List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes
This article lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e.g. diesel, electric, gas turbine, petrol) stock used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British Railways and post-privatisation).
Diesel locomotives[]
The 1955 diesel locomotive classes are given in brackets where applicable.
A large number of different shunter types were purchased by British Rail and its predecessors, many of which were withdrawn prior to the introduction of TOPS. The tables below attempt to list the different types and the different classifications used to describe them as clearly as possible:
Small shunters: under 300 hp[]
Shunter classes are listed by 1955 class, which puts TOPS classes in ascending order, and generally puts 1948 and 1962 classes in ascending order. Unclassed shunters are placed at the start of the table; TOPS class 07 has been placed so its 1962 class is in the logical place.
TOPS Class | 1948 Class |
1955 Class |
1962 Class |
1948 Numbers | 1957 Numbers | TOPS Numbers | Year(s) built |
Quantity built |
Engine | Year(s) withdrawn |
Notes | Scrapped |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | — | — | – | 11104 | – | 1950 | 1 | 52 hp ("At rail:" 39 hp) | 1967 | Renumbered 52 in the ER/NER Departmental series in 1953.[1] | 1 |
— | — | — | — | – | 13000 | – | 1934 | 1 | 250 hp | 1949 | ex-LMS diesel shunter 7058; BR number never applied [2] | 1 |
— | DY1 | D1/1 | 1/15 | 11500–11502 | D2950–D2952 | – | 1954–55 | 3 | 153 bhp | 1966–67 | [3][4] | All |
Class 01 | DY2 | D1/2 | 1/12 | 11503–11506, 81 | D2953–D2956, D2956 (ii) | 01 001–2[5][3][6] | 1956–58 | 5 | 153 hp | 1966–81 | ![]() |
3 |
— | DY5 | D1/3 | 1/16 | 11507–11508 | D2957–D2958 | – | 1956 | 2 | 165 bhp | 1967–68 | ![]() |
Both |
Class 02 | — | D1/4 | 1/17 | — | D2850–D2869 | 02 001–4[7][8] | 1960–61 | 20 | 170 hp | 1969–75 | ![]() |
13 |
— | DY11 | D2/1 | 2/4A | 11700–11707 | D2700–D2707 | – | 1953–56 | 8 | 200 bhp | 1964–68 | [9] | All |
Class 03 | DJ15 | D2/2 | 2/1 | 11187–11211 | D2000–D2199 D2370–D2399 |
03004–03199, 03370–03399 (with gaps) | 1957–61 | 230 | 204 hp | 1968–93 2008 |
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174 |
Class 04 | DJ12/1 | D2/4 | 2/13 | 11100–11115 | D2200–D2214 | N/A | (D2341 1948) 1952–62 |
142 | 204 hp | 1967–72 | ![]() [5][11] D2341 ordered by LNER but transferred to Southern Region, 4 exported to Italy |
124 (1 in preservation) |
DJ12/2 | D2/13 | 11121–11229 | D2215–D2341 | N/A | ||||||||
— | DJ14 | D2/5 | 2/12A | 11177–11186 | D2400–D2409 | – | 1956–57 | 10 | 204 bhp | 1967–69 | ![]() |
All |
— | — | D2/7 | 2/14 | 11116–20, 11144–48 | D2500–D2509 | – | 1955–56 | 10 | 204 bhp | 1967 | ![]() | |
Class 05 | DJ13 | D2/8 | 2/15A | 11136–43, 11161–76 | D2550–D2573 | 05001[5][14] | 1955–61 | 69 | 204 hp | 1966–68, 1983 | ![]() |
65 |
DJ13/2 | D2/9 | 2/15 | — | D2574–D2618 | – | |||||||
Class 06 | — | D2/6 | 2/12 | — | D2410–D2444 | 06001–06010[5][12] | 1958–60 | 35 | 204 hp | 1967–84 | ![]() |
34 |
— | DY11 | D2/10 | 2/4 | 11708–11719 | D2708–D2719 | – | 1957 | 12 | 225 bhp | 1967 | ![]() |
All |
2/4B | — | D2720–D2780 | – | 1958–61 | 61 | 225 bhp | 1967–68 | 59 | ||||
— | — | D2/11 | 2/2 | — | D2999 | – | 1958 | 2 | 180 bhp | 1967 | ![]() |
1 |
— | — | D2/12 | 2/14A | — | D2510–D2519 | – | 1961 | 10 | 204 bhp | 1967 | ![]() |
