The catalogue covers every preserved British locomotive on record, 978 individual locomotives spread across heritage railways, working depots, mainline support fleets, and museum collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The bulk are steam, reflecting where the British preservation movement put its energy from the 1960s onwards, but the listing extends to the diesel and electric classes saved as the preservation effort has expanded into the post-steam era. Each entry tracks one specific physical machine: its running number, the name it carries (where applicable), the class to which it belongs, the original ordering railway, the date it was withdrawn from service, who owns or custodians it now, where it is currently based, and whether it is in working order, awaiting overhaul, undergoing restoration, stored, or held as a static exhibit.
Preserved locomotives in Britain fall broadly into three groups, and the catalogue lets you find each of them. The first group is the working fleet on the heritage railways: engines that are passed by the boiler inspectors, kept in steam, and rostered to run public passenger services for the operating year. Around half the surviving British locomotives are in this category at any given moment, although the numbers shift constantly as boilers come up for their ten-year overhauls and engines move in and out of traffic. To see a working preserved engine, the most reliable approach is to pick a heritage railway near you on the preservation railways and museums page, then look at the engines listed as currently based at that line.
The second group is the mainline support fleet: the relatively small number of preserved engines certified for use on the national network, which appear on charter trains run by tour operators including the Railway Touring Company, Steam Dreams, the Railway Performance Society, and the Locomotive Services group. Examples include Flying Scotsman, Tornado, Clan Line, Sir Nigel Gresley, and King George V. These engines work named excursions on the national rail network, often over routes their classes ran in regular service. The catalogue notes which locomotives currently hold a mainline certificate.
The Barry effect and where the survivors came from
The story of how so many British locomotives were saved from the cutter's torch is inseparable from a single scrapyard at Barry Island in South Wales. When British Railways ended steam in August 1968, several hundred withdrawn engines were sold to Woodham Brothers at Barry. Faced with a steady supply of cheaper scrap from elsewhere, mostly from redundant goods wagons, Dai Woodham did not bother to cut up most of the locomotives. They sat in the salt air of the Bristol Channel for a decade or more, and as the heritage railway movement gathered momentum during the 1970s and 1980s, the Barry hulks became the raw material for a wave of restoration projects. Engines that should have been scrap iron in 1969 are now in steam, decades later, on lines like the Severn Valley, the West Somerset, the Bluebell, the North Yorkshire Moors, and the Mid-Hants. Without Woodham's, the British preservation movement would be a fraction of its present size and entire classes, including the GWR Manors, the SR Battle of Britain Pacifics, and several BR Standard types, would have no surviving examples at all.
New-build locomotives
The British preservation scene now extends into new construction. The most famous example is Tornado, completed in 2008 by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, an LNER Peppercorn A1 Pacific built to the original 1948 Doncaster drawings to fill the gap that complete withdrawal had left in the surviving Pacific stock. Other new-build projects in various stages of construction include Beachy Head, an LBSCR Atlantic; Betton Grange, a GWR 6800 Grange Class; the LMS Patriot 5551 The Unknown Warrior; and Brunel's pioneering broad-gauge engine "Iron Duke" for the National Railway Museum. Several other groups are at the planning or fundraising stage on classes that disappeared without preservation, including the GWR County, the BR Class 6 Clan, and the Brighton J Class. The catalogue lists each of these projects in the same way as a survivor.
Foreign and overseas locomotives preserved in Britain
British heritage railways are also home to a small group of locomotives with overseas associations. Some were built in Britain for export and brought home after their working lives abroad, including the WD Austerity that worked Swedish State Railways traffic before returning as 90733, and the South African NG/G16 Garratts now on the Welsh Highland Railway. Others were built abroad and brought to Britain for preservation: industrial Garratts from the Hanomag works in Germany at the Brecon Mountain and Exmoor Steam Railways, and American USATC S160s at the Churnet Valley Railway. See the full grouped list on foreign and overseas locomotives preserved in Britain.
Use the filters below to narrow the list by class, current operating status (running, awaiting overhaul, undergoing restoration, static, new build), gauge, current location, or original railway company. To trace the design history of a particular type of engine rather than a single locomotive, follow the cross-reference from any preserved engine into its parent class, where the full design and operating history is set out. From a class entry you can then find every other surviving member, the chief mechanical engineer who designed the type, and the workshops that built the engines.
Puffing BillyPuffing Billy, the oldest surviving steam locomotive in the world. Last confirmed at Science Museum, London as of August 2026.
32636 Fenchurch, LBSCR A1 Terrier Class32636 Fenchurch (originally LBSCR 72), built 1872, the oldest preserved Terrier. Bought by the Bluebell Railway in May 1964 directly from BR, the railway's first locomotive purchase. At the time of withdrawal, it was the oldest working steam engine in BR ownership.
32650 Sutton, LBSCR A1 Terrier Class32650 Sutton (originally Whitechapel), bought by the London Borough of Sutton from BR in 1963 and renamed. Currently based at the Spa Valley Railway.
32655 Stepney, LBSCR A1 Terrier Class32655 Stepney, the first locomotive to arrive at the first standard-gauge preserved line in the UK, the Bluebell Railway, on 17 May 1960. Effectively the doyen of the entire heritage railway preservation movement. Featured in the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series book "Stepney the Bluebell Engine".
