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List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes

This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e.g. diesel, electric, gas turbine, petrol) stock used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British Railways and post-privatisation).

Diesel locomotives

The 1955 diesel locomotive classes are given in brackets where applicable.

A large number of different shunter types were purchased by British Rail and its predecessors, many of which were withdrawn prior to the introduction of TOPS. The tables below attempt to list the different types and the different classifications used to describe them as clearly as possible:

Small shunters: under 300 hp

Shunter classes are listed by 1955 class, which puts TOPS classes in ascending order, and generally puts 1948 and 1962 classes in ascending order. Unclassed shunters are placed at the start of the table; TOPS class 07 has been placed so its 1962 class is in the logical place.

Class Numbers Year(s)
built 		Quantity
built 		Year(s)
withdrawn 		Image
TOPS 1948 1955 1962 1948 1957
One-off 52 hp (39 kW) loco: 11104 1950 1 1967
ex-LMS diesel shunter 13000 N/A 1934 1 1949
DY1 D1/1 1/15 11500-11502 D2950-D2952 1954-55 [1] 3[1] 1966-67
Class 01 DY2 D1/2 1/12 11503-11506, 81 D2953-D2956, D2956 (ii) 1956-58[2] 5[1] 1966-81
DY5 D1/3 1/16 11507-11508 D2957-D2958 1956[1] 2[1] 1967-68
Class 02 D1/4 1/17 D2850-D2869 1960-61[2] 20 1969-75  
DY11 D2/1 2/4A 11700-11707 D2700-D2707 1953-56 8 1964-68
Class 03 DJ15 D2/2 2/1 11187-11211 D2000-D2199
D2370-D2399 		1957-62[2] 230 1968-93
except 03079 still in use 		 
Class 04 DJ12/1 D2/4 2/13 11100-11115 D2200-D2214 1952-62 (D2341 1948)[2] 142 1967-72  
DJ12/2 D2/13 2/13 11116-11229 D2215-D2341
DJ14 D2/5 2/12A 11177-11186 D2400-D2409 1956-57 10 1967-69
D2/7 2/14 11116-20, 11144-48 D2500-D2509 1955-56 10 1967  
Class 05 DJ13 D2/8 2/15A 11136-43, 11161-76 D2550-D2573 1955-61 [2] 79 1966-83  
DJ13/2 D2/9 2/15 D2574-D2618
Class 06 D2/6 2/12 D2410-D2444 1958-60[2] 35 1967-84  
DY11 D2/10 2/4 11708-11719 D2708-D2719 1957 12 1967 [3]
2/4B D2720-D2780 1958-61 61 1967-68
D2/11 2/2 D2999 1958[4] 1 1967  
D2/12 2/14A D2510-D2519 1961[5] 10 1967
Class 07 2/16 D2985-D2998 1962[2] 14 1973-77  
D3/1 3/4 D2900-D2913 1958-59[6] 14 1967
  • Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers:[2][7]

Large shunters: 300 - 799hp

CLASS NUMBERS Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1948 1955 1962 1948 1957
One-off 360 hp shunter 15107 1949 1 1958
One-off 500 hp shunter 11001 1949 1 1959
Class 08
(Gronk) 		DEJ4 D3/2 3/1 13000-13366 D3000-D4192[8] except those
listed under class 09 		1953[9]-62[8] 936[9] still in use[8]  
Class 09 D3665-71, D3719-21,
D4099-D4114 		1959-62[8] 26 still in use[8]  
D3/3 3/1B 13117-13126 D3117-D3126 1955 10 ?
Class 10 DEJ5 D3/4 3/1C 13137-13151 [10] D3137-D3151, D3439-D3453,
D3473-D3502, D3512-D3651,
D4049-4094 		1955-62[10] 15 ?  
DEJ7 D3/5 3/1D 13152-13166 D3152-D3166 1955 15 ?
D3/6 12000-12002 1935 11 ?
D3/7 3/8 12003-12032 1939-42 30 1966-67
Class 11 DEJ3 D3/8 3/8A 12033-12138 1945-52 136 ?
DEJ1 D3/9 3/10 15000-15003 1944 4 ?
D3/10 3/11A 15100 1936 1[7] ?
D3/11 3/11 15101-15106 1948 6 By 1968
D3/12 3/9A 15201-15203 1937 3 circa 1965
Class 12 D3/13 3/9 15211-15236 1949-52 24 still in industrial use
DEJ2 D3/14 3/2 15004 1949 1[7] 1962
Class 13 7/1 D4500-D4502 1965 3[7] 1983-1985
Class 14
(Teady Bear)		 6/1 D9500-D9555 1964 56 1968-69
  • Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers:[2][7]

