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== D3802 in main line service ==
D3802 was built at Derby Works and entered BR service in December 1959 (the locomotive never received a number in the 13xxx range). D3586 D3802 was initially allocated to Stoke, but during the 1960s also saw service at Crewe South, Crewe Diesel, Ryecroft (Walsall) and Chester (Midland).
D3802’s travels continued in the 1970s with moves to Holyhead and Cricklewood East. In January 1974 D3802 became No 08635 under the TOPS numbering scheme, before a final move to Saltley in 1979. There the locomotive remained until withdrawn from service in February 2007 after a working life of more than 47 years.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=3802&loco=08635 BRDatabase website]</ref>
== D3802 in preservation ==
D3802 arrived on the SVR in April 2007, reportedly as a source of spares.<ref>[http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&Id=5567 UKLocos.com]</ref>. It was placed in store, latterly in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] with sister [[BR Class 08 08896| 08896]].<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref> In February 2017 it was reported to be moving moved to the [[Diesel Depot]] for evaluation for repair, possibly using the engine from [[BR Class 08 08896| 08896]].<ref>Unofficial SVR Facebook page, 12 February 2017</ref> The photograph shows the locomotive on display next to the Diesel Depot at the April 2017 [[Open House Weekend]]. In June 2017 it was confirmed the assessment was unsuccessful and [[BR Class 09 09107]] purchased as more cost effective than restoring D3802.
== References ==
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== See Also also ==
[[Diesel Locomotives]]
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]
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