British Rail Class 97
Locomotive details

British Rail Class 97

Section Title: Locomotive details
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Number	Name	Previous Number(s)	Previous Class	Converted	Use	Withdrawn	Disposal

97020	20	New (1957)	S&T Shunter	1981	Scrapped (1982)

97201	Experiment	D5061 / 24061 / RDB 968007	24	1979	Test trains	1988	Preserved on North Yorkshire Moors Railway

97202	D5281 / 25131	25	1983	Training loco	1984	Scrapped (6/1987 Vic Berry, Leicester)

97203	D5831 / 31298	31	1986	Test trains	1987	Scrapped (11/89 CF Booth Rotherham)

97204	D5861 / 31326	31	1987	Test-trains	1989	Returned to capital stock - 31970. Scrapped (03/97 MRJ Phillips at Crewe Works)

97250	Ethel 1	D7660 / 25310	25	1983	Electric Heat Generator	1987	Scrapped (08/94 MC Metals)

97251	Ethel 2	D7655 / 25305	25	1983	Electric Heat Generator	1990	Scrapped (08/94 MC Metals)

97252	Ethel 3	D7664 / 25314	25	1983	Electric Heat Generator	1990	Scrapped (08/94 MC Metals)

97301	D6800 / 37100	37	2008	ERTMS Signalling Test Loco

97302	37170	37	2008	ERTMS Signalling Test Loco

97303	37178	37	2008	ERTMS Signalling Test Loco

97304	37217	37	2008	ERTMS Signalling Test Loco

97401	D146 / 46009	46	1983	Nuclear flask safety test	1984	Destroyed in test (07/84 V Berry at Old Dalby)

97402	D160 / 46023	46	1983	Spares for 97401	1984	Scrapped (03/94 J&S Metals at Crewe Basford Hall Yard)

97403	Ixion	D172 / 46035	46	1984	Test trains	1991	Preserved at Crewe Depot

97404	D182 / 46045	46	1984	Test trains	1991	Preserved at Midland Railway - Butterley

97405	Ancient Mariner	D260 / 40060	40	1985	Infrastructure trains	1987	Scrapped (03/88 V Berry Leicester)

97406	D335 / 40135	40	1985	Infrastructure trains	1986	Preserved on East Lancashire Railway

97407	Aureol	D212 / 40012	40	1985	Infrastructure trains	1986	Preserved at Midland Railway - Butterley

97408	D318 / 40118	40	1985	Infrastructure trains	1986	Preserved at Tyseley Locomotive Works

97409	Lytham St Anne's	D60 / 45022	45	1987	Infrastructure trains	1988	Scrapped (10/91 MC Metals Glasgow)

97410	D30 / 45029	45	1987	Infrastructure trains	1988	Scrapped (10/91 MC Metals Glasgow)

97411	D42 / 45034	45	1987	Infrastructure trains	1988	Scrapped (5/92 MC Metals Glasgow)

97412	D50 / 45040	45	1987	Infrastructure trains	1988	Scrapped (10/91 MC Metals Glasgow)

97413	D114 / 45066	45	1987	Infrastructure trains	1988	Scrapped (10/91 MC Metals Glasgow)

97472	D1600 / 47472	47	1989	Test-trains	1991	Returned to capital stock - 47472. Scrapped (05/97 MRJ Phillips at Old Oak Common MPD)

97480	Robin Hood	D1616 / 47480	47	1989	Test-trains	1991	Returned to capital stock - 47971. Scrapped (11/01 HNRC at EMR Kingsbury)

97545	D1646 / 47545	47	1989	Test-trains	1991	Returned to capital stock - 47972. Scrapped (03/10 CF Booth Rotherham)

97561	Midland Counties Railway	D1614 / 47034 / 47561	47	1989	Test-trains	1991	Returned to capital stock - 47973. Scrapped (03/97 MRJ Phillips at Crewe Works)

97650	PWM650	New (1953)	Shunting duties	1987	Preserved on Lincolnshire Wolds Railway

97651	PWM651	New (1959)	Shunting duties	1996	Preserved on Strathspey Railway

97652	PWM652	New (1959)	Shunting duties	1987	Scrapped (1990)

97653	PWM653	New (1959)	Shunting duties	1993	Withdrawn

97654	PWM654	New (1959)	Shunting duties	2005	Preserved on Peak Rail

97701	61136 / 975178	501	1974	Battery locomotive at Birkenhead	1993	Scrapped Coopers Metals, Sheffield 5/94

97702	61139 / 975179	501	1974	Battery locomotive at Birkenhead	1993	Scrapped Coopers Metals, Sheffield 5/94

97703	61182	501	1980	Battery locomotive at Cricklewood / Hornsey	April-1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 9/95

97704	61185	501	1980	Battery locomotive at Cricklewood / Hornsey	April - 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 9/95

97705	61184	501	1980	Battery locomotive at Cricklewood / Hornsey	April 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 10/95

97706	61189	501	1980	Battery locomotive at Cricklewood / Hornsey	April 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 10/95

97707	61166 / 975407	501	1975	Battery locomotive at Hornsey	April 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 10/95

97708	61173 / 975408	501	1975	Battery locomotive at Hornsey	April 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 10/95

97709	61172 / 975409	501	1975	Battery locomotive at Hornsey	April 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 10/95

97710	61175 / 975410	501	1975	Battery locomotive at Hornsey	April 1995	Scrapped - Hornsey on site by Cookson & Son (Demolition) 10/95

97750	L50	London Underground battery-electric locomotives	Shunting duties

97751	L51	London Underground battery-electric locomotives	Shunting duties

97800	Ivor	D3767 / 08600	08	1979	Shunting duties	1990	Returned to capital stock - 08600

97801	Pluto	13337 / D3337 / 08267 / RDB 968020	08	1978	Shunting duties Mickleover / Evaluate remote control system	1981	Scrapped (08/85 V Berry Leicester)

97802	13085 / D3085 / 08070	08	1979	Shunting duties	1980	Scrapped (04/80 BREL Glasgow Works)

97803	11140 / D2554 / 05001	05	1981	Shunting duties	1983	Preserved on Isle of Wight Steam Railway

97804	D2420 / 06003	06	1981	Shunting duties	1984	Preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed

97805	D2079 / 03079	03	1984	Shunting duties	1996	Returned to capital stock - 03079 - now preserved Derwent Valley Light Railway

97806	D4105 / 09017	09	1987	Severn Tunnel Emergency Train	1997	Returned to capital stock - 09017

97807	D2179 / 03179	03	1989	Shunting duties	1996	Returned to capital stock - 03179 - owned by First Capital Connect

97901	BEL1	Tyne & Wear Metro infrastructure duties

97902	BEL2	Tyne & Wear Metro infrastructure duties

97903	BEL3	Tyne & Wear Metro infrastructure duties

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The Class 97´s locomotive 97801 was originally numbered as RDB 968020.

final_sentence: The Class 97´s locomotive 97801 was originally numbered as RDB 968020.