[[File: {{Infobox diesel loco|image = D1062_20120512.jpg |caption = D1062 Western Courier at Bridgnorth in 2012|construc = BR Crewe Works|thumbwheels = C-C|300pxpower = Diesel Hydraulic|rightstatus = Operational| locono = D1062 Western Courier]]|designed = British Railways|locotype = '''Class 52'''|built = 1963|years1 = 1976|events1 = Purchased by WLA|years2 = 1978|events2 = Moved to SVR|years3 = 1980|events3 = Attended Rocket 150|length = 68ft|weight = 108t}}
British Railways (BR) assigned Class 52 to the Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built between 1961 and 1964 for BR(W). All were given two-word names beginning "Western", hence the type became known as Westerns.
