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The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel–electric shunting locomotives built by British Railways (BR). As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, the class became a familiar sight at major stations and freight yards. Since their introduction in 1952, however, the nature of rail traffic in Britain has changed considerably. Freight trains are now mostly fixed rakes of wagons, and passenger trains are mostly multiple units or have driving van trailers, neither requiring the attention of a shunting locomotive. Consequently, a large proportion of the class has been withdrawn from mainline use and stored, scrapped, exported or sold to industrial or heritage railways.

As of 2020, around 100 locomotives remained working on industrial sidings and on the main British railway network. On heritage railways, they have become particularly common, appearing on many of the preserved standard-gauge lines in Britain, with over 80 preserved, including the first one built.cite-ref-wnxx-3-0[3]

• History

• Exported locomotives

• Operations

• Technical description

• Design variations

• Class 08/9

• BR Class 13

• Fleet

• Preservation

• Models

• Notes and references

• Further reading

• External links

The Class 08 design was based on the LMS 12033 series (later TOPS Class 11) design. There were also 26 of the near-identical but higher-geared Class 09, and 171 similar locomotives fitted with different engines and transmissions (some of which became Class 10), which together brought the total number of outwardly-similar machines to 1,193.

The pioneer locomotive, number 13000, was built in 1952 although it did not enter service until 1953.cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5] Production continued until 1962 with 996 locomotives produced, making it the most numerous of any British shunting locomotive class,cite-ref-6[6] and indeed, the most numerous of any British locomotive class overall.cite-ref-fn1-7-0[a]

The locomotives were built at the BR's Crewe, Darlington, Derby, Doncaster and Horwich works.cite-ref-8[7]

In 1985, three locomotives were reduced in height for use on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway in southwest Wales, and became Class 08/9. The remainder of the class were reclassified as sub-class 08/0. A further two were converted to 08/9s in 1987.cite-ref-kwvr-9-0[8]

The first locomotive to be withdrawn was D3193 in 1967. Four other 08s were withdrawn before TOPS reclassification in 1973. Withdrawals continued in subsequent decades until by the beginning of the 1990s most of the class had been withdrawn. As part of the privatisation of British Rail in the mid-1990s most of the survivors passed to EWS with some going to passenger operators for use as depot shunters. At the same time as the withdrawals, many were purchased by heritage railways.

In mid-2008, EWS had over 40 class 08s in operation, with a greater number stored. Freightliner also had about five in operation, as did the locomotive company Wabtec. FirstGroup operated fewer than five; additionally, some work at industrial sidings – two for Foster Yeoman, one for Mendip Rail, one for Corus, one at ICI Wilton, two for English China Clays, amongst others. A few other businesses in the rail industry operated single examples.cite-ref-wnxx-3-1[3]

Sixteen English Electric 0-6-0DE 350 hp locomotives, based on the Class 11/Class 08 design but modified for 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge, were built new and exported 1951–53 to Australia, entering service on the Victorian Railways as the F class.

Five Class 08s were exported to Liberia, numbers 3047, 3092, 3094, 3098 and 3100.cite-ref-10[9] All five locos remain in Liberia and have been considerably robbed of parts in the intervening years.cite-ref-11[10]

In 2007, 08 738 and 08 939 were equipped for multiple operation at Toton TMD and repainted in Euro Cargo Rail livery before being sent to France in April 2009.cite-ref-12[11]

As the standard general-purpose diesel shunter on BR, almost any duty requiring shunting would involve a Class 08. The class was a familiar sight at many major stations and other locations where two portions of a train were merged, or where additional stock was added to a train.

The Class 08 design was based on the LMS 12033 series (later TOPS Class 11) design.