9 |
Class 07 | — | – | 2/16 | — | D2985–D2998 | 07001–07014 | 1962 | 14 | 275 hp | 1973–77 | ![]() |
7 |
— | — | D3/1 | – | 3/4 | D2900–D2913 | – | 1958–59 | 14 | 330 bhp | 1967 | [19][4] | All |
Large shunters: 300–799hp[]
CLASS | NUMBERS | Built | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPS | 1948 | 1955 | 1962 | 1948 | 1957 | TOPS | ||||||
15107 | – | 1949 | 1 | 360 bhp | 1958[21] | Ordered by GWR | 1 | |||||
11001 | – | 1949 | 1 | 500 bhp | 1959[22] | ![]() Ordered by SR |
1 | |||||
Class 08 | DEJ4 | D3/2 | 3/1 | 13000–13366 | D3000–D4192[23] except those listed under classes 09 and 10 |
08001–08958 | 1953[24]–62[23] | 996 | 350 bhp | still in use[23] | ![]() |
899 (3 in preservation) |
Class 09 | D3665–71, D3719–21, D4099–D4114 |
09001–09026 09101-09107 09201-09205 |
1959–62[23] | 26 | 350 bhp | still in use[23] | ![]() 10 rebuilt from Class 08 |
2 | ||||
D3/3 | 3/1B | 13117–13126 | D3117–D3126 | 1955 | 10 | 350 bhp | 1966–67[25] | All | ||||
Class 10 | DEJ5 | D3/4 | 3/1C | 13137–13151[26] | D3137–D3151, D3439–D3453, D3473–D3502, D3612–D3651, D4049–D4094 |
N/A | 1955–62[26] | 146 | 350 bhp | 1967–72[27] | 142 (1 in preservation) | |
DEJ7 | D3/5 | 3/1D | 13152–13166 | D3152–D3166 | 1955 | 15 | 350 bhp | 1967[25] | All | |||
D3/6 | 12000–12002 | 1935 | 11 | 350 bhp | 1956–62[28] | ![]() ex-LMS diesel shunter |
10 | |||||
D3/7 | 3/8 | 12003–12032 | 1939–42 | 30 | 350 bhp | 1966–67[29] | All | |||||
Class 11 | DEJ3 | D3/8 | 3/8A | 12033–12138 | 01153 | 1945–52 | 136 | 350 bhp | 1967–72[30] | ![]() |
128 (1 in preservation) | |
DEJ1 | D3/9 | 3/10 | 1944 | 4 | 350 bhp | 1967[21] | ex-LNER J45 or DES1 Class | All | ||||
D3/10 | 3/11A | 1936 | 1[20] | 350 bhp | 1965[22] | Built by GWR | ||||||
D3/11 | 3/11 | 15101–15106 | 1948 | 6 | 350 bhp | 1967[22] | Ordered by GWR | |||||
D3/12 | 3/9A | 15201–15203 | 1937 | 3 | 350 bhp | 1964[22] | ![]() ex-SR Diesels 1–3 | |||||
Class 12 | D3/13 | 3/9 | 15211–15236 | N/A | 1949–52 | 24 | 350 bhp | 1968–71[22] | ![]() Ordered by SR |
23 | ||
DEJ2 | D3/14 | 3/2 | 15004 | 1949 | 1[20] | 360 bhp | 1962 | Ordered by LNER | All | |||
Class 13 | 7/1 | D4500–D4502 | 13001–13003 | 1965 | 3[20] | 360 bhp | 1983–1985 | ![]() Rebuilt from Class 08 |
Type 1 locomotives: 800 – 1000 hp[]
CLASS | 1957 numbers | TOPS numbers | Introduced | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | ||||||||
Class 14 (Teddy Bear) | N/A | 6/1 | D9500–D9555 | N/A | 1964–65 | 56 | 700 hp | 1968–69[31] | ![]() |
32 |
10800 | 1950[32] | 1[32] | 827 hp (rebuilt to 1400 hp) |
1959[32] | ![]() Built by LMS in 1946, entered service in 1948, sold Brush Traction, rebuilt into research locomotive Hawk. |
1 | ||||
Class 15 | D8/1 | 8/5 | D8200-D8243 | N/A | 1957–61[20] | 44[33] | 800 hp | 1968–71[22] | ![]() D8203/33/37/43 survived as non-powered electric train pre-heating units at Doncaster until 1981–1989. |
43 |
Class 16 | D8/2 | 8/4[34] | D8400-D8409[34] | N/A | 1958[35] | 10[34] | 800 hp | 1968[34] | ![]() |
All |
Class 17 (Clayton Type 1) | N/A | 9/18 | D8500-D8587 | N/A | 1962–65[36] | 117[36] | 2× 450 hp | 1968–71[36] | ![]() D8512/21/98 survived at the Derby Research Centre until 1978. |
87 |
9/19 | D8588-D8616 | All | ||||||||
Class 18 (I) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1985 (Proposed) |
