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[[File: {{Infobox diesel loco|image = D8188_20100620.jpg |400pxcaption = D8188 near Eardington|construc = English Electric Vulcan Foundry Works, Newton-le-Willows|wheels = Bo-Bo|thumbpower = Diesel Electric|rightstatus = Operational|locono = D8188]]|othernos = 20188|designed = English Electric|locotype = '''Class 20'''|built = 1967|years1 = 2007|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = 2016|events2 = Refurbished at Washwood Heath|years3 = 2017|events3 = Left the SVR|length = 46ft 9¼"|weight = 73t}}D8188 is a BR Class 20 [[UIC classification | Bo-Bo ]] diesel-electric locomotive, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1. 228 of these locomotives were built between 1957 and 1968. Weighing 73 tonnes and delivering 1,000 horsepower, they were designed to work light mixed freight traffic at up to 75 mph. Members of the class are nicknamed “Choppers” because of the distinctive engine beat under load which resembles the sound of a helicopter.

D8188 has had a number Some of the early history of different homes the locomotive in preservation before arriving can be seen in photographs on the SVR Preserved Diesels website. 20188 was fitted with mock armour for an appearance as a Russian locomotive in July 2007the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye, filmed on the Nene Valley Railway [http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/2006a/20188_2.htm (Link)]. It is In August 1995 the locomotive was owned by the Somerset & Dorset Loco Company, Waterman Railways and as of May 2015 it is undergoing maintenance photographed at Washwood Heath.<ref>Crewe [http://www.svrpreserved-diesels.co.uk/MeetTheLoco2004/20188_10.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web pagehtm (Link)]</ref>.

The locomotive's present owner, the [[Somerset & Dorset Loco Company | Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company]], was incorporated in 2000. Photographs after this date show the locomotive at the Mid Hants Railway (2001-2002) and the Swanage Railway (2003-2007). The locomotive was lent to the SVR to assist with rebuilding following the [[2007 Storm Damage | storm damage]], arriving 29 July 2007.<ref>SVR News 166</ref> The locomotive saw frequent use in the following months.<ref>SVR News 161</ref> In winter 2008/09 an agreement was reached for the locomotive to become a permanent member of the SVR fleet.<ref>SVR News 164</ref> Following a period of maintenance at Washwood Heath in 2015, D8188 returned the SVR in February 2016.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref> In 2017 the locomotive toured several heritage railways. In June 2017 the locomotive was described as "operational, although no longer used by the SVR" and in September 2017 the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway announced it had joined their fleet.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id= Links 90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref> ==Gallery==<gallery>D8188_20110429.jpg|D8188 at Highley, April 2011</gallery> == See also ==[[Former Residents]]<br>[[SVR-based diesel locomotives visiting other events]]<br>[[Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service|Classes of locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service]] == References ==

== See Also Links==[http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/engines/20188_index.htm 20188 on Preserved Diesels website]<br>[Diesel Locomotives]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_20 BR Class 20 on Wikipedia] {{DieselNavbox}}