British Rail Class 08

The BR (British Railways) Class 08 is a shunter of an 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, built from 1952 to 1962. These shunters proved to be incredibly reliable and successful and were one of the very first major mass-produced types of diesel locomotives in the UK, and are still the main switchers or shunters for the British Railways. A total of 996 were produced.
Fitted with an English Electric 6KT engine of 402 h.p and English Electric traction motors, the simplicity of these locomotives led to their extreme reliability and the large amount of spares for English Electric engines means that the locomotives will likely remain in service for a long time to come.
The first batch of locomotives were mainly built for British Railways, but were soon sold to many other numerous railways throughout the UK and Europe.
Many still exist, and about 82 are still in service in the UK.
==Versions==
Several different versions of the Class 08 were built:
*Class 09 (Geared to have a top speed of 25 m.p.h)
*Class 10 (Blackstone engine, GE traction motors)
*Class 11 (Early batch built 1945 - 1952)
*Class 12 (lighter version)
*Class 13 (A "cabless", "master" and "slave", "slug" or "calf" version of the Class 08.)
== Fleet ==
TOPS number range 	Operators 	Comments
08389, 08405, 08495, 08500, 08567, 08593, 08605, 08623, 08653, 08706, 08714, 08735, 08804, 08905	DB Cargo UK 	
08571, 08596, 08615 	Wabtec Rail 	
08428, 08578, 08630, 08802, 08865, 08879, 08904, 08924, 08943, 08994 	Harry Needle Railroad Company	
08525, 08690, 08908, 08950 	East Midlands Trains 	
08530, 08531, 08575, 08585, 08624, 08691, 08764, 08785, 08891 	Freightliner 	
08948 	Eurostar 	
08410, 08483, 08641, 08643, 08644, 08663, 08822, 08836 	Great Western Railway 	
08616, 08805 	West Midlands Trains 	
08754 & 08847 (Norwich Crown Point TMD), 08573 (Ilford TMD) 	Abellio Greater Anglia 	
08417 	Network Rail 	
08502 	Northern 	
08308, 08788 	Abellio ScotRail 	
08451, 08454, 08611, 08696, 08721, 08790, 08887, 08934 	Virgin Trains 	
08418, 08485, 08678 	West Coast Railway Company 	
08682 	Derby Litchurch Lane Works 	
08441, 08484, 08511, 08580, 08632, 08683, 08703, 08709, 08752, 08886 	Rail Support Services 	
08737 	Locomotive Services Limited 	
== Preservation ==
Many have found an active retirement on heritage railways in Britain, with at around 81 examples being classed as preserved, (although there were 84 preserved examples which were later scrapped), though there may be more yet unregistered Class 08 shunters still working in Britain or abroad. Their low maintenance requirements means that most of them are still in operational condition, with only a small number of examples left unrestored, as of 2015.
=== 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peak Rail 	Awaiting overhaul; first one built 	BR Black 	 	 	 	 	
13002 	D3002 	 	 	- 	avon railway co. 	Operational 	BR Black
13014 	D13014 	 	 	 	 	 	
samson 	Dartmouth Steam Railway 	Operational 	BR Green, Dart Rail insignia 	 	 	 	
13018 	D3018 	08011 	 	 	 	 	
Haversham 	Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	
13019 	D3019 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cambrian Heritage Railways 	Operational 	Blue and White 	 	 	 	 	
13022 	D3022 	08015 	 	 	 	 	
Severn Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
13023 	D3023 	08016 	 	 	 	 	
Geoff L Wright (not carried) 	Peak Rail 	Operational Last of first Batch	BR Blue 	 	 	 	
13029 	D3029 	08021 	 	 	 	 	
Tyseley Locomotive Works 	Operational 	BR Black 	 	 	 	 	
13030 	D3030 	08022 	 	 	 	 	
Lion 	Cholsey and Wallingford Railway 	Operational 	GuinnessBlack 	 	 	 	
13044 	D3044 	08032 	33 	Mendip 	Mid Hants Railway 	Undergoing 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 	GuinnessBlack 	 	 	 	
13079 	D3079 	08064 	 	 	 	 	
National Railway Museum 	Operational 	Black 	 	 	 	 	
13101 	D3101 	 	 	 	 	 	
3101 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Great Central Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
13167 	D3167 	08102 	 	 	 	 	
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
11374 	D3174 	08108 	3174 	Dover Castle 	Kent and East Sussex Railway 	Under overhaul 	Black
13180 	D3180 	08114 	 	 	 	 	
Great Central Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
13190 	D3190 	08123 	 	 	 	 	
George Mason 	Cholsey and Wallingford Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	
13201 	D3201 	08133 	 	 	 	 	
Severn Valley Railway 	Under Overhaul 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
13232 	D3232 	08164 	 	 	 	 	
Prudence 	East Lancashire Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	
13236 	D3236 	08168 	 	 	 	 	
Battlefield Line Railway 	Operational; on loan to the Bluebell Railway 	BR Black 	 	 	 	 	
13255 	D3255 	 	 	 	 	 	
