In 1952, the Eastern Region of British Rail introduced its own series for departmental (non-revenue earning) vehicles, including locomotives .[ 1] Numbers were allocated from 1 to 1000, with blocks of 100 numbers allocated to specific types of vehicle. This page only lists the locomotives (steam, diesel and electric), which took the number 1 to 100. This block was split as follows:
1-30 : Great Northern section (maintained at Doncaster)
31-50 : Great Eastern section (maintained at Stratford)
51-100: North Eastern section (maintained at Darlington)
The Great Northern list later expanded to take numbers 31 and 32 from the Great Eastern list. Also included on this page is a former diesel locomotive that had been converted as a mobile power unit and numbered in the 9xx block used for miscellaneous vehicles.
Key:
In use
Withdrawn
Preserved
Renumbered
Returned to normal traffic
Scrapped
Great Northern section[ edit ]
Number
Previous Number(s)
Previous Class
Converted
Use
Withdrawn
Disposal
1
68845
J52
1952
Steam shunter
1958
Scrapped (1958)
2 (1st)
68816
J52
1952
Steam shunter
1956
Scrapped (1956)
2 (2nd)
68858
J52
1956
Steam shunter
1961
Scrapped (1961)
3
68181
Y3
1952
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
4
68132
Y1
1952
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
5
68165
Y3
1953
Steam shunter
1958
Scrapped (1958)
6
68133
Y1
1953
Steam shunter
1955
Scrapped (1955)
7
68166
Y3
1953
Steam shunter
1964
Scrapped (1964)
8
68183
Y3
1955
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
9
68840
J52
1958
Steam shunter
1961
Scrapped (1961)
10
68911
J50
1961
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
11
68914
J50
1961
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
12
68917
J50
1962
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
13
68928
J50
1962
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
14
68961
J50
1962
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
15
68971
J50
1962
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
16
68976
J50
1962
Steam shunter
1965
Scrapped (1965)
17
61059
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
18
61181
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1965
Scrapped (1966)
19
61204
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
20
61205
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1965
Scrapped (1966)
21 (1st)
68162
Y3
1956
Steam shunter
1960
Scrapped (1960)
21 (2nd)
61233
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
22
61252
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1964
Scrapped (1966)
23
61300
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1965
Scrapped (1966)
24 (1st)
61323
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1963
Scrapped (1964)
24 (2nd)
61375
B1
1963
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
25
61272
B1
1965
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
26
61138
B1
1965
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1967
Scrapped (1968)
27
61105
B1
1965
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
28
61194
B1
1965
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
29
61264
B1
1965
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1967
Preserved
30
61050
B1
1966
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1968
Scrapped (1968)
31 (2nd)
61051
B1
1966
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1966
Scrapped (1966)
32 (2nd)
61315
B1
1966
Stationary boiler for carriage warming
1968
Scrapped (1968)
Great Eastern section[ edit ]
Number
Previous Number(s)
Previous Class
Converted
Use
Withdrawn
Disposal
31 (1st)
68383
J66
1952
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
32 (1st)
68370
J66
1952
Steam shunter
1962
Scrapped (1962)
33
68129
Y4
1952
Steam shunter
1963
Scrapped (1964)
34
68088
Y7
1952
Steam shunter
1952
Preserved
35
68668
J92
1952
Steam crane tank
1952
Scrapped (1952)
36
68378
J66
1952
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
37
68130
Y1
1953
Steam shunter
1956
Scrapped (1956)
38
68168
Y3
1953
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
39
68131
Y1
1953
Steam shunter
1963
Scrapped (1963)
40
68173
Y3
1953
Steam shunter
1964
Scrapped (1964)
41
68177
Y3
1953
Steam shunter
1963
Scrapped (1963)
42
68178
Y3
1953
Steam shunter
1960
Scrapped (1960)
43
68532
J69
1959
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
44
68498
J69
1959
Steam shunter
1962
Scrapped (1962)
45
68543
J69
1959
Steam shunter
1962
Scrapped (1962)
North Eastern section[ edit ]
Number
Previous Number(s)
Previous Class
Converted
Use
Withdrawn
Disposal
51
68136
Y1
1952
Steam shunter
1956
Scrapped (1956)
52
11104
-
1953
Diesel shunter, West Hartlepool
1967
Scrapped (1967)
53
68152
Y1
1954
Steam shunter
1959
Scrapped (1959)
54
68153
Y1
1954
Steam shunter
1961
Preserved
55
68091
Y8
1954
Steam shunter
1956
Scrapped (1956)
56
-
-
New (1955)
Diesel shunter, Hull
1970
Scrapped (1980)
57
68160
Y3
1956
Steam shunter
1961
Scrapped (1961)
58
69005
J72
1964
Steam shunter
1967
Scrapped (1968)
59
69023
J72
1964
Steam shunter
1966
Preserved
81
-
01
New (1958)
Diesel shunter, Peterborough
1967
Transferred capital stock - D2956
82
-
-
New (1958)
Diesel shunters
1970
Scrapped (1980)
83
-
-
New (1958)
Diesel shunters
1970
Scrapped (1970)
84
-
-
New (1958)
Diesel shunters
1970
Scrapped (1970)
85
-
-
New (1961)
Diesel shunters
1970
Scrapped (1970)
86
-
-
New (1961)
Diesel shunters
1970
Scrapped (1970)
87
-
-
New (1961)
Diesel shunters
1970
Scrapped (1970)
88
D2612
05
1961
Diesel shunter
1967
Scrapped (1967)
89
D2615
05
1964
Diesel shunter
1967
Returned to capital stock
91
-
03
New (1958)
Diesel shunters, Chesterton
1967
Transferred to capital stock - D2370
92
-
03
New (1958)
Diesel shunters, Chesterton
1967
Transferred to capital stock - D2371
100
26510
EB1
1959
Electric shunting locomotive, Ilford depot
1963
Scrapped (1964)
Miscellaneous stock [ edit ]
Number
Previous Number(s)
Previous Class
Converted
Use
Withdrawn
Disposal
953
7055 / MPU2
Ex-LMS
1952
Mobile power generating unit
1964
Scrapped (1964)
British railway locomotives and miscellany, 1948 to present
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