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The SVR normally operates using a [[Diesel Locomotives | working fleet]] drawn from locomotives based on the railway. From time to time it has been necessary to hire in locomotives from other railways to cover shortages arising from failures or delayed overhauls. | The SVR normally operates using a [[Diesel Locomotives | working fleet]] drawn from locomotives based on the railway. From time to time it has been necessary to hire in locomotives from other railways to cover shortages arising from failures or delayed overhauls. | ||
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Locomotives which have spent a period on hire at the SVR include (potentially incomplete list): | Locomotives which have spent a period on hire at the SVR include (potentially incomplete list): | ||
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| BR || Bo-Bo|| Class 73 ||73005 || data-sort-value="9/1/2004" | 9 January 2004<ref name="DFDASummary" /> to 22 April 2010<ref name="DFDASummary" /> || Hired to cover for D7633 on Permanent Way duties.<ref>SVR News 147</ref> Out of service from October 2006 due to seized axle, left railway for repair at Eastleigh Works.<ref name="DFDASummary" /> Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73966.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?item=%2073966 RailUK.info], retrieved 16 June 2016</ref> | | BR || Bo-Bo|| Class 73 ||73005 || data-sort-value="9/1/2004" | 9 January 2004<ref name="DFDASummary" /> to 22 April 2010<ref name="DFDASummary" /> || Hired to cover for D7633 on Permanent Way duties.<ref>SVR News 147</ref> Out of service from October 2006 due to seized axle, left railway for repair at Eastleigh Works.<ref name="DFDASummary" /> Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73966.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?item=%2073966 RailUK.info], retrieved 16 June 2016</ref> | ||
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− | | BR || Bo-Bo|| Class 73 || 73006 ||data-sort-value="1/8/2004" | August 2004<ref name="DFDASummary" /> to 20 October 2010<ref name="DFDASummary" /> || Arrived to join sister 73005 following overhaul. | + | | BR || Bo-Bo|| Class 73 || 73006 ||data-sort-value="1/8/2004" | August 2004<ref name="DFDASummary" /> to 20 October 2010<ref name="DFDASummary" /> || Arrived to join sister 73005 following overhaul. Also numbered E6006 while on the SVR, and recorded as working the first through (engineering) train following the [[2007 Storm Damage|2007 floods]] on 10 March 2008.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Sowden (2012)]] p.44.</ref> Returned to DFR<ref name="DFDASummary" />. Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73967.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?item=%2073967 RailUK.info], retrieved 16 June 2016</ref> |
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(*) Indicates the locomotive took part in a gala during the hire period. | (*) Indicates the locomotive took part in a gala during the hire period. | ||
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+ | File:D3937_Gladys_20090912.jpg | D3937 Gladys at Bewdley in 2009 | ||
+ | File:73006_20100417.jpg |73006 passing Highley in 2010 | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 17:01, 5 February 2018
The SVRSevern Valley Railway normally operates using a working fleet drawn from locomotives based on the railway. From time to time it has been necessary to hire in locomotives from other railways to cover shortages arising from failures or delayed overhauls.
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Locomotives which have spent a period on hire at the SVRSevern Valley Railway include (potentially incomplete list):
Original owner | Wheel Arrangement | Class or type | Number / Name | Period on hire | Notes |
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English Electric | 0-6-0 | Class 08 | D3937 "Gladys" | 12 May 2003[1] to 21 April 2010[2] | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 08 0-6-0DE (08769), arrived on open-ended loan from DeanWilliam Dean, Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1877-1902 Forest Diesel Association. Out of service from October 2009 awaiting vacuum brake and exhauster repairs, and later returned to DFR to undertake these.[1] |
Clayton | Bo-Bo | Class 17 | D8568 | May to September 2017* | |
BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company | Bo-Bo | Class 33 | 33108 | May 2017* onwards | |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | Co-Co | Class 37 | 37688 | 24 January 2018* onwards | Expected one-year hire, for P Way and other engineering trains. Courtesy of D05 Preservation Ltd and the Mid Norfolk Railway |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | 1Co-Co1 | Class 40 | 40135 | Spring 2018* to 2019 | This locomotive has working steam heating equipment and visited for the 2018/19 season, featuring on winter services due to its ability heat our coaching stock. |
English Electric | Co-Co | Class 50 | 50026 Indomitable | April to October 2014 | Hire to cover for other unavailable class 50s[3] |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | Bo-Bo | Class 73 | 73005 | 9 January 2004[1] to 22 April 2010[1] | Hired to cover for D7633 on Permanent Way duties.[4] Out of service from October 2006 due to seized axle, left railway for repair at Eastleigh Works.[1] Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73966.[5] |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | Bo-Bo | Class 73 | 73006 | August 2004[1] to 20 October 2010[1] | Arrived to join sister 73005 following overhaul. Also numbered E6006 while on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, and recorded as working the first through (engineering) train following the 2007 floods on 10 March 2008.[6] Returned to DFR[1]. Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73967.[7] |
(*) Indicates the locomotive took part in a gala during the hire period.
Gallery
See also
Diesel Locomotives
Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas
UIC classification (wheel arrangements for large diesels)
Whyte notation (wheel arrangements for small diesels)
Former Residents
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Dean Forest Diesel Association - Stock Summary, retrieved 17 June 2016
- ↑ SVR On-Line
- ↑ SVR Unofficial Forum thread (Retrieved 4 February 2017)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 147
- ↑ RailUK.info, retrieved 16 June 2016
- ↑ Sowden (2012) p.44.
- ↑ RailUK.info, retrieved 16 June 2016
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