Never Built | Never Built | ||||
Class 18 (II) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2021 (Planned)[37] | 15 (Planned)[37] | Under Construction | ||||
Class 19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19001 | 2018 | 1 | DVT | still in use | ![]() Built in 1988 as Mark 3 DVT, rebuild as self-powered vehicle in 2018. |
0 |
Class 20 | D10/3 | 10/3[38] | D8000-199, D8300-27[39] |
20001–20228 | 1957–68[39] | 228[36] | 1000 hp | still in use[23] | ![]() |
189 (1 in preservation) |
- Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers (unless otherwise given):[5][20]
Type 2 locomotives: 1001 – 1499hp[]
Locomotive class are listed by TOPS class. Locomotives for TOPS classes 24 and 26 have their original sub-classes shown, as each wholly comprised locomotives from a distinct 1962 class. Class 21 (II) has sub-classes shown as these are superficially similar but mechanically different types grouped into a single class.
CLASS | 1957 numbers | TOPS numbers | Introduced | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | |||||||||
Class 21 (I) (NBL) | D10/1 | 10/4 | D6100-D6157 | N/A | 1958–60[35] | 58 | 1000 hp | 1967–68 | ![]() 20 rebuilt to Class 29 |
All | |
D11/2 | 11/4 | 1100 hp | |||||||||
Class 21 (II) | 21/5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21544–21547 | 2004–05 | 4 | 2110 hp | still in use | ![]() |
0 |
21/6 | 21610–21611 | 2006 | 2 | 1500 hp | |||||||
21/9 | 21901–21910 | 1991–92 | 5 | 1270 hp | ![]() | ||||||
2010 | 2 | ||||||||||
2016 | 3 | ||||||||||
Class 22 (Baby Warship) | D10/2A | 10/4A | D6300-D6305 | N/A | 1959–62[35] | 58[40] | 1000 hp | 1967–72[40] | ![]() |
All | |
D11/5 | 11/4A | D6306-D6357 | 1100 hp | ||||||||
Class 23 (Baby Deltic) | D11/1 | 11/3 | D5900-D5909 | N/A | 1959[35] | 10 | 1100 hp | 1968–71 | ![]() D5901 survived in departmental use at the Railway Technical Centre until 1975. | ||
Class 24 | 24/0 | D11/3 | 11/1 | D5000-D5049 | 24001–24047 | 1958–61[35] | 50 | 1160 hp | 1967–80 | ![]() 24061 survived in departmental use until 1987 |
49 |
24/1 | 11/1A | D5050-5150 | 24051–24101 | 101 | 98 | ||||||
Class 25 | D12/1 | 12/1 | D5151–D5299, D7500–D7677 |
25001–25327 | 1961[39]-67 | 323 | 1250 hp | 1984–87[41][42] | ![]() |
303 | |
Class 26 | 26/0 | D11/4 | 11/6 | D5300-D5319[39] | 26001–26046 | 1958[43] | 20[43] | 1160 hp | 1975–94[43] | ![]() |
13 |
26/1 | N/A[20] | 11/6A | D5320-D5346[39] | 1958[43] | 27[43] | 21 | |||||
Class 27 | D12/3 | 12/6 | D5347-D5415[39] | 27001–27066 | 1961–62[20] | 69 | 1250 hp | 1987 | ![]() |
61 | |
Class 28 | D12/1 | 12/5 | D5700-D5719 | N/A | 1958–59[35] | 20 | 1200 hp | 1967–68[44] | ![]() D5705 used by the Research Division until 1980. |
19 | |
Class 29 | N/A | 13/4 | D6100-03/06-08/12-14/16/19/21/23-24/29-30/32-33/37 | N/A | 1958–60 Rebuilt 1965–1967[20] |
20 | 1350 hp | 1969–71 | ![]() Rebuilt from Class 21 |
All | |
Classes 30 & 31 | D13/1, D14/2 | 14/2 | D5500-D5699, D5800-D5862 |
31001–31970 | 1957[35]-62[39] | 263 plus 81 conversions |
1,250 bhp or 1,365 bhp | still in use[23] | 217 (10 in preservation) |
- Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers (unless otherwise given):[5][20]
Type 3 locomotives: 1500–1999 hp[]
CLASS | Pre-TOPS numbers |
TOPS numbers | Introduced | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | ||||||||