Private site, Leavening, North Yorkshire	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
13272 	D3272 	08202 	- 	chuck 	North western Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue
13290 	D3290 	08220 	 	 	 	 	
Great Central Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
13308 	D3308 	08238 	 	 	 	 	
Charlie 	Dean Forest Railway 	Light duties only 	BR Blue with Wasp Stripes 	 	 	 	
13336 	D3336 	08266 	 	 	 	 	
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
13358 	D3358 	08288 	 	 	 	 	
Mid Hants Railway 	Awaiting repair 	BR Black 	 	 	 	 	
D3401 	08331 	 	 	 	 	 	
Midland Railway - Butterley 	Operational 	Black 	 	 	 	 	
D3420 	08350 	 	 	 	 	 	
Crewe Heritage Centre 	Scrapped. Early 2009. 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
D3429 	08359 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chasewater Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
D3462 	08377 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mid Hants Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
D3411 	08411 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colne Valley Railway 	under restoration 	BR Dutch grey 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Scrapped; source of spares 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D3591 	08476 	 	 	 	 	 	
Swanage Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
13594 	D3594 	08479 	 	 	 	 	
East Lancashire Railway 	Operational 	BR Black 	 	 	 	 	
D3596 	08481 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vale of Glamorgan Railway 	Scrapped EMR 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D3605 	08490 	 	 	 	 	 	
Strathspey Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
 	D3610 	08495 	 	 	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Operational 	BR Blue
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 	 	 	 	
D3759 	08592 	08993 	 	 	 	 	
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 	Operational 	EWSMaroon and Gold 	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	
08631 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Betsy 	Bombardier Transportation 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	
D3800 	08633 	 	 	Churnet Valley Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	
08682 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lionheart 	Bombardier Transportation 	Operational 	Designed by the winner of a children's painting competition	 	 	 	
D3861 	08694 	 	 	 	 	 	
Great Central Railway 	Operational 	EWS 	 	 	 	 	
D3867 	08700 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Lancashire Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D3871 	08704 	 	 	 	 	 	
Private Site 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
D3902 	08734 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dean Forest Railway 	Undergoing restoration with parts from 08473.	Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D3918 	08750 	 	 	 	 	 	
Private Site 	Operational 	Black 	 	 	 	 	
 	D3926 	08757 	 	 	Telford Steam Railway 	Operational 	RES
D3935 	08767 	 	 	 	 	 	
North Norfolk Railway 	Undergoing overhaul 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
D3937 	08769 	 	Gladys 	Dean Forest 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 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fred 	Jeremy Hosking 	Operational 	Dark Blue 	 	 	 	
 	D3952 	08784 	 	 	Great Central North 	 	
D3991 	08823 	 	 	 	 	 	
LH Barton 	Operational 	Hunslet Orange and Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D3993 	08825 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D4018 	08850 	4018 	 	 	 	 	
North Yorkshire Moors Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
 	D4033 	08865 	 	 	East Kent Light Railway 	Operational 	EWS
D4118 	08888 	08888 	 	 	 	 	
Kent and East Sussex Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	 	
 	D4137 	08907 	 	 	Great Central Railway 	Operational 	BR Green
D4141 	08911 	 	 	 	 	 	
National Railway Museum - Shildon. 	Operational 	BR Blue (with small NRM logo) 	 	 	 	 	
D4145 	08915 	 	 	 	 	 	
North Tyneside Steam Railway 	Operational 	BR Blue 	 	 	 	 	
D4157 	08922 	 	 	Great Central North 	 	RAilFreight grey 	
D4167 	08937 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bluebell Mel 	Dartmoor Railway 	Operational 	BR Green 	 	 	 	
D4174 	08944 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Lancashire Railway 	Awaiting repair 	Black 	 	 	 	 	
D3854 	08995 	08687 	Kidwelly 	Shillingstone Station Project	Under Repair 	EWS Maroon and Gold	
== In Pop Culture ==
* Many diesel characters from Thomas & Friends (such as Diesel, Paxton, Sidney, 'Arry, Bert and the Mainland Diesels) are based on the BR 08 Class locomotive.
==Gallery==
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