BR Class 08 | |
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A Pair of 08 Shunters | |
UIC Configuration |
C |
Top Speed |
15mph-20mph |
Output |
350hp |
Total Production |
996 |
Nicknames |
Gronk |
Built |
1953-1962 |
One of the most iconic diesels in Britian is the 08 Shunter.
History
Truly LMS origin the 08 was built at Crewe, Darlington, Derby and Doncaster between 1953 and 1962.
The class lasted a rather long time as even though there were withdrawals of the class from 1967 - 1990s EWS still inherrited most of the class when British Railways went private. Despite many preserved railways owning one in 2008 EWS had more than 40 working on main line shunting and had even more of them stored away. Other companies that used them included Freightliner, Mendip Rail, Foster Yeoman and Corus.
Preserved Examples
Numbers carried
(Current in bold) |
Name | Location | Current Status | Livery | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13000 | D3000 | - | 13046 | - | Barrow Hill Engine Shed | Awaiting overhaul; first one built | Black |
13002 | D3002 | - | - | - | Plym Valley Railway | Operational | BR Black |
13014 | D3014 | - | - | Samson | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway | Operational | BR Blue, Dart Rail insigna |
13018 | D3018 | 08011 | - | - | Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway | Operational | BR Black |
13019 | D3019 | - | - | Haversham | Cambrian Railway Trust | Operational | Blue and White |
13022 | D3022 | 08015 | - | - | Severn Valley Railway | Operational | BR Green |
13023 | D3023 | 08016 | - | - | Peak Rail | Operational | BR Green |
13029 | D3029 | 08021 | - | - | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Operational | BR Black |
13030 | D3030 | 08022 | - | Lion | Cholsey and Wallingford Railway | Operational | Guinness Black |
13044 | D3044 | 08032 | 33 | Mendip | Mid Hants Railway | Awaiting repairs | Yeoman Blue |
13059 | D3059 | 08046 | - | Brechin City | Caledonian Railway (Brechin) | Operational | BR Green |
13067 | D3067 | 08054 | - | - | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway | stored awaiting re-wiring | BR Blue |
13074 | D3074 | 08060 | - | Unicorn | Cholsey and Wallingford Railway | Operational | Guinness Black |
13079 | D3079 | 08064 | - | - | National Railway Museum | Operational | Black |
13101 | D3101 | - | 3101 | - | Great Central Railway | Awaiting restoration | Black |
13167 | D3167 | 08102 | - | - | Lincolnshire Wolds Railway | Operational | BR Green |
11374 | D3174 | 08108 | 3174 | Dover Castle | Kent and East Sussex Railway | Operational | Black |
13180 | D3180 | 08114 | - | - | Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre | Operational | BR Green |
13190 | D3190 | 08123 | - | George Mason | Cholsey and Wallingford Railway | Operational | BR Green |
13201 | D3201 | 08133 | - | - | Severn Valley Railway | Undergoing overhaul | BR Green |
13232 | D3232 | 08164 | - | - | East Lancashire Railway | Operational | BR Green |
13236 | D3236 | 08168 | - | - | Battlefield Line Railway | Operational; on loan to the Bluebell Railway | BR Black |
13255 | D3255 | - | - | - | Private site, near York | To be restored | N/A |
13261 | D3261 | - | - | - | Swindon and Cricklade Railway | Undergoing restoration | BR Green |
13265 | D3265 | 08195 | WD40 | Mark | Llangollen Railway | Operational | BR Black |
13290 | D3290 | 08220 | - | - | Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre | Operational | BR Blue |
13308 | D3308 | 08238 | - | Charlie | Dean Forest Railway | Operational | BR Blue with Wasp Stripes |
13336 | D3336 | 08266 | - | - | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Operational | BR Green |
13358 | D3358 | 08288 | - | - | Mid Hants Railway | Operational | BR Black |
- | D3401 | 08331 | - | - | Midland Railway - Butterley | Operational | Black |
- | D3420 | 08350 | - | - | Crewe Heritage Centre | Scrapped. Early 2009. | BR Green |
- | D3429 | 08359 | - | - | Telford Steam Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3462 | 08377 | - | - | West Somerset Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3503 | 08388 | - | - | Private Site | Undergoing restoration | Trainload Petroleum |
- | D3551 | 08436 | - | - | Swanage Railway | Operational | Black |
- | D3558 | 08443 | - | - | Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway | Operational | BR Green (No Logo) |
- | D3559 | 08444 | - | - | Bodmin and Wenford Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3560 | 08445 | - | - | East Lancashire Railway | Awaiting repair | Grey |
- | D3586 | 08471 | - | - | Severn Valley Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3588 | 08473 | - | - | Dean Forest Railway | Stored; source of spares | BR Blue |
- | D3591 | 08476 | - | - | Swanage Railway | Undergoing overhaul | BR Black |
- | D3596 | 08481 | - | - | Vale of Glamorgan Railway | Operational | BR Blue |
- | D3605 | 08490 | - | - | Strathspey Railway | Operational | Black |
- | D3723 | 08556 | - | - | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | 08576 | D3743 | - | - | Battlefield Line Railway | Awaiting restoration | BR Blue |
- | D3757 | 08590 | - | Red Lion | Midland Railway - Butterley | Operational | Maroon, Black Roof[2] |
- | D3761 | 08594 | - | - | Private Site | Awaiting overhaul | BR Blue |
- | D3771 | 08604 | 604 | Phantom | Didcot Railway Centre | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3795 | 08628 | - | - | Private Site | Awaiting overhaul | BR Blue |
- | D3798 | 08631 | - | Eagle | Mid Norfolk Railway | Operational | Network SouthEast |
- | D3861 | 08694 | - | - | Great Central Railway | Awaiting Repairs | EWS |
- | D3867 | 08700 | - | Walsall | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Awaiting overhaul | Black |
- | D3871 | 08704 | - | - | Private Site | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3902 | 08734 | - | - | Dean Forest Railway | Awaiting restoration | Blue |
- | D3918 | 08750 | - | - | Private Site | Operational | Black |
- | D3935 | 08767 | - | - | North Norfolk Railway | Undergoing overhaul | BR Green |
- | D3937 | 08769 | - | Gladys | Severn Valley Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3940 | 08772 | - | Tiny/Camulodunum | North Norfolk Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D3941 | 08773 | - | - | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Operational | BR Blue |
- | D3948 | 08780 | - | - | Private Site | Operational | Dark Blue |
- | D3991 | 08823 | - | - | Churnet Valley Railway | Operational | BR Blue |
- | D3993 | 08825 | - | - | Battlefield Line Railway | Awaiting restoration | BR Blue |
- | D4018 | 08850 | 4018 | - | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Operational | BR Blue |
- | D4141 | 08911 | - | - | National Railway Museum | Operational | Railfreight Grey |
- | D4167 | 08937 | - | Bluebell Mel | Dartmoor Railway | Operational | BR Green |
- | D4174 | 08944 | - | - | East Lancashire Railway | Awaiting repair |
Black |
In Fiction
In the Thomas and Friends series many 08 have featured. Diesel being the first then 'Arry and Bert, Splatter and Dodge,Sidney and Plaxton.
Exported Locos
Five examples of the class were exported to Liberia; numbers: 3047, 3092, 3094, 3098 and 3100. At least one of these has been repatriated and is now preserved.