Classes 33 & 34 | D15/1 | 15/6 | D6500–D6585[20][39] | 33001–33065 33101–33119 |
1960–62 [45] | 98[45] | 1550 hp | still in use (with West Coast Railway Company)[23] | ![]() |
59 |
D15/2 | 15/6A | D6586-D6597[20][39] | 33201–33212 | 8 | ||||||
Class 35 (Hymek[46]) |
D17/2 | 17/7 | D7000–D7100[5] | N/A | 1961–64[47] | 101[47] | 1700 hp | 1971–1975[48] | 97 | |
Class 37 | D17/1 | 17/3 | D6600-D6608 D6700-D6999[39] |
37001–37308 | 1960–65[49] | 309[49] | 1750 hp | still in use[23] | ![]() |
177 |
Class 38 | 1980s (Proposed) |
Never built | Never built | |||||||
D16/1 | 16/8 | 10000-10001[20] | 1947–48[50] | 2[50] | 1600 hp | 1963 1966[50] |
![]() 1 built by LMS |
All | ||
D16/2 | 16/9 | 10201-10203[20] | 1950 (2) 1954 (1)[35] |
3[35] | 10201/2: 1750 hp (1600 hp from 1957) 10203: 2000 hp |
1963 | ![]() Ordered by SR |
- Relation between TOPS, 1955 and 1962 classes, and pre-TOPS and TOPS numbers (unless otherwise given):[5][20]
Type 4 locomotives: 2000–2999 hp[]
CLASS | 1957 numbers | TOPS numbers | Built | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPS | 1955[20] | 1962[20] | ||||||||
10100 | 1951 | 1 | 2000 hp | 1958 | ![]() Nicknamed "The Fell Locomotive", ordered by LMS |
1 | ||||
Class 40 | D20/1 | 20/3 | D200-D399[39] | 40001-40199 | 1958–62[39][39] | 200 | 2000 hp | 1967 (1) 1975–85[51] |
![]() 4 survived in departmental stock until 1987. |
193 |
Class 41 (I) (Warship[52]) | D20/2 | 20/4 | D600-D604[39] | N/A | 1958–59[47] | 5[47] | 2× 1000 hp | 1967[47] | ![]() Withdrawn before introduction of TOPS system |
All |
Class 41 (II) | N/A | 41001-41002 43000-43001 |
1972[5] | 2[5] | 2250 hp | 1982 | ![]() Power cars for Prototype HST |
1 | ||
Class 41 (III) | N/A | 1990s (Proposed) |
Never Built | Never Built | ||||||
Class 42 (Warship) | D22/1 | 22/1 | D800-D832, D866-D870[5] |
N/A | 1958–61[5] | 38[47] | 2× 1135 hp | 1968–72[47] | ![]() D818/32 survived at Derby and Swindon until 1985 |
36 |
Class 43 (I) (Warship) | D22/2 | 22/2 | D833-D865[5] | N/A | 1960–62 | 33 | 2× 1100 hp | 1969–1971 | ![]() |
All |
Class 43 (II) | N/A | 43002-43198 | 1975–82[51] | 197[51] | 1770 hp | Still in use[23] | Power cars for the InterCity 125 HST sets |
4 | ||
Class 44 (Peak[53]) |
D23/1 | 23/1 | D1-D10[5] | 44001-41010 | 1959–60 | 10 | 2300 hp | 1976–80 | ![]() |
8 |
Class 45 (Peak[53]) |
D25/1 | 25/1 | D11-D137[39] | 45001-45077 45101-45150 |
1960–63[39] | 127 | 2500 hp | 1981–89[51] | ![]() |
115 |
Class 46 (Peak[53]) |
N/A | 25/1A | D138-D193[39] | 46001-46056 | 1961[39] | 56 | 2500 hp | 1977–84 | ![]() 4 survived in departmental stock until 1984–91 |
53 |
Class 47 | 27/2 | D1100-D1111, D1500-D1999[39] |
47 001-47 981 | 1962–68[39] | 512 | 2750 hp (later derated to 2580 hp) | still in use[23] | 492 | ||
Class 48 | D1702-D1706 | 47114-47118 | 1965–66[39] | 5 | 2650 hp | 1990–91[23] | ![]() Re-engined to Class 47, 1969–1971 |
4 | ||
Class 50 | 27/3 | D400-D449[39] | 50001-50050 | 1967–68[39] | 50[39] | 2700 hp | still in use with GB railfreight[54] | ![]() Based on the DP2 prototype |
32 | |
Class 52 (Western[55]) |
D27/1 | 27/1 | D1000-D1073[5] | N/A | 1961–1964 | 74 | 2 x 1350 hp | 1973–77 | ![]() |
67 |
Class 53 Falcon[56] |
N/A | N/A | 1200 | N/A | 1961 | 1 | 2880 hp | 1975 | ![]() Prototype locomotive. Not classified until taken into BR stock as no. 1200 |
1 |
Class 57 | N/A | 57001-57012 57301-57316 57601-57605 |
