BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger

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BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger
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D1013 Western Ranger at Bewdley in 2009
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon Works
Configuration C-C
Power type Diesel Hydraulic
Status Under overhaul
Loco Number D1013
History
Built 1962
Designed By British Railways
Type Class 52
1977 Purchased by private owner
1978 Moved to SVRSevern Valley Railway
2009 Overhaul began
Technical
Length 68ft
Weight 108t

Diesel Locomotives


British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways) assigned Class 52 to the Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built between 1961 and 1964 for BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W). All were given two-word names beginning "Western", hence the type became known as Westerns.

D1013 in service

D1013 Western Ranger was outshopped from BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon Works in December 1962. Following service at Cardiff Canton, Old Oak Common, Swansea Landore and Plymouth Laira, Western Ranger was withdrawn from service in 1977 after around 1.3 million miles in service.

D1013 in preservation

D1013 was bought privately from BRBritish Rail or British Railways by a member of the Western Locomotive Association in May 1977. Following purchase the locomotive was repainted in original maroon livery. In company with D1062 Western Courier, D1013 moved to the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway, and following tyre turning at Cardiff Canton both arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 29 September 1978.

In 1982, Western Courier was used in the filming of the BBC TV sit-com L For Lester.

On 11 May 1984, D1013 was the first SVRSevern Valley Railway locomotive to work onto the newly acquired Kidderminster site, hauling a load of sleepers for installation at the station which still under construction at the time[1].

As of 2017, D1013 has been undergoing an extended overhaul since 2009 at Bridgnorth. It is currently planned to return to service in 2018.[2]

See also

Diesel Locomotives
SVR-based locomotives visiting other events
Rolling stock currently under restoration

References

SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 77
  2. WLA Website, retrieved 21/12/2015

Links

Western Locomotive Association website
British Rail Class 52 on Wikipedia