for 2012".
Train Operating Company
As a Train Operating Company West Coast provide locomotives, stock and crews for many railtour organisers across the country; they also provide crews to some such as SPRS and Vintage trains who own their own stock which is run by West Coast.West Coast act as TOC to the following companies:
- Carnforth Station Visitor Centre Tours
- Compass Tours
- PMR Tours
- Railtourer
- The Railway Touring Company
- Spitfire Railtours
- Shepherd Neame
- SPRS Railtours
- Steam Dreams
Routes
Routes commonly operated over by WCR include the nearby Cumbrian Coast LineCumbrian Coast Line
The Cumbrian Coast Line is a rail route in North West England, running from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. The line forms part of Network Rail route NW 4033, which continues via Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands to Carnforth, where it connects with the West Coast Main...
and Furness Line
Furness Line
The Furness Line, in North West England, runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth...
, Little North Western Line, the Settle and Carlisle Railway and the West Highland Line
West Highland Line
The West Highland Line is considered the most scenic railway line in Britain, linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban on the west coast of Scotland to Glasgow. The line was voted the top rail journey in the world by readers of independent travel magazine Wanderlust in 2009, ahead of the iconic...
. The company utilises several sidings at Hellifield railway station
Hellifield railway station
Hellifield railway station serves the village of Hellifield in North Yorkshire, England.The station is north west of Leeds on the Leeds to Morecambe Line towards Carlisle and Morecambe. The Ribble Valley Line from Blackburn also meets the Leeds to Morecambe Line at Hellifield which is managed by...
, south of Settle Junction, where the lines to and diverge, allowing easy access to the WCR home base.
Depots
West Coast have two operational bases. The headquarters and main depot for the company is at Carnforth on the site of the old Steamtown Heritage Centre. The site has workshops for steam and diesel locomotive overhauls and also facilities to maintain the companies fleet of Mark 1 & 2 carriages plus the daily maintenance of the diesel fleet. The site includes extensive sidings, a carriage shed, steam loco sheds plus a paint shop.The companies second base is the former Great Western depot at Southall
Southall Railway Centre
Southall Railway Centre is a railway heritage centre at Southall in west London, near to Southall railway station and the Grand Union Canal. It is run by the GWR Preservation Group Limited .-History:...
, West London. "The Green Train" is based here and is used on "The Cathedrals Express" workings for Steam Dreams. Steam locomotive 34067 "Tangmere" is often based here along with other locomotives plus some of the companies fleet of diesels.
For half of the year the company also use part of Fort William
Fort William, Scotland
Fort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles...
depot to base stock and locomotives for its Jacobite
The Jacobite (Steam Train)
The Jacobite is a steam locomotive hauled tourist train service that operates over part of the West Highland Railway Line in Scotland. It has been operating under various names and with different operators every summer since 1984...
service.
Rolling stock
The company owns and operates a fleet of diesel locomotiveDiesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
s, which are primarily used to haul charter trains, but have also been hired to other railway operators. The fleet is mainly composed of Class 37
British Rail Class 37
The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....
and Class 47
British Rail Class 47
The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British...
locomotives, but also includes Class 57
British Rail Class 57
The Class 57 diesel locomotives were introduced by Brush Traction between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.- Description :...
locomotives including the prototype passenger Class 57
British Rail Class 57
The Class 57 diesel locomotives were introduced by Brush Traction between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.- Description :...
, no. 57601.
Several Class 37 locomotives were purchased from Ian Riley Engineering
Ian Riley Engineering
Riley and Son Ltd , is a railway engineering and spot-hire company, based in Bury, Greater Manchester.-Ian Riley Engineering:...
, which ceased its spot-hire operations in mid-2004, however these locomotives have now been sold on to Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
, in exchange for four Class 33s
British Rail Class 33
The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962....
.
The Royal Scotsman
The Royal Scotsman is a Scottish luxury charter train run by Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.The train is composed of nine cars; two dining cars, five state cars, one crew car, and one observation car....
luxury train. As a result, its two operational Class 37 locomotives and a Class 47 were repainted into a revised maroon livery, officially known as Royal Scotsman Claret, based on that of the Royal Scotsman carriages. The contract sees the West Coast locomotives in use all over Scotland.
In late 2005, WCR sold its two operational Class 37 locomotives (nos. 37197 and 37261) to Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services
Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...