Type 1 locomotives: 800 - 1000hp

CLASS 1957 numbers Introduced Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955 1962
pre-1955: 10800 (prototype for Class 16) 1950[11] 1[11] 1972[11]
Class 15 D8/1 8/5 D8200-D8243 1957-61[7] 44[12] 1969-71
 
Class 16 D8/2 8/4[13] D8400-D8409[14] 1958[15] 10[14] from 1968[14]
Class 17 N/A 9/18 D8500-D8587 1962-65[16] 117[16] by 1971[16]  
9/19 D8588-D8616
Class 18 1985
(Proposed)		 Never Built
Class 20 D10/3 10/3[17] D8000-199,
D8300-27[18]		 1957-67[18] 228[16] still in use[8]
 
  • Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers (unless otherwsie given):[2][7]

Type 2 locomotives: 1001 - 1499hp

Locomotive class are listed by TOPS class. Locomotives for TOPS classes 24 and 26 have their original sub-classes shown, as each wholly comprised locomotives from a distinct 1962 class.

CLASS 1957 numbers Introduced Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955 1962
Class 21 (NBLC) D10/1 10/4 D6100-D6157 1959[15] 58 1967
D11/2 11/4
Class 21 (Vossloh) N/A N/A N/A 2004-05 4 still in use  
Class 22 D10/2A 10/4A D6300-D6305 1959[15] 58[19] 1967-72[19]
 
D11/5 11/4A D6306-D6357
Class 23 (Baby Deltic) D11/1 11/3 D5900-D5909 1959[15] 10 1968-71  
Class 24 24/0 11/1 D5000-D5049 1958[15]-61 50 by 1980
 
24/1 D11/3 11/1A D5050-5150 101
Class 25 D12/1 12/1 D5151–D5299,
D7500–D7677		 1961[18]-67 323 1971[20]-87[21]
 
Class 26 26/0 D11/4 11/6 D5300-D5319[18] 1958[22] 20[22] 1975-93[22]
26/1 none[7] 11/6A D5320-D5346[18] 1958[22] 26[22]
Class 27 D12/3 12/6 D5347-D5415[18] 1961-62[7] 69 1987
 
Class 28 D12/1 12/5 D5700-D5719 1958[15]-59 20 1968-71
Class 29 N/A N/A N/A 1965-1967[7] 20 1971
Class 30 & 31 D13/1, D14/2 14/2 D5500-D5862 1957[15]-62[18] 263 plus 81
conversions		 1976 - date
still in use
 
  • Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers (unless otherwise given):[2][7]

Type 3 locomotives: 1500 – 1999hp

CLASS Pre-TOPS
numbers 		Introduced Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955 1962
Class 33 D15/1 15/6 D6500—D6585[7][18] 1957-59[23] 98[23] still in use[8]
D15/2 15/6A D6586-D6597[7][18]
Class 35
(Hymek)		 D17/2 17/7 D7000–D7100[2] 1961-64[24] 101[24] 1971-1975[25]
 
Class 37 D17/1 17/3 D6600-D6608
D6700-D6999[18]		 1960 - 65[26] 309[26] still in use[8]
 
Class 38 1980s
(Proposed)		 Never Built
Class D16/1 16/8 10000-10001[7] 1947-48[27] 2[27] 1962-66[27]
Class D16/2 16/9 10201-10203[7] 1951-1954[15] 3[15] 1968
 
  • Relation between TOPS, 1955 and 1962 classes, and pre-TOPS and TOPS numbers (unless otherwise given):[2][7]

Type 4 locomotives: 2000 – 2999hp

CLASS 1957 numbers Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955[7] 1962[7]
Pre-1955 class: 10100 1950 1 1958
Class 40 D20/1 20/3 D200-D399[18] 1958-62[18] 200 by 1989[28]  
D20/2 20/4 D600-D604[18] 1958-59[29] 5[29] 1967[29]
Class 41
(Prototype HST) 		N/A 1972[2] 2[2] still in use[2]  
Class 41 N/A 1990s
(Proposed)		 Never Built
Class 42 D22/1 22/1 D800-D832,
D866-D870[2]		 1958-61[2] 38[29] 1968-72[29]  
Class 43 (original) D22/2 22/2 D833-D865[2] 1960-62 33 ?
Class 43 (HST power cars) N/A 1977-82[28] 197[28] Still in use[8]  
Class 44
(Peak)		 D23/1 23/1 D1-D10[2] 1959-60 10 1976-80
Class 45 D25/1 25/1 D11-D137[18] 1960-63[18] 127 by 1989[28]
Class 46 N/A 25/1A D138-D193[18] 1961[18] 56 after 1983 but
before 1989
Class 47 N/A 27/2 D1100-D1999,
D1500-D1599[18]		 1962-67[18] 576 including
62 rebuilds[18]		 still in use[8]
 
