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BR Class 08 D3586

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|status = Operational
|locono = D3586
|othernos = 08471, 3586
|designed = BR
|locotype = '''Class 08'''
== D3586 in main line service ==
The locomotive was built at Crewe Works and entered BR service in November 1958 in plain green livery as D3586 (the locomotive never received a number in the 13xxx range). D3586 was initially allocated to Burton where it . Yellow and black striped ends were added in the early 1960s. The locomotive remained at Burton until November 1967, which saw a move to Leicester Midland shed.
In May 1974 D3586 became No 08471 under the TOPS numbering schemeand also received blue livery. The locomotive remained based at Leicester Midland until for the rest of its working life apart from visits to Derby and Swindon for overhauls and repairs. The opportunity to fit air brakes was not taken during the last works visit to Swindon in May 1980, and a lack of vacuum-braked work resulted in 08471 being placed in store at Leicester on 29 May 1983. It was later moved to Swindon for storage pending scrapping or disposal, and was formally withdrawn from service in on 9 September 1985<ref name=SVR113>SVR News 113.</ref><ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=3586&loco=3586 BRDatabase website]</ref>.
== D3586 in preservation ==
D3586 was the ===Purchase and restoration===The SVR’s first Class 08, [[D3022]], quickly proved a success at Bewdley. Problems with using a [[Ruston and Hornsby 165hp Diesel Electric Shunter D2961|non-vacuum braked Ruston]] in conjunction with vacuum-raked carriage sets led to a decision to acquire a second Class 08 on the SVR<ref>SVR News 80</ref>, arriving ex for use as Bridgnorth shunter. 08471 arrived from Swindon on 27 March 1986<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>. Following restorationThe locomotive had apparently suffered some damage in a derailment which required straightening of the framework and replacement of the damaged air reservoirs under the front buffer beam. Substantial rewiring was also needed, and the opportunity was taken to fit a second vacuum brake exhauster to speed the brake release when shunting sets of carriages. The need for a serviceable shunter meant there was not time to repaint the locomotive before it entered service as Bridgnorth pilot loco later that year, still carrying its BR paintwork which comprised the original green overpainted with two coats of BR blue, the latter applied over the top of a generous mixture of brake dust and diesel oil. It quickly acquired Shortly after entering service the locomotive was renumbered 3586 without the nickname "TNT"“D” prefix, short for "Tranter's New Toy", referring to the late Ray Tranterin which form it may have appeared in BR blue livery between 1969 and 1973.<ref>SVR News 81<name=SVR113/ref>
In September 1993 It quickly acquired the locomotive’s engine suffered a broken crankshaft. A replacement engine from a scrap class 08 was installednickname "TNT", short for "Tranter's New Toy", and following an overhaul the locomotive returned referring to traffic the following yearlate Ray Tranter,<ref>SVR News 113.81</ref>and gave reliable service as Bridgnorth shunter over the following years.
===1993 engine failure and overhaul===In September 1993 3586’s engine suffered a broken crankshaft and the locomotive was moved to Bridgnorth headshunt to await repairs. A replacement engine from a scrap class 08 was obtained at the end of 1993 and installed in January 1994. An issue was found with a lack of electricity being supplied by the auxiliary generator and this was also replaced by the generator from the scrap 08. During this overhaul the opportunity was taken to repaint the locomotive in BR green. New radiator ladders were fabricated to replace those removed by BR in the 1970s. A pair of replica Crewe 1958 works plates and a 15A shed plate were obtained and fitted, and the locomotive returned to traffic almost 12 months after the engine failure.<ref name=SVR113/> ===Service since 1994===Since 1994 D3586 has continued as Bridgnorth shunter, with occasional use for other duties. On 9 October 2003 D3586 hauled a revenue-earning freight load of roof trusses from Kidderminster to [[Orchard Bungalow level crossing|Orchard Bungalow, Northwood]]. The trusses were too large to pass under the bridge carrying the former [[Wyre Forest Line]] over Northwood Lane, but were just able to be taken through [[Bewdley Tunnel]].<ref>SVR News 145</ref> On 5th May 2018, D3586 was unexpectedly called in to action to haul a passenger train, following the failure of both visiting locomotive, 6023 King Edward II, and the diesel locomotive sent to replace it, [[BR Class 14 D9551]] at Bridgnorth. It went as far as [[Highley]] at a maximum speed of 15mph, where it was relieved by [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance]] which had been sent from [[Kidderminster]].
D3586 is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It is normally based at Bridgnorth and is currently in BR green livery.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref>
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