(DRS), and received four Class 33
British Rail Class 33
The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962....
locomotives in exchange. WCRC later sold non-operational locomotive no. 37423 to DRS as well. In 2006, WCRC hired two preserved locomotives, nos. 37214 and 37248. 37214 is now owned by WCR, however, 37248 was owned by three Growler Group members under the venture 'Type Three Traction'. The hire period for the locomotive ended in 2009 and the engine was moved back into preservation at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
The Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre is a heritage centre based at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, the terminus of the northern section of the Great Central Railway . The site includes locomotive and rolling stock workshops , as well as cafeteria and shops...
in May 2009. 37214 is currently undergoing repairs and has been out of action for around two years, as of May 2009.
In early 2007, WCR purchased five Class 47/7 locos from EWS. These were nos. 47760, 47776, 47786, 47787 and 47792. These locos had been stored at Healey Mills, near Wakefield, after being deemed surplus to requirements. Of these, 47792 was the first to be returned to service and returned to its former number, 47804. This was followed by the return of 47787 in September 2007, 47760 in April 2008 and 47786 in October 2008. These were supplemented by the purchase of 47772 from EWS at Margam
Margam TMD
Margam TMD was a railway locomotive Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Port Talbot, South Wales. The depot code was MG, which has now been re-allocated to Margam Knuckle Yard service point....
, South Wales, in June 2008. 47772 and 47776 are currently under repair and expected to return to traffic at some point in the near future.
Later in 2007, WCR again added to its fleet by purchasing a number of Class 37s from EWS. 37676 was the first to be purchased in October, followed by nos. 37517, 37668, 37685, 37706, 37710, 37712 and 37717 in December. These were transferred across the Pennines to Carnforth in January 2008 in several batches. Of these locomotives, 37712 returned to traffic in July 2008, with 37676 following in November 2008 and 37706 working again in December. 37712 suffered a serious fire in November 2008 at Crewe while working an empty stock movement to Southall and has since returned to Carnforth for major repairs. 37717 was sent for scrap at Booths, Rotherham, and 37516 was bought from DB Schenker
DB Schenker
DB Schenker is a logistics company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG. The company, created by reorganisation and rebranding of various Deutsche Bahn subsidiaries, comprises a logistics division encompassing air, land and sea freight, and a rail division made up from a variety of...
(formerly EWS) as a replacement. This locomotive arrived at Carnforth in February 2009 and returned to traffic in May 2009.
Its coaching stock consists of vacuum and air plus dual braked Mark 1
British Railways Mark 1
British Railways Mark 1 was the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways. Following nationalisation in 1948, BR had continued to build carriages to the designs of the "Big Four" companies , and the Mark 1 was intended to be the...
and Mark 2
British Rail Mark 2
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975...
coaches, mostly painted in the British Railways maroon livery, albeit with West Coast Railways branding on the bodyside.
Fleet details
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Steam locomotives operated by West Coast Railways
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| 4936 GWR 4900 Class 4936 Kinlet Hall The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 4936 Kinlet Hall is a 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive.-Operations:Built in June 1929 at Swindon Works, it was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1964 and sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.-Preservation:In 1981,... |
Kinlet Hall Kinlet Kinlet is a civil parish of Shropshire, England. Most of the land within Kinlet, including Kinlet Church and Kinlet Hall, are the inheritance of the Childe family. The Hall had formerly been held by the Blount family and subsequently the Lacon family, and dates back to the Domesday Book... |
GWR "Hall" 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features... |
BR Brunswick Green | Kinlet Hall Locomotive Company | Operational | Tyseley |
| 4953 GWR 4900 Class 4953 Pitchford Hall No. 4953 Pitchford Hall is a 4-6-0 Hall class steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon Works in August 1929 for a cost of £4375.... |
Pitchford Hall Pitchford Pitchford is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is located between Cantlop and Acton Burnell.It is also the name for the civil parish.-External links:... |
GWR "Hall" 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features... |
GWR Brunswick Green | Dr John F Kennedy | Operational | Loughborough |
| 4965 GWR 4900 Class 4965 Rood Ashton Hall The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 4965 Rood Ashton Hall is a 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive. It is currently preserved at Tyseley Locomotive Works... |
Rood Ashton Hall | GWR "Hall" 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features... |
GWR Brunswick Green | Vintage Trains | Operational | Tyseley |
| 5029 GWR 4073 Class 5029 Nunney Castle 5029 Nunney Castle is a preserved GWR 4073 Class steam locomotive, built at Swindon in May 1934.Withdrawn in December 1963, it was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales in May 1964..... |
Nunney Castle | GWR "Castle" 4-6-0 GWR 4073 Class The GWR 4073 Class or Castle class locomotives are a group of 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway. They were originally designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains.-History:A development of the earlier... |