The engine is an English Electric (EE) 6 cylinder, 4-stroke, 6KT. Traction motors are two EE 506 motors with double reduction gear drive. The main generator is an EE 801.cite-ref-13[12]

In 1955, locomotives D3117 to D3122 entered traffic fitted with Crossley 6-cyl ESNT6 engines and two Crompton Parkinson traction motors. The same year, D3137 to D3151 entered service with Blackstone 6-cyl ER6T engines and GEC traction motors, as did D3439 to D3543, D3473 to D3502, DD3612 to D3651 and D4049 to D4094. Another batch, D3152 to D3166 had Blackstone engines but BTH traction motors.cite-ref-abc1960-14-0[13]

There were variations on the basic design, which were given the following TOPS design codes:

| TOPS design code | Electrical system | Max speed |

|---|---|---|

| 08-0AV | 90 V | 20 mph (32 km/h) |

| 08-0BX | 110 V | 20 mph (32 km/h) |

| 08-0CA | 90 V | 20 mph (32 km/h) |

| 08-0DV | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0BX | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0FA | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0KX | 110 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0LX | 110 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0MA | 110 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0NA | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0PA | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0QA | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0RA | 110 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-0SA | 110 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| TOPS design code | Weight | Brakes | Route availability |

|---|---|---|---|

| 08-0AV | 49.8 long tons (50.6 t; 55.8 short tons) | vacuum | 5 |

| 08-0BX | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | 5 |

| 08-0CA | 49.6 long tons (50.4 t; 55.6 short tons) | air | 5 |

| 08-0DV | 49.8 long tons (50.6 t; 55.8 short tons) | vacuum | 5 |

| 08-0BX | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | 5 |

| 08-0FA | 49.6 long tons (50.4 t; 55.6 short tons) | air | 5 |

| 08-0KX | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | 5 |

| 08-0LX | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual | 5 |

| 08-0MA | 49.8 long tons (50.6 t; 55.8 short tons) | air | 5 |

| 08-0NA | 49.8 long tons (50.6 t; 55.8 short tons) | air | 5 |

| 08-0PA | 51.0 long tons (51.8 t; 57.1 short tons) | air | 6 |

| 08-0QA | 51.0 long tons (51.8 t; 57.1 short tons) | air | 6 |

| 08-0RA | 51.0 long tons (51.8 t; 57.1 short tons) | air | 6 |

| 08-0SA | 49.0 long tons (49.8 t; 54.9 short tons) | air | 6 |

| TOPS design code | Notes |

|---|---|

| 08-0LX | Scharfenberg coupler adapter fitted |

| 08-0NA | fitted with Buckeye couplings |

| 08-0PA | fitted with Buckeye couplings |

| 08-0QA | fitted with Buckeye couplings |

| 08-0RA | fitted with Buckeye couplings |

Class 08/9 locomotives were modified from the standard class by being given headlights and cut-down bodywork in which the overall height was reduced to 11’ 10" (3.61 m), for use on the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway up to Cwmmawr. In 2007, three were used on infrastructure trains on the Manchester Metrolink.cite-ref-kwvr-9-1[8]

| TOPS design code | Electrical system | Max speed |

|---|---|---|

| 08-9AV | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-9CX | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| 08-9DA | 90 V | 15 mph (24 km/h) |

| TOPS design code | Weight | Brakes |

|---|---|---|

| 08-9AV | 49.8 long tons (50.6 t; 55.8 short tons) | vacuum brakes |

| 08-9CX | 50.4 long tons (51.2 t; 56.4 short tons) | dual brakes |

| 08-9DA | 49.6 long tons (50.4 t; 55.6 short tons) | air brakes |

| TOPS design code | Notes |

|---|---|

| 08-9AV | 08 991 converted from 08 203 08 992 con… |

| 08-9CX | 08 993 converted from 08 592 |

| 08-9DA | 08 994 converted from 08 462 08 995 con… |

Six Class 08 units were adapted for a specialist role at Tinsley Marshalling Yard, where there was a requirement for more powerful shunters. These locomotives were permanently coupled together in pairs as a 'master and slave' (the slave unit with its cab removed) and reclassified as Class 13. All were withdrawn by 1985.cite-ref-footnotemarsden1981109-109-15-0[14]cite-ref-16[15]

