British Railways Class 08

One of the most iconic diesels in Britian is the 08 Shunter.
==History==
Truly LMS origin the 08 was built at Crewe, Darlington, Derby and Doncaster between 1953 and 1962.
The class lasted a rather long time as even though there were withdrawals of the class from 1967 - 1990s EWS still inherrited most of the class when British Railways went private. Despite many preserved railways owning one in 2008 EWS had more than 40 working on main line shunting and had even more of them stored away. Other companies that used them included Freightliner, Mendip Rail, Foster Yeoman and Corus.
==Preserved Examples==
Numbers carried
(Current in bold)	Numbers carried
(Current in bold)	Numbers carried
(Current in bold)	Numbers carried
(Current in bold)	Name 	Location 	Current Status 	Livery
13000	D3000	- 	13046	- 	Barrow Hill Engine Shed 	Awaiting overhaul; first one built 	Black
13002	D3002	- 	- 	- 	Plym Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Black
13014	D3014	- 	- 	Samson 	Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue, Dart Rail insigna
13018	D3018	08011	- 	- 	Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway	Operational 	BR Black
13019	D3019	- 	- 	Haversham 	Cambrian Railway Trust 	Operational 	Blue and White
13022	D3022	08015	- 	- 	Severn Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
13023	D3023	08016	- 	- 	Peak Rail 	Operational 	BR Green
13029	D3029	08021	- 	- 	Tyseley Locomotive Works 	Operational 	BR Black
13030	D3030	08022	- 	Lion 	Cholsey and Wallingford Railway 	Operational 	Guinness Black
13044	D3044	08032	33 	Mendip 	Mid Hants Railway 	Awaiting repairs 	Yeoman Blue
13059	D3059	08046	- 	Brechin City 	Caledonian Railway (Brechin) 	Operational 	BR Green
13067	D3067	08054	- 	- 	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway 	stored awaiting re-wiring 	BR Blue
13074	D3074	08060	- 	Unicorn 	Cholsey and Wallingford Railway 	Operational 	Guinness Black
13079	D3079	08064	- 	- 	National Railway Museum 	Operational 	Black
13101	D3101	- 	3101 	- 	Great Central Railway 	Awaiting restoration 	Black
13167	D3167	08102	- 	- 	Lincolnshire Wolds Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
11374	D3174	08108	3174 	Dover Castle 	Kent and East Sussex Railway 	Operational 	Black
13180	D3180	08114	- 	- 	Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre 	Operational 	BR Green
13190	D3190	08123	- 	George Mason 	Cholsey and Wallingford Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
13201	D3201	08133	- 	- 	Severn Valley Railway 	Undergoing overhaul 	BR Green
13232	D3232	08164	- 	- 	East Lancashire Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
13236	D3236	08168	- 	- 	Battlefield Line Railway 	Operational; on loan to the Bluebell Railway	BR Black
13255	D3255	- 	- 	- 	Private site, near York 	To be restored 	N/A
13261	D3261	- 	- 	- 	Swindon and Cricklade Railway 	Undergoing restoration 	BR Green
13265	D3265	08195	WD40 	Mark 	Llangollen Railway 	Operational 	BR Black
13290	D3290	08220	- 	- 	Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre 	Operational 	BR Blue
13308	D3308	08238	- 	Charlie 	Dean Forest Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue with Wasp Stripes
13336	D3336	08266	- 	- 	Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
13358	D3358	08288	- 	- 	Mid Hants Railway 	Operational 	BR Black
- 	D3401	08331	- 	- 	Midland Railway - Butterley 	Operational 	Black
- 	D3420	08350	- 	- 	Crewe Heritage Centre 	Scrapped. Early 2009. 	BR Green
- 	D3429	08359	- 	- 	Telford Steam Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3462	08377	- 	- 	West Somerset Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3503	08388	- 	- 	Private Site 	Undergoing restoration 	Trainload Petroleum
- 	D3551	08436	- 	- 	Swanage Railway 	Operational 	Black
- 	D3558	08443	- 	- 	Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway 	Operational 	BR Green (No Logo)
- 	D3559	08444	- 	- 	Bodmin and Wenford Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3560	08445	- 	- 	East Lancashire Railway 	Awaiting repair 	Grey
- 	D3586	08471	- 	- 	Severn Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3588	08473	- 	- 	Dean Forest Railway 	Stored; source of spares 	BR Blue
- 	D3591	08476	- 	- 	Swanage Railway 	Undergoing overhaul 	BR Black
- 	D3596	08481	- 	- 	Vale of Glamorgan Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue
- 	D3605	08490	- 	- 	Strathspey Railway 	Operational 	Black
- 	D3723	08556	- 	- 	North Yorkshire Moors Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	08576	D3743	- 	- 	Battlefield Line Railway 	Awaiting restoration 	BR Blue
- 	D3757	08590	- 	Red Lion 	Midland Railway - Butterley 	Operational 	Maroon, Black Roof[2]
- 	D3761	08594	- 	- 	Private Site 	Awaiting overhaul 	BR Blue
- 	D3771	08604	604 	Phantom 	Didcot Railway Centre 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3795	08628	- 	- 	Private Site 	Awaiting overhaul 	BR Blue
- 	D3798	08631	- 	Eagle 	Mid Norfolk Railway 	Operational 	Network SouthEast
- 	D3861	08694	- 	- 	Great Central Railway 	Awaiting Repairs 	EWS
- 	D3867	08700	- 	Walsall 	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway 	Awaiting overhaul 	Black
- 	D3871	08704	- 	- 	Private Site 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3902	08734	- 	- 	Dean Forest Railway 	Awaiting restoration 	Blue
- 	D3918	08750	- 	- 	Private Site 	Operational 	Black
- 	D3935	08767	- 	- 	North Norfolk Railway 	Undergoing overhaul 	BR Green
- 	D3937	08769	- 	Gladys 	Severn Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3940	08772	- 	Tiny/Camulodunum	North Norfolk Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D3941	08773	- 	- 	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue
- 	D3948	08780	- 	- 	Private Site 	Operational 	Dark Blue
- 	D3991	08823	- 	- 	Churnet Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue
- 	D3993	08825	- 	- 	Battlefield Line Railway 	Awaiting restoration 	BR Blue
- 	D4018	08850	4018 	- 	North Yorkshire Moors Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue
- 	D4141	08911	- 	- 	National Railway Museum 	Operational 	Railfreight Grey
- 	D4167	08937	- 	Bluebell Mel 	Dartmoor Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
- 	D4174	08944	- 	- 	East Lancashire Railway 	Awaiting repair 	
Black
==In Fiction==
In the Thomas and Friends series many 08 have featured. Diesel being the first then 'Arry and Bert, Splatter and Dodge,Sidney and Plaxton.
==Exported Locos==
Five examples of the class were exported to Liberia; numbers: 3047, 3092, 3094, 3098 and 3100. At least one of these has been repatriated and is now preserved.
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