BR Brunswick Green | Jeremy Hosking Jeremy Hosking Jeremy J. Hosking is a British businessman, a co-founder and investment portfolio manager for private investment fund Marathon. Hosking is also well known for his extensive collection of steam locomotives, and 25% share holding in Crystal Palace F.C.... |
Operational | Bristol |
| 5043 GWR 4073 Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe The GWR 4073 Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is a steam locomotive of the GWR 'Castle' Class, built in March 1936. It was originally named Barbury Castle, and was renamed Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in September 1937... |
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe | GWR "Castle" 4-6-0 GWR 4073 Class The GWR 4073 Class or Castle class locomotives are a group of 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway. They were originally designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains.-History:A development of the earlier... |
BR Brunswick Green | Vintage Trains | Operational | Tyseley |
| 5972 GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall The steam locomotive no. 5972 "Olton Hall" is a 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive.In the 2000s the locomotive achieved fame after it was used to haul the "Hogwarts Express" in the Harry Potter series of films.-Service:... |
Olton Hall Olton Olton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. In the 13th century the Lords of the Manor moved their seat and formed a new settlement, in the junction of two major roads, that village has now grown into a big town called Solihull... |
GWR "Hall" 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features... |
Hogwarts Railways Maroon | David Smith | Operational | National Railway Museum York |
| 30777 | Sir Lamiel | SR "King Arthur" 4-6-0 LSWR N15 Class The LSWR N15 class was a British 2–cylinder 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotive designed by Robert W. Urie. The class has a complex build history spanning three sub-classes and eight years of construction from 1919 to 1926... |
BR Brunswick Green | National Collection | Operational | Wensleydale Railway |
| 34067 | Tangmere RAF Tangmere RAF Tangmere was a Royal Air Force station famous for its role in the Battle of Britain, located at Tangmere village about 3 miles east of Chichester in West Sussex, England. American RAF pilot Billy Fiske died at Tangmere and was the first American aviator to die during World War II... |
SR "Battle of Britain" 4-6-2 | BR Brunswick Green | Private individual | Operational | Southall |
| 44871 | - | LMS "Black Five" 4-6-0 | BR Blackberry Black | Ian Riley | Operational | Fort William |
| 44932 | - | LMS "Black Five" 4-6-0 LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 The London Midland and Scottish Railway's Class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as the Black Five, is a class of steam locomotive. It was introduced by William Stanier in 1934 and 842 were built between then and 1951... |
BR Blackberry Black | David Smith | Operational | Carnforth |
| 45231 | The Sherwood Forester Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the legend of Robin Hood. Continuously forested since the end of the Ice Age, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve today encompasses 423 hectares surrounding the village of... |
LMS "Black Five" 4-6-0 | BR Blackberry Black | Bert Hitchen | Operational | Fort William |
| 45305 | Alderman A E Draper | LMS "Black Five" 4-6-0 | BR Blackberry Black | Draper family | Operational | Crewe |
| 45407 | The Lancashire Fusilier Lancashire Fusiliers The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.- Formation and early history:... |
LMS "Black Five" 4-6-0 | BR Blackberry Black | Ian Riley | Operational | National Railway Museum York |
| 5690 LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class No. 5690 Leander is a preserved British steam locomotive.- Overview :... |
Leander LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class No. 5690 Leander is a preserved British steam locomotive.- Overview :... |
LMS "Jubilee" 4-6-0 LMS Jubilee Class The London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for mainline passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936... |
LMS Maroon | Beet family | Under Overhaul | Carnforth |
| 45699 LMS Jubilee Class 5699 Galatea London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class No. 5699 Galatea is a preserved British steam locomotive.- Overview :... |
Galatea HMS Galatea HMS Galatea, after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.*HMS Galatea was a 20-gun sixth-rate post-ship launched in 1776 and broken up in 1783.... |
LMS "Jubilee" 4-6-0 LMS Jubilee Class The London Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for mainline passenger work. 191 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1936... |
N/A | David Smith | Under restoration | Carnforth |
| 46115 LMS Royal Scot Class 6115 Scots Guardsman London Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class 6115 Scots Guardsman is a preserved British steam locomotive.- Overview :... |
Scots Guardsman Scots Guards The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland... |
LMS "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 LMS Royal Scot Class The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class is a class of 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927. Originally having parallel boilers, all members were later rebuilt with tapered type 2A boilers, and were in effect two classes.-Background:Until the mid-1920s, the LMS... |
BR Brunswick Green | David Smith | Operational | Carnforth |