1965–67 Rebuilt: 1997–2004[23] |
33[23] | 2580 hp | still in use[23] | ![]() Rebuilt from Class 47 |
0 |
Type 5 locomotives: over 3000 hp[]
CLASS | 1957 numbers | TOPS numbers | Built | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOPS | 1955[20] | 1962[20] | ||||||||
Class 51 (Super Deltic) |
N/A | 1960s (Proposed) |
Never Built | Never Built | ||||||
Class 55 (Deltic[57]) |
D33/1 | 33/1 | D9000-D9021 | 55001–55022 | 1961–62[24] | 22[24] | 2× 1650 hp | 1980–82 | ![]() Based on the DP1 Deltic prototype |
16 |
Class 56 | N/A | 56001-56135 | 1976–84[58] | 135[58] | 3250 hp | still in use | ![]() |
97 | ||
Class 58 | N/A | 58001-58050 | 1983–87[51] | 50[51] | 3300 hp | 1999–2002 | 9 | |||
Class 59 | N/A | 59001-59005 59101-59104 59201-59206 |
1985–95[59] | 15[59] | 3300 hp | still in use[23] | 0 | |||
Class 60 | N/A | 60001-60015 60017-60100 60500 |
1989–93[59] | 100[59] | 3100 hp | still in use[23] | ![]() |
1 | ||
Class 62 | N/A | 1990s (Proposed) |
Never Built | Never Built | ||||||
Class 65 | N/A | |||||||||
Class 66 | N/A | 66001-66249 66301-66305 66411-66434 66501-66599 66601-66625 66701-66789 66846-66850 66951-66957 |
1998–2015[23] | 446[23] | 3300 hp | still in use[23] | 2 | |||
Class 67 | N/A | 67001-67030 | 1999–2000[59] | 30[59] | 3200 hp | still in use[23] | ![]() |
0 | ||
Class 68 | N/A | 68001-68034 | 2013–2017[60] | 34[61][60] | 3800 hp | still in use[60][62] | ![]() | |||
Class 69 | N/A | 69001-69016 | 2020 (Planned) | 16 (planned) | – | Under construction | Planned conversion of Class 56.[63] | |||
Class 70 (II) | N/A | 70001-70020 | 2009–2011 | 37 | 3300 hp | still in use | ![]() | |||
70801-70817 | 2011–2017 |
Electric locomotives[]
DC electric locomotives[]
TOPS class | Pre-TOPS class | Pre-TOPS numbers | TOPS numbers | Built | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 70 (I) | Southern Railway Class CC Electrics |
20001-20003 | N/A | 1941 1945 1948 |
3 | 1,470 hp | 1968 | ![]() |
All |
Class 71 | HA | E5000–E5023 later E5001–E5024 |
71001–71014 | 1958–60 | 24 | 2,252 hp | 1976–77 | 13 | |
Classes 72 & 73[α] | JA or JB | E6001–E6049 | 73001–73006 73101–73142 | 1962 1965–67 |
49 | 600 hp (diesel) 1,600 hp (electric) |
still in use | ![]() |
10 |
Class 74[α] | HB | E6101–E6110 | 74001–74010 | 1958–60 Rebuilt 1967–1968 |
10 | 650 hp (diesel) 2,500 hp (electric) |
1976–1977 | ![]() Rebuilt from Class 71 |
All |
Class 75 | 1960s (Proposed) |
Never Built | Never built | ||||||
Class 76 | EM1 | 26000–26055 later E26000–26057 |
76001–76057 | 1941 (prototype) 1950–53 |
58 | 1,300 hp | 1970 (prototype) 1981 |
Prototype built by LNER |
57 |
Class 77 | EM2 | 27000–27006 | N/A | 1953–54 | 7 | 2,490 hp | 1968 | Sold to Netherlands as NS 1500 Class |
4 |
EB1/EF1 | 26502-26511 | 1914–1919 | 10 | 1,100 hp | 1950–1951 1964 |
![]() Built by NER (later LNER) |
All | ||
EE1 | 26600 | 1922 | 1 | 1,800 hp | 1950 (never used) | ![]() | |||
ES1 | 26500–26501 | 1903–1904 | 2 | 640 bhp | 1964 | 1 |
AC electric locomotives[]
TOPS class | Pre-TOPS class | Pre-TOPS numbers | TOPS numbers | Built | Quantity | Engine | Withdrawn | Notes | Scrapped |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 80 | E1000 E2001 from 1959 |
N/A | 1951 rebuilt 1958 |
1 | – | 1968 | ![]() |
1 | |
Class 81 | AL1 | E3001–E3023, E3096–E3097 | 81001–81022 | 1959–1964 | 25 | – | 1968 (2) 1971 (1) 1983–91 |