| Numbers | Owners |

|---|---|

| 08220 | English Electric Preservation |

| 08308, 08523, 08573, 08613, 08885, 08936 | RMS Locotec |

| 08375 | RMS Locotec |

| 08423, 08788, 08847, 08874 | RMS Locotec |

| 08588, 08700 | RMS Locotec |

| 08622, 08809 | RMS Locotec |

| 08648 | RMS Locotec |

| 08754 | RMS Locotec |

| 08756, 08871 | RMS Locotec |

| 08762 | RMS Locotec |

| 08331 | Class 20189 |

| 08389, 08877, 08924 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08417, 08428, 08742, 08765, 08782, 0878… | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08500, 08578, 08602, 08802, 08818, 0889… | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08502, 08676, 08685, 08804 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08527, 08630, 08711, 08918, 08994 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08623, 08682, 08714, 08879, 08905 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08653, 08701, 08706 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08834 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08865 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08868 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08872 | Harry Needle Railroad Company |

| 08401, 08571 | Ed Murray & Sons |

| 08445 | Ed Murray & Sons |

| 08472, 08596 | Ed Murray & Sons |

| 08615, 08823 | Ed Murray & Sons |

| 08643 | Ed Murray & Sons |

| 08669, 08724, 08853 | Ed Murray & Sons |

| 08405 | Railway Support Services |

| 08411, 08460, 08536, 08568, 08593, 0863… | Railway Support Services |

| 08441, 08484 | Railway Support Services |

| 08480, 08511 | Railway Support Services |

| 08507 | Railway Support Services |

| 08516 | Railway Support Services |

| 08580 | Railway Support Services |

| 08670 | Railway Support Services |

| 08683 | Railway Support Services |

| 08703 | Railway Support Services |

| 08738 | Railway Support Services |

| 08846 | Railway Support Services |

| 08899 | Railway Support Services |

| 08939 | Railway Support Services |

| 08410, 08598, 08600, 08774, 08912 | AV Dawson |

| 08418, 08485, 08678 | West Coast Railways |

| 08442, 08735, 08810 | Arriva UK Trains |

| 08447 | Russell Logistics |

| 08451 | Alstom |

| 08454, 08721 | Alstom |

| 08611, 08696 | Alstom |

| 08617 | Alstom |

| 08764, 08887, 08954 | Alstom |

| 08790 | Alstom |

| 08483, 08780 | Locomotive Services Limited |

| 08631 | Locomotive Services Limited |

| 08737 | Locomotive Services Limited |

| 08499 | Transport for Wales |

| 08525, 08690, 08908, 08950 | Northern Trains |

| 08530 | Freightliner |

| 08531 | Freightliner |

| 08575, 08785 | Freightliner |

| 08585 | Freightliner |

| 08624 | Freightliner |

| 08691, 08891 | Freightliner |

| 08567 | Arlington Fleet Services |

| 08605, 08704 | Riviera Trains |

| 08616 | West Midlands Trains |

| 08805 | West Midlands Trains |

| 08629 | Europhoenix |

| 08641, 08644, 08836 | Great Western Railway |

| 08645 | Great Western Railway |

| 08822 | Great Western Railway |

| 08649 | Meteor Power |

| 08650, 08933 | Mendip Rail |

| 08787, 08947 | Mendip Rail |

| 08743, 08903 | SembCorp Utilities |

| 08783, 08913 | European Metal Recycling |

| 08850 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway |

| 08925 | GB Railfreight |

| 08934 | GB Railfreight |

| 08937 | Bardon Aggregates |

| 08948 | Eurostar |

| 08956 | LORAM |

| 08757, 08922 | Unknown |

| 08784 | Unknown |

| 08795 | Unknown |

| 08825 | Unknown |

| 08870 | Unknown |

| Numbers | Location |

|---|---|

| 08220 | Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre ,… |

| 08308, 08523, 08573, 08613, 08885, 08936 | Weardale Railway , Wolsingham, County D… |

| 08375 | Port of Boston, Lincolnshire |

| 08423, 08788, 08847, 08874 | PD Ports , Grangetown, Middlesbrough |

| 08588, 08700 | Ilford Depot , London |

| 08622, 08809 | Ketton Cement Works , Rutland |

| 08648 | Inverness Depot , Highlands |

| 08754 | Wolverton Works , Milton Keynes, Buckin… |

| 08756, 08871 | Derby RTC, Derbyshire |

| 08762 | Attero Recycling, Rossington, Doncaster… |

| 08331 | Midland Railway , Butterley |

| 08389, 08877, 08924 | Tremorfa Steelworks, Cardiff |

| 08417, 08428, 08742, 08765, 08782, 0878… | Barrow Hill Roundhouse , Chesterfield,… |