| 6201 LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth London Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Royal Class No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth is a preserved British steam locomotive.- Overview :6201 was built in 1933 at Crewe Works, the second of its class... |
Princess Elizabeth | LMS "Princess Royal" 4-6-2 LMS Princess Royal Class The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Royal Class is a class of an express passenger steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. They were Pacifics... |
LMS Maroon | Locomotive 6201 Princess Elizabeth Society | Operational | Tyseley |
| 6233 LMS Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland London Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland is a preserved steam locomotive.- Service :6233 was outshopped in July 1938 from Crewe Works and was part of the third batch of her class... |
Duchess of Sutherland | LMS "Princess Coronation" 4-6-2 LMS Princess Coronation Class The London Midland and Scottish Railway Coronation Class is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier. They were an enlarged version of the LMS Princess Royal Class. Several examples were originally built as streamlined, though this was later removed... |
LMS Lined Black | Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust | Under Overhaul | Butterley |
| 48151 | Gauge O Guild | LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 LMS Stanier Class 8F The London Midland and Scottish Railway's 8F class 2-8-0 heavy freight locomotive is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy freight... |
BR Blackberry Black | David Smith | Operational | Carnforth |
| 60007 LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley London and North Eastern Railway A4 Class number 4498 , 7 and 60007 , namedSir Nigel Gresley is a preserved British steam locomotive.-Liveries:... |
Sir Nigel Gresley Nigel Gresley Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4... |
LNER A4 4-6-2 LNER Class A4 The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognizable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, still claims the... |
BR Garter Blue | Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust | Under Repair for cracked firebox | Grosmont North Yorkshire Moors Railway The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line... |
| 60009 LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa 60009 Union of South Africa is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive built in Doncaster in 1937. Originally named Osprey, it is one of six surviving Gresley A4s and is presently undergoing an extensive overhaul.-Names:... |
Union of South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
LNER A4 4-6-2 LNER Class A4 The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognizable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, still claims the... |
BR Brunswick Green | John Cameron John Cameron (farmer) John B. Cameron of Balbuthie CBE FRAgS is a Scottish farmer, with significant interest in railways.-Farming:Widely credited as the one-time largest sheep farmer in Europ], Cameron owned seven farms in Fife and West Perthshire... |
Under overhaul | Crewe |
| 60019 LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern 4464 Bittern is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 steam locomotive. Built for the LNER in 1937 at Doncaster Works as works number 1866, it was originally numbered 4464. It was renumbered 19 on 16 August 1946 under the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme and after nationalisation in 1948 BR added... |
Bittern Bittern Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family... |
LNER A4 4-6-2 LNER Class A4 The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognizable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, still claims the... |
LNER Garter Blue | Jeremy Hosking Jeremy Hosking Jeremy J. Hosking is a British businessman, a co-founder and investment portfolio manager for private investment fund Marathon. Hosking is also well known for his extensive collection of steam locomotives, and 25% share holding in Crystal Palace F.C.... |
Operational | Southall |
| 61994 | The Great Marquess | LNER K4 2-6-0 LNER Class K4 The London and North Eastern Railway Class K4 is a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the steep grades of the West Highland Line.- West Highland Line challenge :... |
BR Blackberry Black | John Cameron John Cameron (farmer) John B. Cameron of Balbuthie CBE FRAgS is a Scottish farmer, with significant interest in railways.-Farming:Widely credited as the one-time largest sheep farmer in Europ], Cameron owned seven farms in Fife and West Perthshire... |
Operational | Fort William |
| 62005 | Lord of the Isles Lord of the Isles The designation Lord of the Isles is today a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland. It emerged from a series of hybrid Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages, who wielded sea-power with fleets of... |
LNER K1 2-6-0 LNER Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1 The London and North Eastern Railway Class K1 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson. Thompson preferred a simple two-cylinder design instead of Gresley's three cylinder one... |
BR Blackberry Black | North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group was formed in 1966 with the intention of preserving some of the steam locomotives then still working on regular goods or passenger trains in North East England .... |
Under repair | Darlington |
| 70000 BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia British Railways standard class 7 , number 70000 Britannia is a preserved steam locomotive.-British Railways:... |
Britannia Britannia Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the... |
BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2 BR standard class 7 The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class, is a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways for mixed traffic duties. Fifty-five were constructed between 1951 and 1954. The design was a result of the 1948 locomotive exchanges... |
BR Blackberry Black | Jeremy Hosking Jeremy Hosking Jeremy J. Hosking is a British businessman, a co-founder and investment portfolio manager for private investment fund Marathon. Hosking is also well known for his extensive collection of steam locomotives, and 25% share holding in Crystal Palace F.C.... |
Operational | Southall |
| 70013 BR standard class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell 70013 Oliver Cromwell is a British Railways standard class 7 preserved steam locomotive. The locomotive is notable as one of the four steam locomotives which worked the last steam railtour on British Railways in 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban.-Career:One of 55 of the "Britannia"... |
Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.... |
BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2 BR standard class 7 The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class, is a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways for mixed traffic duties. Fifty-five were constructed between 1951 and 1954. The design was a result of the 1948 locomotive exchanges... |
BR Brunswick Green | National Collection | Operational | Southall |
Operational fleet
| Number | Class | Name | Livery | Date Acquired | Into Traffic | Previous Operator | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08418 | 08 British Rail Class 08 The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. From 1953 to 1962, 996 locomotives were produced, making it the most numerous of all British locomotive classes.... |
- | EWS Red | ex-DB Schenker DB Schenker DB Schenker is a logistics company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG. The company, created by reorganisation and rebranding of various Deutsche Bahn subsidiaries, comprises a logistics division encompassing air, land and sea freight, and a rail division made up from a variety of... |
Depot shunter | Carnforth | ||
| 08485 | 08 British Rail Class 08 The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. From 1953 to 1962, 996 locomotives were produced, making it the most numerous of all British locomotive classes.... |
- | BR Blue | ex-DB Schenker DB Schenker DB Schenker is a logistics company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG. The company, created by reorganisation and rebranding of various Deutsche Bahn subsidiaries, comprises a logistics division encompassing air, land and sea freight, and a rail division made up from a variety of... |
Depot shunter | Carnforth | ||
| 08678 | 08 British Rail Class 08 The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. From 1953 to 1962, 996 locomotives were produced, making it the most numerous of all British locomotive classes.... |
Artila | Glaxo Blue and Black | ex-Glaxo, Ulverston Ulverston Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay.... |
Under repair | Carnforth | ||
| 33025 | 33 British Rail Class 33 The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.... |
Glen Falloch | WCR Maroon | ex-Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought... |
Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 33029 | 33 British Rail Class 33 The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.... |
Glen Loy | WCR Maroon | ex-Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought... |
Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 33207 | 33 British Rail Class 33 The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.... |
Jim Martin | WCR Maroon | ex-Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought... |
Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 37516 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Inverness | ||
| 37676 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
Loch Rannoch Loch Rannoch Loch Rannoch is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The loch is over long in a west-east direction with an average width of about . The River Tummel begins at its eastern end. The Tay Forest Park lies along its southern shore... |
WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 37685 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 37706 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Southall | ||
| 37712 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Under repair (fire damage) | Carnforth | ||
| 47237 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
Un-branded blue | ex-Advenza Freight Advenza Freight Advenza Freight was a rail freight company based in Gloucester in the United Kingdom. It was part of the Cotswold Rail group. The company was wound up in the High Court on 7 October 2009, following a petition from HM Revenue & Customs.- History :... |
Operational | Carnforth | |||
| 47245 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-HNRC | Under repair | Carnforth | ||
| 47270 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
Swift | BR Blue | ex-Boden Rail | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 47500 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 47760 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 47786 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
Roy Castle OBE Roy Castle Roy Castle OBE was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. He attended Honley High School, where there is now a building in his name... |
WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 47787 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
Windsor Castle Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it... |
WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Under repair (engine overhaul) | Carnforth | ||
