List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes facts for kids
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).
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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A large number of different shunter types were purchased by British Rail and its predecessors, many of which were withdrawn prior to the introduction of TOPS.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Year(s) withdrawn |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 | ||||
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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 | 3 | 1966-67 | ||
Class 01 | DY2 | D1/2 | 1/12 | 11503-11506, 81 | D2953-D2956, D2956 (ii) | 1956-58 | 5 | 1966-81 | |
DY5 | D1/3 | 1/16 | 11507-11508 | D2957-D2958 | 1956 | 2 | 1967-68 | ||
Class 02 | D1/4 | 1/17 | D2850-D2869 | 1960-61 | 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 | 230 | 1968-93 except 03079 still in use |
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Class 04 | DJ12/1 | D2/4 | 2/13 | 11100-11115 | D2200-D2214 | 1952-62 (D2341 1948) | 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 | 79 | 1966-83 | |
DJ13/2 | D2/9 | 2/15 | D2574-D2618 | ||||||
Class 06 | D2/6 | 2/12 | D2410-D2444 | 1958-60 | 35 | 1967-84 | |||
DY11 | D2/10 | 2/4 | 11708-11719 | D2708-D2719 | 1957 | 12 | 1967 | ||
2/4B | D2720-D2780 | 1958-61 | 61 | 1967-68 | |||||
D2/11 | 2/2 | D2999 | 1958 | 1 | 1967 | ||||
D2/12 | 2/14A | D2510-D2519 | 1961 | 10 | 1967 | ||||
Class 07 | 2/16 | D2985-D2998 | 1962 | 14 | 1973-77 | ||||
D3/1 | 3/4 | D2900-D2913 | 1958-59 | 14 | 1967 |
- Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers:
Large shunters: 300 - 799hp
CLASS | NUMBERS | Built | Quantity | Withdrawn | Image | ||||
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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 except those listed under class 09 |
1953-62 | 936 | still in use | |
Class 09 | D3665-71, D3719-21, D4099-D4114 |
1959-62 | 26 | still in use | |||||
D3/3 | 3/1B | 13117-13126 | D3117-D3126 | 1955 | 10 | ? | |||
Class 10 | DEJ5 | D3/4 | 3/1C | 13137-13151 | D3137-D3151, D3439-D3453, D3473-D3502, D3512-D3651, D4049-4094 |
1955-62 | 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 | ? | ||||
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 | 1962 | |||
Class 13 | 7/1 | D4500-D4502 | 1965 | 3 | 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:
Type 1 locomotives: 800 - 1000hp
CLASS | 1957 numbers | Introduced | Quantity | Withdrawn | Image | ||
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TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | |||||
pre-1955: 10800 (prototype for Class 16) | 1950 | 1 | 1972 | ||||
Class 15 | D8/1 | 8/5 | D8200-D8243 | 1957-61 | 44 | 1969-71 |
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Class 16 | D8/2 | 8/4 | D8400-D8409 | 1958 | 10 | from 1968 | |
Class 17 | N/A | 9/18 | D8500-D8587 | 1962-65 | 117 | by 1971 | |
9/19 | D8588-D8616 | ||||||
Class 18 | 1985 (Proposed) |
Never Built | |||||
Class 20 | D10/3 | 10/3 | D8000-199, D8300-27 |
1957-67 | 228 | still in use |
- Relation between TOPS, 1948, 1955 and 1962 classes, and 1948, 1957 and TOPS numbers (unless otherwsie given):
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 | |||
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TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | ||||||
Class 21 (NBLC) | D10/1 | 10/4 | D6100-D6157 | 1959 | 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 | 58 | 1967-72 | ||
D11/5 | 11/4A | D6306-D6357 | ||||||
Class 23 (Baby Deltic) | D11/1 | 11/3 | D5900-D5909 | 1959 | 10 | 1968-71 | ||
Class 24 | 24/0 | 11/1 | D5000-D5049 | 1958-61 | 50 | by 1980 | ||
24/1 | D11/3 | 11/1A | D5050-5150 | 101 | ||||
Class 25 | D12/1 | 12/1 | D5151–D5299, D7500–D7677 |
1961-67 | 323 | 1971-87 | ||
Class 26 | 26/0 | D11/4 | 11/6 | D5300-D5319 | 1958 | 20 | 1975-93 | |
26/1 | none | 11/6A | D5320-D5346 | 1958 | 26 | |||
Class 27 | D12/3 | 12/6 | D5347-D5415 | 1961-62 | 69 | 1987 | ||
Class 28 | D12/1 | 12/5 | D5700-D5719 | 1958-59 | 20 | 1968-71 | ||