| 08500, 08578, 08602, 08802, 08818, 0889… | Worksop Depot, Nottinghamshire |

| 08502, 08676, 08685, 08804 | East Kent Light Railway , Shepherdswell |

| 08527, 08630, 08711, 08918, 08994 | Nemesis Rail , Burton-on-Trent, Staffor… |

| 08623, 08682, 08714, 08879, 08905 | Hope Cement Works , Derbyshire |

| 08653, 08701, 08706 | Battlefield Line Railway , Leicestershi… |

| 08834 | Allerton Depot , Liverpool |

| 08865 | Central Rivers Depot , Barton-under-Nee… |

| 08868 | Arriva Train Care , Crewe, Cheshire |

| 08872 | European Metal Recycling , Attercliffe,… |

| 08401, 08571 | Hunslet Engine Company , Barton-under-N… |

| 08445 | Daventry International Railfreight Term… |

| 08472, 08596 | Craigentinny Depot , Edinburgh |

| 08615, 08823 | Shotton Works, Deesside |

| 08643 | Merehead Rail Terminal , Somerset |

| 08669, 08724, 08853 | Doncaster Works , South Yorkshire |

| 08405 | Neville Hill Depot , Leeds |

| 08411, 08460, 08536, 08568, 08593, 0863… | Rye Farm, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, Wes… |

