DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES

LOCOS

11215 (formerly D2245) 0-6-0 Diesel

Built Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd., Newcastle, in 1956, Makers No. 7864 Gardner 8L3 engine, 204 HP; rod drive; Weight 30 tons.

One of a large class of locomotives built for BR early in their dieselisation programme, they later became known as class 04. 11215 went new to Neville Hill Depot, Leeds and ended its BR career as D2245 at Goole docks. It was sold in May 1969 to the Derwent Valley Light Railway where it became No.2.The Derwent Valley Light Railway was one of the last commercially operated rural light railways and had a healthy traffic into the 1970's, particularly in bulk grain. It worked on this line, which ran south east from York, until partial closure rendered it surplus. It came to Shackerstone on 17th May 1978. Being vacuum brake fitted it has seen much use on passenger trains and as a shunter by the locomotive department.

Currently not in working order.

Formerly No.2 4 Wheeled Diesel

Built by Ruston Hornsby Ltd., Lincoln, in 1949, Makers No. 263001; Ruston 4VPH engine, 88HP; chain drive; Weight 20 tons.

This standard 88DS class locomotive was ordered for use at power stations under construction by the British Electricity Authority. It was so used at Carmarthen Bay power station in South Wales and at Staythorpe in Notts. where it remained as an operating loco when construction was complete. Being the smallest loco there, it was little used and on 13th November 1983, it came to Shackerstone. It suffered from a gearbox problem saw little use until 1999. This design perhaps more than any other, established Ruston in the small diesel shunter market after the war. Simple, thoroughly reliable and above all else cheap, they replaced many small steam locos and the class eventually totalled 254 examples built between 1943 and 1967. This loco may have been christened 'Nancy', but no-one is quite sure!

Currently in working condition.

Class 31 A1A - A1A "Brush Veteran" D5518/31101

Built by Brush in October 1958 and was one of the first series, which where known as “Toffee Apples” due to the shape of the drivers control handle. It was involved in a smash in 1967 (one of several apparently) and during the course of repairs at Doncaster it was fitted with headcode panels. It visited at least twice - the first time, it was allocated the lowest running number of the series, 31101, and thus became a bit of celebrity locomotive. The second visit to Swindon was for scrapping in 82/83. As 31101 in green livery and yellow ends with the “barb wire” logo, it became the first Class 31 to work passenger services on the Southern Region and on 4th July 1969 it achieved further status when it hauled the Royal Train conveying the Queen to Tattenham Corner for the Derby Day Race meeting. The loco survived the scrapman again and after languishing in sidings at Swindon for some time was hauled to Doncaster for dual-braking. In the late 80’s, with over 13,000 engine hours behind it, 31101 was being pampered by the Bescott staff as the depot favourite. She was eventually condemned in 1993 and sold to Waterman Railways who eventually sold it on to the Suburban Preservation Society. The 31 arrived at Shackerstone from the East Lancs Railway.

Currently in working condition.

Class 31 "Calder Hall Power Station" 31130/D5548

Although purchased during summer 1999, it was New Years Eve when 31130 arrived at Shackerstone. It was unloaded on Jan 4th 2000.

Initially purchased as a source of spares for D5518, it has subsequently been decided to restore 31130 to working order. The former D5548 "Calder Hall Power Station" was refurbished at Doncaster during 1985 and received an intermediate overhaul at Doncaster during 1992. in early December 1996 it collided with a ballast wagon somewhere between Bedford and Bletchley. The damage to number two cab was enough to cause its withdrawal from service over Christmas 1996. After a period at Bletchley 31130 was moved to Bescot Depot.

While at Bescot, the number one end traction motor blower and vacuum exhauster were removed, as were two gauges in number two cab otherwise 31130 is complete. Unusually both name plates were still fitted at the time of purchase, although one was subsequently stolen, if this ever surfaces please let us know!

Not currently in working condition.

4WDM Motor Rail Simplex No.9921 "Caroline"/"Rusty"

Build in 1959 with a Dorman 50HP engine, weight 8 tonnes, max speed 12 mph. Allegedly it will pull 290 tonnes on the flat, however stopping it might be another thing! It was sold to Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co., Herts. It was moved Feb 1983 to Rotamix Ltd, an associated company, in Bedford and stored on various sites. This loco was bought from Howard Bridge and Engineering, Bedford (where it was named "Caroline"), coming to Shackerstone in August 2001. It has since been painted orange and cosmetically modified to resemble the Thomas character "Rusty". This locomotive has always been known as Rusty since arriving at Shackerstone.

Currently in working condition.

Class 02 "Diane" D2867 YE 2850 0-4-0 Diesel Hydraulic Loco

Built in Sheffield by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1961. 179hp Rolls Royce CGNFL engine. It straight into service with BR. During August 1970 the loco was on hire for a short time from BR to Tunnel Cement Ltd Pen-y-fford, North Wales. It was sold to Redland Roadstone Ltd, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. It moved in 1979 to their rail terminal located at Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire where it was named "Diane". It was acquired by the South Yorkshire Railway in 1994 before arriving at Shackerstone in July 2001.

