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|caption    = D1015 Western Champion at Bridgnorth in August 2016
 
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|power      = Diesel Hydraulic
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D1015 Western Champion is a BR Class 52 ‘Western’ diesel-hydraulic locomotive, owned by the [[Diesel Traction Group]] (DTG). The locomotive is not normally resident on the SVR, but from time to time has visited the railway for diesel galas and for attention by the DTG’s engineering staff.
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D1015 Western Champion is a BR Class 52 ‘Western’ diesel-hydraulic locomotive, owned by the [[Diesel Traction Group]] (DTG). The locomotive visited the railway on various occasions for diesel galas and for attention by the DTG’s engineering staff. From 2015 onwards the locomotive has remained at the SVR for extended periods of time, and as of 2017 is regarded as a resident locomotive.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/pdf/Special%20Events/SVR%20Spring%20Diesel%20Festival%20Brochure%202017.pdf SVR Spring Diesel Festival 2017 Brochure], which listed D1015 under "Home Fleet"</ref>
  
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==D1015 in service==
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D1015 Western Champion was built at BR’s Swindon works and entered service at Cardiff Canton in January 1963.  Other allocations included London Old Oak Common, Swansea Landore and Plymouth Laira, where the locomotive was withdrawn by BR on 13 December 1976 after accumulating 1,296,000 miles in service.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=1015&loco=1015 BR Database]</ref>
  
==D1015 in service==
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==D1015 in preservation==
D1015 Western Champion was built at BR’s Swindon works and entered service at Cardiff Canton in January 1963. Other allocations included London Old Oak Common, Swansea Landore and Plymouth Laira, where the locomotive was withdrawn by BR in December 1976 after accumulating 1,296,000 miles in service.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=1015&loco=1015 BR Database]</ref>
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In 1980 D1015 became the third locomotive to be acquired by the DTG, which already owned SVR residents [[BR Class 42 D821 Greyhound | D821 Greyhound]] and [[BR Class 35 D7029 | Hymek D7029]].<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/about.php westernchampion.co.uk About Us]</ref> D1015 achieved main line certification in 2002, since which it has hauled over 60 rail tours as far as Penzance in the south and Kyle of Lochalsh in the north.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015-railtour-archive.php D1015 Western Champion Railtour Archive]</ref>
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In 2002 and 2015 D1015 attended the diesel galas and in 2016 D1015 attended both the May diesel gala and the August ‘Western Weekend’. By December 2016 the DTG had entered into a running agreement with the SVR, when the locomotive returned following an issue experienced with the B engine during The Canterbury Champion rail tour.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015-railtour-archive-2013.php#tour060|The Canterbury Champion railtour]</ref> In January 2017 the DTG announced that the engine needed to be replaced before D1015 could commit to further mainline running and an appeal for £50,000 was launched, which was rapidly filled and the share offer closed the following month.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/ DTG website announcement] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> The loco operated on one engine while two engines are rebuilt in parallel, one by DTG engineers at Kidderminster and one on their behalf in Germany. {{As of|2019|08}} the locomotive is in the [[Diesel Depot]] for a replacement engine to be fitted.   
  
==D1062 in preservation==
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The picture below shows the locomotive still carrying the identity of D1031 Western Rifleman which was used during the rail tour.  
In 1980 D1015 became the third locomotive to be acquired by the DTG, which already owned SVR residents [[BR Class 42 D821 Greyhound | D821 Greyhound]] and [[BR Class 35 D7029 | Hymek D7029]].<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/about.php westernchampion.co.uk About Us]</ref> D1015 achieved main line certification in 2002, since which it has hauled rail tours as far as Penzance in the south and Kyle of Lochalsh in the north.
 
  
In 2016 D1015 attended both the May diesel gala and the August ‘Western Weekend’. {{As of | 2016|12}}, the locomotive has returned to the SVR for inspection following an issue experienced with the B engine during a rail tour.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php westernchampion.co.uk announcement]</ref>
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<gallery>
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File:D1015_as_D1031_20161226.jpg | D1015 returned to the SVR in December 2016
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File:D1015SteveWainwright1.jpg | Defective engine being removed. January 2018
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File:D1015SteveWainwright2.jpg | Defective engine being removed. January 2018
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</gallery>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]
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[[Diesel Locomotives]]<br />
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[[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]<br>
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[[Locomotive numbering|Locomotives running under different identities]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
DTG website [http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php westernchampion.co.uk]
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DTG website [http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php westernchampion.co.uk]<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_52 British Rail Class 52 on Wikipedia]
  
 
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[[Category:Operational passenger hauling diesel locomotives]]

Revision as of 09:28, 18 November 2019

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 52 D1015 Western Champion
D1015 20160829.jpg
D1015 Western Champion at Bridgnorth in August 2016
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon Works
Configuration C-C
Power type Diesel Hydraulic
Status Operational
Loco Number D1015
History
Built 1963
Designed By British Railways
Type Class 52
1980 Purchased by DTG
2002 Main line certified
Technical
Length 68ft
Weight 108t

Diesel Locomotives

D1015 Western Champion is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 52 ‘Western’ diesel-hydraulic locomotive, owned by the Diesel Traction Group (DTG). The locomotive visited the railway on various occasions for diesel galas and for attention by the DTG’s engineering staff. From 2015 onwards the locomotive has remained at the SVRSevern Valley Railway for extended periods of time, and as of 2017 is regarded as a resident locomotive.[1]

D1015 in service

D1015 Western Champion was built at BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s Swindon works and entered service at Cardiff Canton in January 1963. Other allocations included London Old Oak Common, Swansea Landore and Plymouth Laira, where the locomotive was withdrawn by BRBritish Rail or British Railways on 13 December 1976 after accumulating 1,296,000 miles in service.[2]

D1015 in preservation

In 1980 D1015 became the third locomotive to be acquired by the DTG, which already owned SVRSevern Valley Railway residents D821 Greyhound and Hymek D7029.[3] D1015 achieved main line certification in 2002, since which it has hauled over 60 rail tours as far as Penzance in the south and Kyle of Lochalsh in the north.[4]

In 2002 and 2015 D1015 attended the diesel galas and in 2016 D1015 attended both the May diesel gala and the August ‘Western Weekend’. By December 2016 the DTG had entered into a running agreement with the SVRSevern Valley Railway, when the locomotive returned following an issue experienced with the B engine during The Canterbury Champion rail tour.[5] In January 2017 the DTG announced that the engine needed to be replaced before D1015 could commit to further mainline running and an appeal for £50,000 was launched, which was rapidly filled and the share offer closed the following month.[6] The loco operated on one engine while two engines are rebuilt in parallel, one by DTG engineers at Kidderminster and one on their behalf in Germany. As of August 2019 the locomotive is in the Diesel Depot for a replacement engine to be fitted.

The picture below shows the locomotive still carrying the identity of D1031 Western Rifleman which was used during the rail tour.

See also

Diesel Locomotives
Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas
Locomotives running under different identities

References

  1. SVR Spring Diesel Festival 2017 Brochure, which listed D1015 under "Home Fleet"
  2. BR Database
  3. westernchampion.co.uk About Us
  4. D1015 Western Champion Railtour Archive
  5. Canterbury Champion railtour
  6. DTG website announcement (retrieved 6 January 2017)

Links

DTG website westernchampion.co.uk
British Rail Class 52 on Wikipedia