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Diesel loco status

Discussion in 'National Railway Museum' started by Anthony Coulls, Apr 30, 2008.

  1. Anthony Coulls

    Anthony Coulls Well-Known Member

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    1918 Knostrop Sewage Works, Yorkshire Water Authority ex War Dept 4-wheel petrol driven 60 cm gauge Simplex No 1377 (armoured) Leighton Buzzard - operational

    1925 Simplex petrol locomotive No 4217 Locomotion - static

    1933 CEGB 0-4-0 Diesel-electric No D21 Armstrong Whitworth Locomotion - operational, soon to move to Beamish

    1934 LMSR (Drewry) diesel-mechanical shunter No 7050 NRM - static

    1937 Yorkshire Water Authority 4-wheel Diesel-mechanical Poppleton Ruston Hornsby 187105 2ft gauge (Naburn Sewage Works) NRM - operational

    1953 BR Diesel-electric shunter No 13079 (08064) NRM - operational

    1955 English Electric Co-Co Diesel electric Deltic prototype Locomotion - static

    1957 BR (English Electric) Bo-Bo Diesel-electric type 1 No 20050 (D8000) Locomotion - operational, soon to return to York

    1958 BR (Brush) A1A-A1A Diesel-electric 1,250 bhp type 2 No D5500 (class 31 No 31001) NRM - static

    1958 BR (English Electric) Diesel-electric 2,000 bhp type 4 No D200 (class 40 No 40122) NRM - under repair

    1960 BR (Drewry) 0-6-0 Diesel-mechanical shunter No D2090 (03090) Locomotion - operational

    1960 BR (Yorkshire Engine Co - Rolls Royce engine) 179 hp 0-4-0 Diesel-hydraulic 02 shunter No 2860 NRM - operational

    1961 BR (English Electric) Co-Co Diesel-electric class 55 3,300 bhp "Deltic" No 55002 (type 5 No D9002) Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry NRM - static

    1961 BR (English Electric) Co-Co Diesel-electric type 3 1,750 bhp No D6700 (class 37 No 37350) NYMR - operational

    1962 Hudswell Clark 100hp (Ellington Colliery No 14) 3 ft gauge Locomotion - static

    1963 BR C-C Diesel-hydraulic class 52 No D1023 Western Fusilier NRM - operational

    1965 BR Diesel-electric Class 47 No. 47798 Prince William NRM/WCRC - under repair/operational soon

    c1967 Diesel Electric Locomotive, Class 33 No 33116 GCR - under repair

    1972 BR Class 41 Prototype High Speed train power car No 41001 NRM - static

    1986 Hunslet Bo-Bo No 9227 (Ellington Colliery No 9) Locomotion - static

    cheers
    Anthony
     
  2. Fred Kerr

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    Sorry to be pedantic but D5500 became 31.018 - to pick up the gap left when D5518 was converted to a standard Class 31/1 to become 31.101.

    With no disrespect to Anthony Coulis, however, this does show that even people involved in the NRM ( and presumed to be knowledgeable ) can make mistakes which can be perpetuated unless identified and corrected.

    So with grateful thanks for the info and apologies for taking the liberty of correcting a small but important error.
     
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    you missed out ruston Rowntree No 3 at Shildon which is a runner
     
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    No doubt Mr Coulls (note spelling) can clarify, but it appears that he has used the online NRM list as the basis for his very helpful post, and that list unfortunately perpetuates the 31001 anomaly. I'm sure you will be pleased to observe that history is represented correctly on the real locomotive.
     
  5. Anthony Coulls

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    Mr Sauce does indeed know that it is 31 018 (and has known that for a long time!) now we come to it, and yes, to save time, I did use the NRM's on-line list - and didn't proof read the list. I shall get on to those who maintain the website to correct it.
     
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    can someone explain me about this 31 (018) and what are the differences because i work for an engineering firm to overhaul 31 for Network Rail? also what type of engining its got in.
     
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    I believe it is a Diesel engine. No doubt Mr Coulls can confirm
     
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    31.018 has the standard English Electric engine fitted to all 263 class members when the original Mirtrlees engine developed serious cracks during the mi 1960s. The reason for the Class 31/0 designation was because the first 20, ordered as part of the Pilot Scheme, had both different driving consoles ( i.e the "toffee apple" ) and multiple fitting, being designated red dot rather than the later blue star system as fitted to the production series.

    On the outside there is little visible evidence but the value of 31.018 / D5500 was that it was the first main line locomotive to be delivered under the Pilot Scheme whereas D8000 was the first diesel locomotive to be delivered under the Pilot Scheme - remembering that the Class 20 was considered as a "trip" locomotive or "super shunter" rather than a main line locomotive.
     
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    What date is D8000 returning to yourk and will she still be there in august?
    Many thanks colin porter
     
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    i saw D200 on Sunday, looking good in plain green. Will it be main line registered? What's being done?
     
  11. Anthony Coulls

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    D8000 is back from Shildon and now at York, D200 is having fairly najor surgery in the works at the mo. No plans to main line it though, sorry.
     

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