| 08441, 08484 | Crown Point Depot , Norwich |

| 08480, 08511 | Felixstowe Terminal , Suffolk |

| 08507 | Cholsey & Wallingford Railway , Oxfords… |

| 08516 | Arriva Train Care , Bristol Barton Hill |

| 08580 | Garston Car Terminal, Liverpool |

| 08670 | Bescot Yard , West Midlands |

| 08683 | Eastleigh East Yard, Hampshire |

| 08703 | Willesden Euroterminal Stone Terminal,… |

| 08738 | Chasewater Railway , Staffordshire |

| 08846 | Tyseley Depot , Birmingham |

| 08899 | Whitemoor Yard , March, Cambridgeshire |

| 08939 | Springs Branch Depot, Wigan, Greater Ma… |

| 08410, 08598, 08600, 08774, 08912 | Ayrton Rail Terminal, Middlesbrough |

| 08418, 08485, 08678 | Carnforth Depot , Lancashire |

| 08442, 08735, 08810 | Arriva Train Care , Eastleigh, Hampshire |

| 08447 | Assentra Rail, Hamilton, Glasgow |

| 08451 | Arlington Fleet Services, Eastleigh, Ha… |

| 08454, 08721 | Widnes Technology Centre, Cheshire |

| 08611, 08696 | Wembley Depot , Greater London |

| 08617 | Oxley Depot, Wolverhampton |

| 08764, 08887, 08954 | Polmadie Depot , Glasgow |

| 08790 | Longsight Depot , Greater Manchester |

| 08483, 08780 | Crewe Diesel Depot , Cheshire |

| 08631 | Weardale Railway , Wolsingham, County D… |

| 08737 | Southall Depot , Greater London |

| 08499 | Canton Depot , Cardiff |

| 08525, 08690, 08908, 08950 | Neville Hill Depot , Leeds |

| 08530 | Hunslet Engine Company, Barton-under-Ne… |

| 08531 | Felixstowe Terminal , Suffolk |

| 08575, 08785 | Nemesis Rail , Burton-on-Trent, Staffor… |

| 08585 | Southampton Maritime, Hampshire |

| 08624 | Trafford Park Terminal, Greater Manches… |

| 08691, 08891 | Ipswich Yard , Suffolk |

| 08567 | Arlington Fleet Services, Eastleigh, Ha… |

| 08605, 08704 | Knottingley Depot , West Yorkshire |

| 08616 | Tyseley Depot , Birmingham |

| 08805 | Soho Depot , Birmingham |

| 08629 | Eastleigh East Yard, Hampshire |

| 08641, 08644, 08836 | Laira Depot , Plymouth |

| 08645 | Long Rock Depot, Penzance, Cornwall |

| 08822 | St Philips Marsh Depot , Bristol |

| 08649 | Wolverton Works , Milton Keynes, Buckin… |

| 08650, 08933 | Whatley Quarry , Somerset |

| 08787, 08947 | Hunslet Engine Company, Barton-under-Ne… |

| 08743, 08903 | Wilton, Middlesbrough |

| 08783, 08913 | Kingsbury Recycling Plant, Warwickshire |

| 08925 | HNRC, Worksop Depot, Nottinghamshire |

| 08934 | Whitemoor Yard , March, Cambridgeshire |

| 08937 | Meldon Quarry , Devon |

| 08948 | Temple Mills Depot , Greater London |

| 08956 | Barrow Hill Roundhouse , Chesterfield,… |

| 08757, 08922 | Rye Farm, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, Wes… |

| 08784 | Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre ,… |

| 08795 | Landore Depot , Swansea |

| 08825 | Bescot Yard , West Midlands |

| 08870 | Great Yarmouth , Norfolk |

| Numbers | Comments |

|---|---|

| 08308, 08523, 08573, 08613, 08885, 08936 | 08308 carries the number "23". In 2023… |

| 08423, 08788, 08847, 08874 | 08423 carries the name LOCO 2 and the n… |

| 08588, 08700 | 08588 carries the symbol "H047" |

| 08622, 08809 | 08622 carries the symbol "H028" and the… |

| 08754 | Carries the symbol "H054" |

| 08756, 08871 | 08871 carries the symbol "H074" |

| 08762 | Carries the symbol "H067" |

| 08389, 08877, 08924 | 08924 carries the name CELSA 2 |

| 08417, 08428, 08742, 08765, 08782, 0878… | 08824 carries the name IEMD 01 |

| 08500, 08578, 08602, 08802, 08818, 0889… | 08602 carries the number "004" 08818 ca… |

| 08527, 08630, 08711, 08918, 08994 | 08630 carries the name CELSA 3 |

| 08623, 08682, 08714, 08879, 08905 | 08682 carries the name Lionheart |

| 08865 | Carries the name GILLY |

| 08615, 08823 | 08615 carries the name UNCLE DAI 08823… |

| 08669, 08724, 08853 | 08669 Carries the name Bob Machin |

| 08411, 08460, 08536, 08568, 08593, 0863… | 08460 carries the name SPIRIT OF THE OA… |

| 08441, 08484 | 08484 carries the name CAPTAIN NATHANIE… |

| 08703 | * Carries the name Jermaine |

| 08846 | Carries the number "003" |

| 08899 | Carries the name Midland Counties Railw… |

| 08410, 08598, 08600, 08774, 08912 | 08774 carries the name ARTHUR VERNON DA… |

| 08418, 08485, 08678 | 08678 carries the number "555" |

| 08442, 08735, 08810 | 08442 carries the number "0042" 08735 c… |

| 08617 | Carries the name Steve Purser |

| 08790 | Carries the name LONGSIGHT TMD |

| 08483, 08780 | 08483 carries the name Bungle 08780 car… |

| 08737 | Carries the number "D3905" |

| 08499 | Carries the name REDLIGHT |

| 08525, 08690, 08908, 08950 | 08525 carries the name DUNCAN BEDFORD 0… |

| 08585 | Carries the name Vicky |

| 08624 | Carries the name Rambo PAUL RAMSEY |

| 08691, 08891 | 08691 carries the name Terri |

| 08605, 08704 | 08605 carries the name WIGAN 2 |

| 08616 | Carries the names TYSELEY 100 / Bam Bam… |

| 08805 | Carries the name Hunslet |

| 08641, 08644, 08836 | 08641 carries the name Pride of Laira 0… |

| 08645 | Carries the name St. Piran |

| 08822 | Carries the name Dave Mills |

| 08649 | Carries the name Bradwell |

| 08787, 08947 | 08787 carries the number "08296" |

| 08743, 08903 | 08743 carries the name Bryan Turner 089… |

| 08934 | Carries the number "D4164" |

| 08937 | Carries the number "D4167" |

| 08757, 08922 | 08757 carries the name EAGLE C.U.R.C. |

Continuing in its designed-for role as a shunter, the Class 08 has been found useful by numerous heritage railways in the UK. With over 70 examples preserved,cite-ref-wnxx-3-2[3] they are the second most numerous class of preserved locomotive in the UK.