![]() |
24 |
Class 82 | AL2 | E3046–E3055 | 82001–82008 | 1960–62 | 10 | – | 1969 (1) 1971 (1) 1983 (6) 1987 (2) |
9 | |
Class 83 | AL3 | E3024–E3035, E3098-E3100 | 83001–83015 | 1960–62 | 15 | – | 1975 (1) 1978 (1) 1983 (10) 1989 (3) |
14 | |
Class 84 | AL4 | E3036–E3045 | 84001–84010 | 1960–61 | 10 | – | 1979–80 | 9 | |
Class 85 | AL5 | E3056–E3095 | 85001–85040 | 1961–64 | 40 | – | 1981–92 | ![]() |
39 |
Class 86 | AL6 | E3101–E3200 | 86001–86048, 86201–86252 | 1965–66 | 100 | – | 2002-date still in use (with Freightliner) |
Some still in use in Bulgaria (7) and Hungary (9) |
65 |
Class 87 | E3201–E3234 (not carried) | 87001–87035, 87101 | 1973–75 | 36 | – | 2003–6 | ![]() 27 still in use in Bulgaria |
12 | |
Class 88 (I) | 1983–87 (planned) |
Never Constructed | Never built | ||||||
Class 88 (II)[α] | 88001–88010 | 2015–16 | 10[64] | 5400 hp (electric) 940 hp (diesel) |
still in use | ![]() |
0 | ||
Class 89 | 89001 | 1986 | 1 | – | 2001 | Prototype locomotive | |||
Class 90 | 90001–90050 | 1987–90 | 50 | – | still in use | ![]() | |||
Class 91 | 91001–91031 later 91101–91122, 91124–91132 |
1988–91 | 31 | – | 2019-date still in use | ![]() |
5 | ||
Class 92 | 92001–92046 | 1993–96 | 46 | – | still in use | ![]() |
0 | ||
Class 93 (I) | 1992–95 (planned) |
30 (planned) |
Never Constructed | ![]() Planned InterCity 250 locomotive; project cancelled in 1992 |
Never built | ||||
Class 93 (II)[α] | 93001–93010 | 2023 (planned) |
10 (minimum) |
5438 hp | Under Construction | Option for an additional 10 | 0 |
Miscellaneous locomotives[]
Type | Class / number(s) | Information |
---|---|---|
Channel Tunnel | Class 22 (II) | ![]() SNCF Class BB 22200 class dual voltage electric locomotives used for freight duties through the Channel Tunnel by Railfreight Distribution during 1994–95, prior to the availability of the dedicated Class 92 locomotives. Allocated as Class 22 under TOPS. |
Class 9000 | ![]() Dedicated locomotives used only on Eurotunnel Shuttle services through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone & Calais. No TOPS classification. | |
Class 0001 | ![]() Diesel-electric locomotives used for rescue purposes on the Channel Tunnel network. Classed as 21/9 under TOPS | |
Class 0031 | Diesel locomotives used for maintenance purposes by Eurotunnel on the Channel Tunnel network. No TOPS classification | |
Departmental | Class 97 | ![]() General departmental locomotives, used for special or engineering duties. Were therefore of many different classes, lumped together for numbering purposes. Forty-seven locomotives allocated Class 97 numbers, including five in subclass 97/6. |
Class 97/6 | ![]() Five diesel shunting locomotives purpose-built for departmental duties on the Western Region in 1953 (number 97650) and 1959 (numbers 97651-654), and originally numbered PWM650-4. Withdrawn 1987–2005. | |
Various Pre-TOPS Departmental Locomotives | ||
Steam | Class 98 | ![]() Used to cover all steam locomotives used on the mainline in Britain. Had particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol Railway steam locomotives (and one VoR 0-6-0DH) that remained in BR's ownership after the end of mainline steam traction in August 1968, and numbered 98007–98009, although in practice the locomotives retained their former (GWR) numbers 7–9.