Currently in working condition.

"Hot Wheels" 0-6-0 Diesel

Made by Andrew Barclay No. 422 of 1958. Gardner 204hp diesel mechanical loco Gardiner 8L3 engine. It started its working life at CEGB Tir John Powerstation Swansea in 1958. Then to East Yelland Powerstation construction site at Bideford, Devon in May 1966. Its next move was in September 1968 to Earley Powerstation, Reading. Then it moved to Farthingstone Silos Ltd, Northampton on 11th April 1978. Here it reiceved its silly name. It moved to South Yorkshire Railway on 15th September 1988. It arrived at Shackerstone from the South Yorkshire Railway 27th July 2001.

Not currently in working condition.

Class 03 170

03170 was based at a company called Otis Transrail in Salford Manchester. It was (i think) the last 03 overhauled by Swindon works, as such it is likely to have been one of the very last locos overhauled there. From 1989 to 1999 it was at Otis Transrail, Manchester. It arrived at Shackerstone from the South Yorkshire Railway in 22nd August 2001.

Thanks to MCTA for the above information.

Currently in working condition.

Class 03 180

Built BR Swindon 1962. This loco worked the majority of its BR life in the Southern Region and was modified to include train air brakes "Southern style" with high level air pipes. Moving to East Anglia in the later part of its career it was sold to Mayer Newman of Snailwell, a processor of scrap stock, in 1984. This site at one time operated three 03s and 03 180 became a source of spares during this time its engine was removed. It had not been in use for some time before it moved to the South Yorkshire Railway. It arrived at Shackerstone in September 2001.

In storage - Not expected to return to working condition.

Class 04 D2310

Withdrawn from BR service at Gateshead TMD (GD) in January 1969.

"This loco was a long term resident of Tolworth CCD (Coal Concentration Depot), which was situated alongside Tolworth Station on the Waterloo to Chessington South line, and as someone who was interested in the Class 04's, post BR service, I have numerous photo's of same at Tolworth, both in the maroon livery you show, and in it's previous faded green. During it's last few years at Tolworth it had the company of D2246, now on the South Devon Railway I believe." At Coal Mechanisation Tolworth from 1969 to 1994.
Thanks to Alan Paterson for the above information.

It arrived at Shackerstone from the South Yorkshire Railway in September 2001.

Not currently in working condition.

Class 11 12083

12083, is a class 11 shunter, precursor to the 08s. This class were ordered by the LMS not BR. 12083 was built at Derby in 1950, It spent its industrial service at a company called Tilling Construction, usually called Tilcon. It worked at its Grassington Quarry near Skipton in North Yorkshire 1973-1998, in the company of 08 054.

It arrived at Shackerstone from the South Yorkshire Railway in 1st August 2001.

Currently in working condition.

0-4-0DH English Electric, Stephenson No.8431

Built in 1963 with a Dorman 283HP engine. New to NCB Bath Yard Loco Shed (Rawdon Colliery), Leics, and sold from there into preservation on the North Norfolk Railway in May 1977. It moved to Barrow Hill in Jan 2001 and then to Shackerstone on 8th Feb 2002.

In storage - Not expected to return to working condition.

Class 45 45015

D14 was built at British Railways Derby Works, part of Lot No D2275 (D11-D30), Order number D9650 for locomotives D11-D20. Originally outshopped in on 24th November 1960 in BR Green livery as number D14, she is the oldest surviving Class 45. When built, the engine had nose end access doors, similar to the Class 44 and other very early Class 45's, with a split box headcode panel (one box either side of the door). The connecting doors never saw any useful service as it was found during experiments with Class 44's that the long bogies caused the nose ends to swing out so much that the connecting doors were pulled apart on all but the gentlest of curves ! Partly in an attempt to increase reliability, overhauls on many of the class were conducted by Brush at Loughborough from 1965 (due to lack of capacity at BR works), but D14 seems to have received all its overhauls at Derby. The loco was involved in a serious collision at Hellifield on the 24/8/68, where No 2 cab was badly damaged. She was sent for repair at Derby Works a week later, emerging from Derby on the 28/2/69 in BR Blue as no 14. During this works visit the headcode boxes and doors were removed and replaced with the single centre headcode panel found on many class 45's and all class 46's. The panels were removed during a 1982 works overhaul after the end of headcode reporting on engines in 1976, and the plain nose with two marker lights was fitted instead, in common with most of the other 'Peaks'. Other external changes include the application of a small yellow warning panel to the nose in 1962, and later a repaint into corporate BR Blue with full yellow nose ends.

Unlike many other of the 45/0 subclass (those without Electical Train Heating) the steam heating boiler was never isolated or removed. It is hoped that the boiler can be brought back into full working order one day. However, this is one area of concern as it is known that the boiler contains white asbestos, which needs to be removed by specialists.

