page_title: British Rail Class 24
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 24
caption_attribution_description: Motherwell Depot and 24065 (Built in 1960) The loco depot still survives in 2005 despite the loss of the Ravenscraig Steel in 1992. 24065 was less fortunate, not lasting out to the end of 1976.
context_page_description: The British Rail Class 24 diesel locomotives, originally known as the British Railways Type 2, were built from 1958 to 1961. One hundred and fifty-one of these locomotives were built at Derby, Crewe and Darlington. The first twenty locomotives were part of the 1955 British Rail modernisation plan. This class was used as the basis for the more powerful Class 25 locomotives.
  The final survivor, no. 24081, was withdrawn from Crewe depot in 1980.
context_section_description: The British Rail Class 24 diesel locomotives, originally known as the British Railways Type 2, were built from 1958 to 1961. One hundred and fifty-one of these locomotives were built at Derby, Crewe and Darlington. The first twenty locomotives were part of the 1955 British Rail modernisation plan. This class was used as the basis for the more powerful Class 25 locomotives.
  The final survivor, no. 24081, was withdrawn from Crewe depot in 1980.
caption: Class 24, no. 24065 at Motherwell depot, May 1976
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