| 47804 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-EWS | Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 47826 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 47851 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
WCR Maroon | ex-Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
Operational | Carnforth | |||
| 47854 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | WCR Maroon | ex-Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
Operational | Carnforth | ||
| 57001 | 57 British Rail Class 57 The Class 57 diesel locomotives were introduced by Brush Traction between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.- Description :... |
WCR Maroon | ex-Freightliner Freightliner (UK) Freightliner Group Limited is a rail freight and logistics company, founded in 1995 and now operating in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Australia. It is the second largest rail freight operator in the UK, after DB Schenker Rail .- History :... |
Operational | Carnforth | |||
| 57601 | 57 British Rail Class 57 The Class 57 diesel locomotives were introduced by Brush Traction between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.- Description :... |
WCR Maroon with Black Stripe | ex-Porterbrook Spot Hire Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Operational | Carnforth |
Stored fleet
| Number | Class | Name | Livery | Year Acquired | Previous Operator | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03196 | 03 British Rail Class 03 The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BR's most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. The class, numbering 230 examples, was built by British Railways' Swindon and Doncaster works in 1957-1962 and numbered D2000-D2199 and D2370-D2399... |
- | BR Blue | July 2002 | ex-British Rail British Rail British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages... |
Under repair | Carnforth |
| D2381 | 03 British Rail Class 03 The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BR's most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. The class, numbering 230 examples, was built by British Railways' Swindon and Doncaster works in 1957-1962 and numbered D2000-D2199 and D2370-D2399... |
- | BR Green | March 1976 | ex-British Rail British Rail British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages... |
Under repair | Carnforth |
| 33030 | 33 British Rail Class 33 The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.... |
- | DRS Blue | September 2005 | ex-Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought... |
Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 37214 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
Loch Laidon | WCR Maroon | May 2006 | ex-Preservation | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 37517 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | Loadhaul | December 2007 | ex-EWS | Stored | Carnforth |
| 37668 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | EWS | December 2007 | ex-EWS | Under repair | Carnforth |
| 37710 | 37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan.... |
- | Loadhaul | December 2007 | ex-EWS | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 47194 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Railfreight | September 2005 | ex-Fragonset | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 47236 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | RfD | December 2006 | ex-Fragonset | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 47355 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Fragonset | May 2010 | ex-European Metal Recycling | Under Repair | Carnforth |
| 47368 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Railfreight | December 2006 | ex-Fragonset | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 47492 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Rail Express Systems | March 2010 | ex-preserved | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 47526 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | BR Large Logo | December 2006 | ex-Fragonset | Spares donor | Carnforth |
| 47746 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Rail Express Systems | March 2011 | ex-preservation | Under Repair | Carnforth |
| 47768 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Undercoat | March 2011 | ex-preservation | Under Repair | Carnforth |
| 47772 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Rail Express Systems | June 2008 | ex-EWS | Under Repair | Carnforth |
| 47776 | 47 British Rail Class 47 The British Rail Class 47, is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British... |
- | Rail Express Systems | February 2007 | ex-EWS | Stored | Carnforth |
| 57005 | 57 British Rail Class 57 The Class 57 diesel locomotives were introduced by Brush Traction between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.- Description :... |
- | Advenza Freight Blue | ex-Advenza Freight Advenza Freight Advenza Freight was a rail freight company based in Gloucester in the United Kingdom. It was part of the Cotswold Rail group. The company was wound up in the High Court on 7 October 2009, following a petition from HM Revenue & Customs.- History :... |
Under repair | Carnforth | |
| 57006 | 57 British Rail Class 57 The Class 57 diesel locomotives were introduced by Brush Traction between 1997-2004. They are rebuilds, with reconditioned EMD engines, of former Class 47 locomotives, originally introduced in 1964-5.- Description :... |
- | Advenza Freight Blue | ex-Advenza Freight Advenza Freight Advenza Freight was a rail freight company based in Gloucester in the United Kingdom. It was part of the Cotswold Rail group. The company was wound up in the High Court on 7 October 2009, following a petition from HM Revenue & Customs.- History :... |
Under repair | Carnforth |