British Rail Class 42
Withdrawal
Prejudice against hydraulic transmission in the higher echelons of BR's engineering divisions decreed in 1967 that all the WR's diesel-hydraulics were non-standard and should be withdrawn as soon as possible.

British Rail Class 42

Section Title: Withdrawal
Table Section Text: Prejudice against hydraulic transmission in the higher echelons of BR's engineering divisions decreed in 1967 that all the WR's diesel-hydraulics were non-standard and should be withdrawn as soon as possible.

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers	Notes

1968	38	3	D800-2

1969	35	1	D830

1970	34	0	–

1971	34	15	D804/8-9/15/17/19/22-3/26/28/31/67-70

1972	19	19	D803/5-7/10-4/16/18/20-1/24-5/27/29/32/36	D821 and 832 preserved.

Sentence(s)

Two Class 42s were preserved, D821 and D832.

final_sentence: Two Class 42s were preserved, D821 and D832.