Several manufacturers have produced models of Class 08 shunters. In OO scale, Wrenn, Tri-ang, Hornby Railways and Bachmann Branchline all produced models. Lima also produced a model in several different liveries, but it was of the near-identical Class 09.

Since 2000, both Bachmann Branchline and Hornby have released much more detailed models, in a variety of liveries and with a variety of appropriate detail variations.

In British N gauge, Graham Farish produced a relatively crude all-metal version, made in England, lacking outside frames and with a too-wide bonnet that was discontinued in 2007. A more detailed version with outside frames and a scale-width diecast bonnet was unveiled 2008 under the brand Graham Farish by Bachmann following the sale of the company.cite-ref-20[19]cite-ref-21[20]

cite-note-fn1-7a. ↑ Since the most numerous British main-line (non-shunting) class, the Class 47, numbers 512 examples.cite-ref-22[21]

cite-note-eebook-11. "Preface, General Data". Diesel Engine Instruction and Maintenance Manual. Strand, London: English Electric. p. Instruction 701/9/1/1, Instruction 703/10/2/1–703/10/2/2, Instruction 704/1/1/1–704/1/1/2.

cite-note-22. "British Railways Class 08 diesel electric shunter D4095".

cite-note-wnxx-33. ↑ Fleet status (subsection Class 01-14) wnxx.net

cite-note-44. ↑ BR Standard 0-6-0 Diesel–Electric Shunting Locomotive Railway Gazette 19 June 1953 pages 704/705

cite-note-55. ↑ New Standard Shunter Diesel Railway Traction July 1953 pages 149-151

cite-note-66. ↑ British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs, page 13, Kenny Barclay, Amberley Publishing Limited, 2017

cite-note-87. ↑ citerefmarsden1981Marsden, Colin J. (1981). The Diesel Shunter – A Pictorial Record. Oxford: Oxford Publishing. ISBN 978-0-86093-108-9.

cite-note-kwvr-98. ↑ British Railways Class 08 Diesel Electric 0-6-0 Shunter No. D3759 / 08 993 Archived 28 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

cite-note-109. ↑ A brief look at the diesel locomotives built by Derby Locomotive Works from 1932–1967 derbysulzers.com

cite-note-1110. ↑ [1] June 2010 Update

cite-note-1211. ↑ Class 08s in France Today's Railways Europe issue 162 June 2009 page 8

cite-note-1312. ↑ citerefwebsterfox1999Webster, Neil; Fox, Peter (February 1999). British Railways locomotives and coaching stock (1999 ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5. p. 13. ISBN 1-902336-07-0.

cite-note-abc1960-1413. ↑ British Rail Motive Power. Shepperton: Ian Allan. 1960. pp. 167–173.

cite-note-footnotemarsden1981109-109-1514. ↑ Marsden 1981, pp. 109–109.

cite-note-1615. ↑ citerefmarsden2018Marsden, Colin J. (2018). "Locomotive Directory". Modern Locomotives Illustrated. No. 230. p. 43.

cite-note-173. citerefpritchard2022Pritchard, Robert (2022). Locomotives: The complete guide to all Locomotives which operate on the national railway and Eurotunnel networks (36th ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 9781909431829.

cite-note-184. "British pioneers spark new battery-powered life into centurion shunter". RailTech.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

cite-note-195. "Overhaul for West Midlands '08'". Rail Express. No. 331. December 2023. p. 21.

cite-note-2019. ↑ citerefwild2008Wild, Mike (December 2008). "Brand new Class 08 shows the true detail of 'N'". Hornby Magazine. No. 18. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 72. ISSN 1753-2469. OCLC 226087101.

cite-note-2120. ↑ "Farish Class 08 diesel shunter emerges at Redhill". bachmann.co.uk. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.

cite-note-2221. ↑ Railway Centre York: A Pictorial and Historic Survey, David Mather, Pen and Sword Transport, 2022

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