As D14, the loco was delivered to Derby (17A) depot on 24/11/60, but by the end of December that year was transferred to Leeds Holbeck (55A) for crew training. So began a 23 year association with the Eastern Region.Allocation shuffles over 1961/2 saw the loco move to Neville Hill (55H), Gateshead (52A) - for all of a week, Neville Hill again and finally back to Holbeck in December 1962. When Holbeck (HO) lost its main line locomotive allocation in May 1978, 45015 (as she was renumbered in March 1974 under the TOPS programme) was reallocated to York (YK) for a short time, and thence to Tinsley (TI) in March 1979. Her final move was in March 1984 to Toton (TO) in Nottinghamshire where she remained until withdrawal in March 1986. Withdrawal was caused by a siezed traction motor, (for which repairs were not authorised) whilst working in the Leeds area, resulting in the removal of the leaf springs from one axle in order to place a wheel skate under the wheels so she could make one final journey from Holbeck to Toton at 25mph. After withdrawal, 45015 was dumped in the training compound (to correct an inacurracy, the re-railing exercises were actually conducted on 45017 then numbers ADB968024). The loss of the leaf springs, and brake gear whilst at Toton coupled with the asbesots content, made her difficult to move for disposal and it is perhaps for these reasons that 45015 never made that final journey to the scrapyard, ensuring her continued survival. Arrived 23rd October 2002.

This loco is stored away from public access

In storage - Not expected to return to working condition.

Class 37 37227

Built in February 1964 by English Electric in their Newton-le-Willows Vulcan Foundry in Lancashire, the locomotive was the 228th constructed, out of a total order of 309 locomotives. D6927 was the initial number allocated to the locomotive, as it began its working life allocated to Llandore depot in Swansea. A short spell was then spent at Canton Depot in Cardiff before being allocated to Healey Mills Depot near Wakefield in October 1967. The locomotive then returned to South Wales in April 1971 to Canton. During these years in South Wales the locomotive was used to haul various coal, oil and mineral trains in the Principality. Under the British Rail TOPS renumbering scheme, the locomotive acquired the number 37227 in June 1974. Air brakes were fitted to the locomotive in October 1982 to give the engine greater working flexibility. Transfer to Thomaby Depot on Teeside was effective from January 1989, being allocated to the Freight Metals Thomaby pool of engines. However by January 1992 it found its way back to Canton Depot becoming part of the Trainload Metals fleet. Spells allocated to Bristol Bath Road Depot and Toton Depot near Nottingham followed. Its main activities being Infrastructure traffic during this period of time. Retirement from active service finally came on 27th May 1997 going in to storage before being withdrawn on 30th July 1999. The 37 was last based at Old Oak Common and was withdrawn with leaking cylinder liners. Arriving at Shackerstone on 10th April 2003.

Undergoing current restoration!

Ruston 0-4-0 "Hercules"

A bit of a beast by all accounts used to work at some sugar plant somewhere, otherwise I know nothing.

Not currently in working condition.
 
Bruff Road-Rail Vehicle
Don't where it came from or any history, it may well be several ones cannibalised to make the one working item.

Currently in working condition.

07 005
Arrived in September 2003, last used in anger by ICI Wilton, Middlesborough and before that at Southampton Docks.

In storage - Not expected to return to working condition.

Barclay 0-6-0 "Big Momma"

Joining us on the evening 27th Jan 2004 was a Barclays 0-6-0 with Rolls-Royce Engine. I believe it worked orginally at, or somwehere near Ashington Colliery and was known as "Big Momma".

Not currently in working condition.

Class 47 47640 "University of Strathclyde"

After preperation to run mainline, the loco was hauled from Crewe to Derby and then by road to Shackerstone, joining us on 23rd Jan 2004. More stuff here. Built in lin Loughborough by Brush in 1966.

Currently in working condition.

Class 08 08576

Arriving on 12th Feb 2004 was Class 08 576. 576 arrived from Cardiff where I think it was the last working 08 at the Alliance Wire Steel works.

Not currently in working condition.

Class 33 33019 D6534 "Griffon"

BRCW Smethwick 1960. December 1960 into traffic. BRCW Works No. DEL126. In December 1960 it was allocated to Hither Green. Then reallocated to Eastleigh in July 1963. January 1984 received an overhall at the works. Then in October 1988 it went to Stewarts Lane. Then back to Eastleigh in September 1990 and named "Griffon" in December 1991. In December 1998 it was withdrawn and stored before being purchased by Fragonset (Now FM Rail).

Currently in working condition.

Class 08 825

Although generally complete 08 576 has donated quite a few bits to its restorations. The 14th Feb 2006 saw the power unit fire up for the first time, without much excitement, just a couple of leaves flying out of the exhaust. Arrived in October 2005.

Not currently in working condition.

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