Class 29 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1965-1967 | 20 | 1971 | ||
Class 30 & 31 | D13/1, D14/2 | 14/2 | D5500-D5862 | 1957-62 | 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):
Type 3 locomotives: 1500 – 1999hp
CLASS | Pre-TOPS numbers |
Introduced | Quantity | Withdrawn | Image | ||
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TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | |||||
Class 33 | D15/1 | 15/6 | D6500—D6585 | 1957-59 | 98 | still in use | |
D15/2 | 15/6A | D6586-D6597 | |||||
Class 35 (Hymek) |
D17/2 | 17/7 | D7000–D7100 | 1961-64 | 101 | 1971-1975 | |
Class 37 | D17/1 | 17/3 | D6600-D6608 D6700-D6999 |
1960 - 65 | 309 | still in use | |
Class 38 | 1980s (Proposed) |
Never Built | |||||
Class D16/1 | 16/8 | 10000-10001 | 1947-48 | 2 | 1962-66 | ||
Class D16/2 | 16/9 | 10201-10203 | 1951-1954 | 3 | 1968 |
- Relation between TOPS, 1955 and 1962 classes, and pre-TOPS and TOPS numbers (unless otherwise given):
Type 4 locomotives: 2000 – 2999hp
CLASS | 1957 numbers | Built | Quantity | Withdrawn | Image | ||
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TOPS | 1955 | 1962 | |||||
Pre-1955 class: 10100 | 1950 | 1 | 1958 | ||||
Class 40 | D20/1 | 20/3 | D200-D399 | 1958-62 | 200 | by 1989 | |
D20/2 | 20/4 | D600-D604 | 1958-59 | 5 | 1967 | ||
Class 41 (Prototype HST) |
N/A | 1972 | 2 | renumbered as Class 43 |
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Class 41 | N/A | 1990s (Proposed) |
Never Built | ||||
Class 42 | D22/1 | 22/1 | D800-D832, D866-D870 |
1958-61 | 38 | 1968-72 | |
Class 43 (original) | D22/2 | 22/2 | D833-D865 | 1960-62 | 33 | ? | |
Class 43 (HST power cars) | N/A | 1977-82 | 197 | Still in use | |||
Class 44 (Peak) |
D23/1 | 23/1 | D1-D10 | 1959-60 | 10 | 1976-80 | |
Class 45 | D25/1 | 25/1 | D11-D137 | 1960-63 | 127 | by 1989 | |
Class 46 | N/A | 25/1A | D138-D193 | 1961 | 56 | after 1983 but before 1989 |
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Class 47 | N/A | 27/2 | D1100-D1999, D1500-D1599 |
1962-67 | 576 including 62 rebuilds |
still in use | |
Class 50 | N/A | 27/3 | D400-D449 | 1967-68 | 50 | by 1992 | |
Class 52 (Western) |
D27/1 | 27/1 | D1000-D1073 | 1961-1964 | 74 | by 1977 | |
Class 53 Falcon |
? | ? | D0280, later D1200 | 1961 | 1 | 1976 | |
Class 57 | N/A | 1964-1965 Rebuilt 1997 - 2004 | 33 | still in use |
Type 5 locomotives: over 3000hp
TOPS class | Built | Quantity | Withdrawn | Image |
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Class 51 | 1960s (Proposed) |
Never Built | ||
Class 55 (Deltic) | 1961-62 | 22 | 1981 | |
Class 56 | 1976-83 | 135 | still in use | |
Class 58 | 1983-87 | 50 | still in use (In Europe) |
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Class 59 | 1985-89 | 15 | still in use | |
Class 60 | 1989-93 | 100 | still in use | |
Class 62 | 1990s (Proposed) |
Never Built | ||
Class 65 | Never Built | |||
Class 66 | 1998-date | 402+ | still in use | |
Class 67 | 1999-2000 | 30 | still in use | |
Class 68 | 2009- | 30 (planned) | under construction |
Electric locomotives
DC electric locomotives
TOPS class | pre-TOPS class | Built | Quantity | Withdrawn | Image |
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Class 70 | 1941-48 | 3 | 1968-69 | ||
Class 71 | HA | 1958 | 24 | 1977 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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:
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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 |
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D0226 & D0227 | English Electric | 1956 | D0226 preserved D0227 scrapped |
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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 |
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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
A number of TOPS class numbers were allocated to proposed locomotives, both diesel and electric, which for many reasons were not proceeded with.
Related pages
- British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification
- Steam locomotives of British Railways
- British Rail coach designations