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D1048 worked on the North Yorks Moors Railway when first preserved. D1048 Western Lady was then resident on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway from July 1988 to the summer of 1991. | D1048 worked on the North Yorks Moors Railway when first preserved. D1048 Western Lady was then resident on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway from July 1988 to the summer of 1991. | ||
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| + | It spent time in the early 1990s at the Railway Age, Crewe, owned by [[The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust|Pete Waterman]]. | ||
It arrived at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley in March 1997. | It arrived at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley in March 1997. | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 8 October 2023
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 52 D1048 Western Lady | |
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 D1048 "Western Lady" stands in the diesel maintenance shed at Swanwick Junction (2009) | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crewe Works |
| Configuration | C-C |
| Power type | Diesel Hydraulic |
| Status | Non-operational |
| Loco Number | D1048 |
| History | |
| Built | 1962 |
| Designed By | British Railways |
| Type | Class 52 |
| 1977 | Withdrawn and preserved |
| 2023 | Moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| Technical | |
| Length | 68ft |
| Weight | 108t |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 52 D1048 Western Lady is one of four members of the class resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. For class history see D1062 Western Courier.
D1048 in service
D1048 was built at Crewe Works in 1962, and was released to traffic on 15 December in maroon with small yellow panels. It was allocated to Cardiff Canton and, except for a month at Bristol Bath Road in early 1963, stayed until 1964 and a move to Newton Abbot. The following year it made its final move to Laira. The locomotive was the first Western to be painted in blue with full yellow ends on BRBritish Rail or British Railways on 14 November 1966. It featured on the Western Lament railtour and remained in service until the last day of Western operation on BRBritish Rail or British Railways, on 26 February 1977.
D1048 in preservation
It was privately preserved. D1048 worked on the North Yorks Moors Railway when first preserved. D1048 Western Lady was then resident on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway from July 1988 to the summer of 1991.
It spent time in the early 1990s at the Railway Age, Crewe, owned by Pete Waterman.
It arrived at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley in March 1997.
It attended the Laira open day in 1998.
In 2023 D1048 was moved by rail from the Butterley to the SVRSevern Valley Railway for static exhibition during the Autumn Diesel Bash. Immediately afterwards its owners gifted the locomotive to the Western Locomotive Association. The Railway allowed D1048 to remain for the time being whilst the WLAWestern Locomotive Association Ltd. carried out a full assessment and consulted its membership about returning the locomotive to working order, if it were to be possible.
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