Class 50 N/A 27/3 D400-D449[18] 1967-68[18] 50[18] by 1992
Class 52
(Western)		 D27/1 27/1 D1000-D1073[2] 1961-1964 74 by 1977
Class 53
Falcon		 ? ? D0280, later D1200 1961 1 1976  
Class 57 N/A 1964-1965 Rebuilt 1997 - 2004[8] 33[8] still in use[8]  

Type 5 locomotives: over 3000hp

TOPS class Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
Class 51 1960s
(Proposed)		 Never Built
Class 55 (Deltic) 1961[9]-62 22[9] 1981  
Class 56 1976-83[30] 135[30] still in use[8]  
Class 58 1983-87[28] 50[28] still in use
(In Europe)[8]		  
Class 59 1985-89[31] 15[31] still in use[8]  
Class 60 1989-93[31] 100[31] still in use[8]  
Class 62 1990s
(Proposed)		 Never Built
Class 65 Never Built
Class 66 1998-date[8] 402+[8] still in use[8]  
Class 67 1999-2000[31] 30[31] still in use[8]  
Class 68 2009- 30 (planned) under construction

Electric locomotives

 
Gatwick Express Class 73 no. 73201 at Clapham Junction.
 
Freightliner Class 86 nos. 86613 and 86610 at Ipswich.

DC electric locomotives

TOPS class pre-TOPS class Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
Class 70 1941-48 3 1968-69
Class 71 HA 1958 24 1977  
Class 72 (original class numbering

for early JA Class 73 locomotives

JA 1962 6 still in use
Class 73 (electric and Diesel power) JA or JB 1962-67 82 still in use  
Class 74 (electric and Diesel power) HB 1960s 10 1976  
Class 75 1960s
(Proposed)		 Never Built
Class 76 EM1 1952-53 56 1981  
Class 77 EM2 1953-55 7 1969  
Class EB1
(26502-26511) 		? ? ?
Class EE1
(26600) 		? ? ?
Class ES1
(26500-26501) 		1905 2 1964  

AC electric locomotives

TOPS class pre-TOPS class Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
Class 80 1958 1 1961
Class 81 AL1 1959 25 1986-91  
Class 82 AL2 1960-62 12 1983  
Class 83 AL3 1960-62 15 1983-89  
Class 84 AL4 1960 10 1977-80  
Class 85 AL5 1961-64 40 1988-91
Class 86 AL6 1965-66 100 2002-date still in use  
Class 87 1973-75 36 2003-date still in use  
Class 88 1983-87
(planned)		 Never Constructed
Class 89 1986 1 2001  
Class 90 1987-90 76 still in use  
Class 91
(Electra)		 1988-91 31 still in use  
Class 92 1993-96 46 still in use  
Class 93 1992-95
(planned)		 30
(planned)		 Never Constructed

Miscellaneous locomotives

Type Class / number(s) Information Image
Channel Tunnel Class 22 SNCF Class BB 22200 class dual voltage electric locomotives used for freight duties through the Channel Tunnel by Railfreight Distribution during 1994-95, prior to the availability of the dedicated Class 92 locomotives. These locomotives were allocated the TOPS classification Class 22 for their use on British railways
Departmental Class 97 General departmental locomotives, used for special or engineering duties. Were therefore of many different classes, lumped together for numbering purposes. Forty-seven locomotives allocated Class 97 numbers, including five in subclass 97/6.
Class 97/6 Five diesel shunting locomotives purpose-built for departmental duties in 1953 (number 97650) and 1959 (numbers 97651-654). Withdrawn 1987-2005.  
Various Pre-TOPS Departmental Locomotives
Steam Class 98 Used to cover all steam locomotives used on the mainline in Britain. Had particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol Railway steam locomotives that remained in BR's ownership after the end of mainline steam traction in August 1968, and numbered 98007-98009.
Also used for privately-owned steam locomotives registered to run on the mainline since 1971, with numbers allocated in the following way:
  • First two digits: 98 (for class 98)
  • Third digit: 0-9 representing the Power Class 0-9
  • Fourth and fifth digits: The last two digits of the locomotive's original number. If this would duplicate an existing number, then the number is increased by 1.
  
Petrol 15097-15099 Petrol powered locomotives built by Simplex, introduced 1919-1925 by the LNER, and subsequently inherited by BR
Gas turbine 18000 Prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for BR in 1949 by Brown Boveri. Had been ordered by GWR in 1940, but construction was delayed due to World War II.  
18100 Prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for BR in 1951 by Metropolitan Vickers. Had been ordered by the GWR in the 1940s, but construction was delayed due to World War II.