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Petrol | 15097-15099 | ![]() Petrol powered locomotives built by Simplex, introduced 1919–1925 by the GER and NBR (later LNER (1 built by LNER)), and subsequently inherited by BR. |
Gas turbine | 18000 | ![]() Prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for BR in 1949 by Brown Boveri. Had been ordered by GWR in 1940, but construction was delayed due to World War II. |
18100 | ![]() Prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for BR in 1951 by Metropolitan-Vickers. Had been ordered by the GWR in the 1940s, but construction was delayed due to World War II. |
Class 99[]
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When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were incorporated into the system as Class 99. In order to circumvent restrictions of the application software, these ships were entered on TOPS as locomotives, 'hauling' the trains which they carried on board.
Builders' demonstrators[]
These were locomotives built and owned by private firms, but used by British Railways to test them.
Locomotive | Builder | Year | Fate |
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D0226 & D0227 | English Electric | 1956–60 | ![]() D0226 preserved |
D0260 Lion | BRCWC | 1962-3 | ![]() Returned to manufacturer and scrapped in 1964 |
10800 Hawk See 10800, above |
Brush Traction | 1962-5 | ![]() Stripped 1972-6 and used as a stationary generator, scrapped 1976 |
D0280 Falcon See Class 53, above |
Brush Traction | 1961-5 | ![]() Transferred (and later sold in 1970) to BR; withdrawn 1975, scrapped 1976 |
D9998 See Class D2/11, above |
Brush Traction | 1958 | Scrapped |
DHP1 | Clayton | 1963-5 | Scrapped 1967 |
DP1 Deltic | English Electric | 1955–61 | Withdrawn 1961, |
DP2 | English Electric | 1962-7 | ![]() Destroyed in a collision in 1967, scrapped 1970 |
GT3 (Gas turbine) |
English Electric | 1961-2 | Returned to VF 1962, turbine removed; scrapped 1966 |
HS4000 Kestrel | Brush Traction | 1967–71 | ![]() Sold to Soviet Union 1971; withdrawn 1989, scrapped 1993 |
Janus | Yorkshire Engine Company | 1956 | ![]() Sold to Appleby-Frodingham |
Taurus | Yorkshire Engine Company | 1961 | ![]() Stripped 1962, |
Unbuilt locomotives[]
A number of TOPS class numbers were allocated to proposed locomotives, both diesel and electric, which for many reasons were not proceeded with.
See also[]
- List of British Rail classes
- British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification
- Steam locomotives of British Railways
- List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes
- List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes
- List of British Rail departmental multiple unit classes
- British Rail coach designations
Footnotes[]
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 140.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 47.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Williams & Percival (1962).
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 45.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 2: Locomotives" (PDF). The RailwayCentre.org. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 46.
- ^ TRC – Classification: Part 2 (2006).
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 44–45.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 43.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 31–35.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 35–39.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 40.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 41.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 41–43.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 43–44.
- ^ "D2708-D2780". TheRailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "D2999". TheRailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "D2510-D2519". TheRailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "D2900-D2913". TheRailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 1: Pre TOPS class systems" (PDF). The RailwayCentre.org. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 62.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Strickland (1983), p. 63.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Fox & Pritchard (2003).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Williams & Percival (1977).
- ^ Jump up to: a b Strickland (1983), p. 56.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Class 10". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 56–57.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 48.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 49.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 51–52.
