BR Class 08 D3802

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BR Class 08 D3802
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08635 at Kidderminster Apr 2017
Built By BR Derby Works
Configuration 0-6-0
Power type Diesel Electrical
Status Evaluation for repair
Loco Number 08635
Other Numbers D3802
History
Built 1959
Designed By BR
Type Class 08
2007 Withdrawn by BR
2007 Arrived on SVR
Technical
Length 29ft 3in
Weight 49t

Diesel Locomotives

D3802 is an 0-6-0 Class 08 350hp diesel electric shunting locomotive. As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, the Class 08 became the most numerous of any British locomotive class with 996 built between 1952 and 1962.

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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). 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 There the locomotive remained until withdrawn from service in February 2007 after a working life of more than 47 years.[1]

D3802 in preservation

D3802 arrived on the SVR in April 2007 as a source of spares.[2]. It was placed in store, latterly in Kidderminster Carriage Shed with sister 08896.[3] In February 2017 it was moved to the Diesel Depot for evaluation for repair, possibly using the engine from 08896.[4] 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

  1. BRDatabase website
  2. UKLocos.com
  3. SVR "Meet The Loco" web page
  4. Unofficial SVR Facebook page, 12 February 2017

See also