Class 99

When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, part of their shipping fleet was incorporated into the system as Class 99, in order to circumvent some of the restrictions of the application software.

Builders' demonstrators

These were locomotives built and owned by private firms, but used by British Rail to test them.

Locomotive Builder Year Fate Image
D0226 & D0227 English Electric 1956 D0226 and D0227 preserved  
D0260 Lion BRCWC 1962 Scrapped in 1963
D0280 Falcon
See Class 53, above		 Brush Traction 1961 Scrapped 1976
D9998
See Class D2/11, above		 Brush Traction 1958 ?
DHP1 Clayton 1965 ?
DP1 Deltic English Electric 1955 Withdrawn 1961,
preserved 		 
DP2 English Electric 1962 Scrapped 1967  
GT3
(Gas turbine)		 English Electric 1961 Scrapped 1966
HS4000 Kestrel Brush Traction 1968 Scrapped 1989  
Janus & Taurus
(Group of locomotives)		 Yorkshire Engine Company Varied  

Unbuilt locomotives

Main page: List of British Rail unbuilt locomotive classes

A number of TOPS class numbers were allocated to proposed locomotives, both diesel and electric, which for many reasons were not proceeded with.

List Of British Rail Modern Traction Locomotive Classes Media

  • 01002 and 01001 (withdrawn, at the rear) inside the shed at Holyhead Breakwater on 19 August 1980

  • Ruston & Hornsby D2958 (8311338665)

  • Goole Station, with Diesel-hauled goods trip geograph-2398252-by-Ben-Brooksbank

  • North British 225hp 0-4-0DM shunter No.D2767 (ex-No.11767) in BR green livery with wasp ends at Bury shed, East Lancashire Railway, 12/89. Scanned slide taken with a Miranda MS-1N.

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Alan Williams and David Percival (1962). British Rail Locomotives Combined Volume 1962. London: Ian Allan.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 2: Locomotives" (PDF). The RailwayCentre.org. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  3. ↑ "D2708-D2780". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from Loco Tech Data/Class2708.html the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ↑ "D2999". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from Loco Tech Data/Class2999.html the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ↑ "D2510-D2519". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from Loco Tech Data/Class2510.html the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ "D2900-D2913". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from Loco Tech Data/Class2900.html the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 "The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 1: Pre TOPS class systems" (PDF). The RailwayCentre.org. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 Robert Pritchard and Peter Fox (2006). British Railway Pocket Book No. 1: Locomotives. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 978-1-902336-51-0.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Alan Williams and David Percival (1977). British Rail Locomotives and Multiple-Units including Preserved Locomotives 1977. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0751-2.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Class 10". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Ivatt 800hp Diesel Electric Locomotive". Southern Email Group. 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  12. ↑ "Recognition and Equipment information: Class 15". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  13. ↑ "Class 16". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Recognition and Equipment information: Class 16". The RailwayCentre.com. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Casserley, H. C. (1962). Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain. Observer's pocket series #23 (Revised ed.). London: Frederick Warne.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Recognition and Equipment information: Class 17". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  17. ↑ "Class 20". The RailwayCentre.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 Marsden, Colin J. (1983). British Rail Motive Combined Volume 1983. Shepperton: Ian Allen. ISBN 978-0-7110-1284-4.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 John Daniel (2006-02-19). "D6300 class introduction". The Western Region Archive. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  20. ↑ "Class 25 Withdrawals: The first fifty withdrawals (May 1971 - October 1980)". British Railways Sulzer Type 2. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  21. ↑ "The last year of the Class 25's: March 1986 - March 1987". British Railways Sulzer Type 2. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 "A Brief History of British Railways Class 26". Centre of Locomotion Numerology. 1997-02-08. Archived from the original on 2006-12-18. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Stephen Chapman (2007-02-14). "British Rail Diesels: The "Crompton" (class 33)". Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Reed, Brian (1974). Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives of the Western Region. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6769-8.
  25. ↑ Andy Coward (30 January 2008). "Hymeks: The big class with a short life". Rail. UK: Bauer Media (584): 56–59. ISSN 0953-4563.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Rolling stock : Class 37 English Electric". thejunction.org.uk. 2006-08-17. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 David Hunt (2005). LMS locomotive Profiles Vol. 9: Main Line Diesel-Electrics Nos. 10000 and 10001. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 978-1-905184-04-0.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 Wood, Roger (January 1989). British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 1989. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-1849-5.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Reed, Brian (1974). Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives of the Western Region. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6769-8.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Class 56 Locomotive Information". Class 56 Photo Gallery. 2003-02-08. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 Peter Fox, Neil Webster and Peter Hall (2000). British British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 2000. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 978-1-902336-13-8.

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