British Rail Class 08
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The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel–electric shunting locomotives built by British Railways. As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, the class became a familiar sight at major st
08801 at Penzance station in 1990
08 032 at Foster Yeoman's Torr Works, 2008
08 509 in Rail Blue livery at Chesterfield Goods Yard
08 266 (left) alongside cut-down 08 993 (right) at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in 2017, showing the lower height of the 08/9 subclass.
British Rail Class 09
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The British Rail Class 09 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel locomotive designed primarily for shunting and short-distance freight trips along branch lines.
British Rail Class 08
…built. 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…
09008 at Coalville open day in 1991.
09011 at Bescot in 2001