- ^ Strickland (1983), p. 65–68.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ivatt 800 hp Diesel Electric Locomotive". Southern Email Group. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ "Recognition and Equipment information: Class 15". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Railway Center. "Traction Data – Class 16". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Casserley (1962).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Recognition and Equipment information: Class 17". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Clayton hybrid locos to become Class 18". The Railway Magazine. March 2021.
- ^ "Class 20". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Marsden (1983).
- ^ Jump up to: a b John Daniel (19 February 2006). "D6300 class introduction". The Western Region Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ "Class 25 Withdrawals: The first fifty withdrawals (May 1971 – October 1980)". British Railways Sulzer Type 2. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ "The last year of the Class 25's: March 1986 – March 1987". British Railways Sulzer Type 2. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "A Brief History of British Railways Class 26". Centre of Locomotion Numerology. 8 February 1997. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ Marsden 1984, pp. 190, 192.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Chapman (2007).
- ^ Ian Allan (1969), p. 42.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Reed (1974).
- ^ Coward, Andy (30 January 2008). "Hymeks: The big class with a short life". Rail. No. 584. UK: Bauer Media. pp. 56–59. ISSN 0953-4563.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rolling stock : Class 37 English Electric". thejunction.org.uk. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hunt (2005).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Wood (1989).
- ^ Marsden (2011).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Ian Allan (1969), p. 5.
- ^ GB Railfreight
- ^ Ian Allan (1969), p. 13.
- ^ British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power: Combined Volume. London: Ian Allan Publishing. 1971. p. 17. ISBN 0-7110-0242-8.
- ^ Ian Allan (1969), p. 51.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Class 56 Locomotive Information". Class 56 Photo Gallery. 8 February 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Fox, Webster & Hall (2000).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Railways Today (5 January 2012). "DRS orders 15 Vossloh Eurolight locomotives". Railways Today.
- ^ "Brand new locomotive hauled trains for TPE". Rail Magazine. 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Additional Class 68s for Beacon Rail / DRS". Mainline Diesels. 29 April 2014.
- ^ "GB Railfreight on LinkedIn: "We're happy to announce our partnership with Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company, who will be converting our Class 56's, brought last June into a new Class 69. The converted locomotives will offer additional power to help address our growing demand for heavy freight locomotives across the country, with reduced fuel consumption and greatly improved emissions. Compared with the Class 56, the reclassified Class 69 locomotives, will feature an enhanced driving cab environment as well as improved electronic control system. The first prototype is expected in May 2020 and will hopefully enable us to expand operations significantly."". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "DRS orders 10 electro-diesel locomotives from Vossloh".
References[]
- Casserley, H. C. (1962). Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain. Observer's pocket series #23 (Revised ed.). London: Frederick Warne.
- Chapman, Stephen (2007). "British Rail Diesels: The "Crompton" (Class 33)". Retrieved 14 February 2007.
- Fox, Peter; Pritchard, Robert (2003). British Railway Pocket Book No. 1: Locomotives. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 978-1-9023-3626-8. OCLC 655364009.
- Fox, Peter; Webster, Neil; Hall, Peter (2000). British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 2000. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 1-902336-13-5.
- Hunt, David (2005). LMS locomotive Profiles Vol. 9: Main Line Diesel-Electrics Nos. 10000 and 10001. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-905184-04-2.
- Ian Allan (1969). British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power: Combined Volume. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-0112-X.
- Marsden, Colin J. (1983). British Rail Motive Combined Volume 1983. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1284-9.
- Marsden, Colin J. (November 1984). BR Locomotive Numbering. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1445-0. EX/1184.
- Marsden, Colin J. (2011). Diesel and Electric Locomotive Recognition Guide. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3637-6.
- TRC - Classification: Part 2 (2 May 2006). "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 2: Locomotives" (PDF). The RailwayCentre.org. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- Reed, Brian (1974). Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives of the Western Region. David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6769-2.
- Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. ISBN 978-0-906375-10-5. OCLC 16601890. OL 27959920M. Wikidata Q105978499.
- Williams, Alan; Percival, David (1962). British Rail Locomotives Combined Volume 1962. London: Ian Allan Publishing.
- Williams, Alan; Percival, David (1977). British Rail Locomotives and Multiple-Units including Preserved Locomotives 1977. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-0751-9.
- Wood, Roger (January 1989). British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 1989. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1849-9.
External links[]
- British Rail locomotives
- British railway-related lists