32677 Boxhill, LBSCR A1 Terrier Class82 Boxhill, National Collection. On static display at the National Railway Museum, York. The only Terrier never to be rebuilt to A1X specification.
32678 Knowle, LBSCR A1 Terrier Class32678 (originally Knowle), Kent & East Sussex Railway. Returned to traffic in May 2024 after assessment work earlier that year.
W14 Newington, LBSCR A1 Terrier ClassW14 Newington (originally Bembridge / LBSCR 78 Knowle), Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Note: this is a different W14 to LBSCR 78 Knowle which was 32678 and is now at K&ESR.
30585, LSWR Beattie Well Tank 2-4-0WTOne of three surviving Beattie Well Tanks, a Victorian design that survived for the Wenford clay branch in Cornwall well into the 1960s.
1054, LNWR Coal TankThe only preserved LNWR Coal Tank, owned by the Bahamas Locomotive Society and based at Ingrow West, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. One of the oldest preserved working LNWR locomotives.
214 Gladstone, LB&SCR B1 Class214 <em>Gladstone</em>, LB&SCR B1 Class. The only B1 preserved, and the first of the class. Last confirmed at the National Railway Museum, York as of August 2026.
123, Caledonian Railway 4-2-2 SinglePreserved Caledonian Railway 4-2-2 single-driver express engine of 1886, famous for its part in the 1888 Race to the North.
W24 Calbourne, LSWR / SR O2 ClassThe only surviving Isle of Wight steam locomotive of any type. Adams 0-4-4T transferred to the Isle of Wight in 1925. Currently working on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
2516, GWR Dean Goods (2301 Class)2516, GWR Dean Goods (2301 Class), the only Dean Goods of 260 built. Last confirmed at STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway as of August 2026.
30053, LSWR M7 ClassA preserved Drummond M7 0-4-4T. Returned from the United States in 1987 (where it had been displayed at Steamtown, Pennsylvania, after donation in 1967). Currently at the Swanage Railway.
990 Henry Oakley, GNR Small Atlantic ("Klondike")990 <em>Henry Oakley</em>, GNR Small Atlantic ("Klondike"). The only small-boiler Atlantic preserved, and the first of the class. Last confirmed at the National Railway Museum, York as of August 2026.
30120, LSWR T9 Greyhound Class30120, the sole surviving LSWR T9 Greyhound, part of the National Collection and on long-term loan to the Swanage Railway. It is out of traffic awaiting overhaul; under an agreement reached with the National Railway Museum in March 2026 the 563 Locomotive Group is taking the work forward, split between the Swanage Railway's Herston Works and the Flour Mill at Bream in the Forest of Dean, with the aim of returning it to steam by 2029, the 130th anniversary of its construction.
1 Holy War, Hunslet Quarry 0-4-0STEx-Dinorwic Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0ST at the Bala Lake Railway. The last steam loco to work commercially in Welsh slate.
26500, NER ES126500, North Eastern Railway Bo-Bo electric of 1902, built for the Newcastle Quayside branch and one of Britain's first main-line electric locomotives. Sole survivor of the two-strong class.
3717 City of Truro, GWR 3700 City ClassFamous GWR 4-4-0 reputed to have reached 102.3 mph in 1904, the first locomotive said to have exceeded 100 mph. Part of the National Collection.
68633, GER Class S56 (LNER J69) 0-6-0T68633, GER Class S56 (LNER J69) 0-6-0T. The only S56 preserved. Last confirmed at Bressingham Steam Museum as of August 2026.
65567, GER Class G58 (LNER J17) 0-6-065567, GER Class G58 (LNER J17) 0-6-0. The only G58 preserved. Last confirmed at Barrow Hill Roundhouse as of August 2026.
2807, GWR 2800 ClassThe oldest preserved GWR steam locomotive, built in 1905. Preserved by the Cotswold Steam Preservation Society at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.
3822, GWR 2884 sub-class3822, a Collett 2884 class 2-8-0 owned by the Great Western Society and kept at Didcot Railway Centre. Overhauled in 1995 and back in traffic from 2002, it last ran in 2010 and its boiler certificate expired in 2020. It is on static display at Didcot, with no overhaul currently planned.
Static display at Didcot Railway Centre; boiler certificate expired 2020
3845, GWR 2884 sub-class3845, a Collett 2884 class 2-8-0 withdrawn in June 1964 and sold to Woodham Brothers at Barry, where it remained until November 1989. After the collapse of the Brighton Railway Museum project it passed to the Swindon & Cricklade Railway and then to Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd, its present owner. It remains unrestored in store at a private site in the West Midlands, and its boiler has been fitted to 3850 to bring that locomotive back to steam sooner.
27, SECR P ClassA preserved SECR P Class 0-6-0T at the Bluebell Railway. Originally a steam-railmotor replacement; spent most of its working life on dock and shunting work.
323 Bluebell, SECR P ClassNamed after the heritage railway that preserved it, the only preserved engine to bear the name of its preservation host. Currently working order at the Bluebell Railway.
63601, GCR 8K / LNER O4 2-8-0The only preserved GCR 8K (LNER O4) heavy freight 2-8-0, a Robinson design widely used by the Railway Operating Division in WWI.
4150, GWR Large Prairie 5101 Class4150, a Large Prairie of the 5101 class built at Swindon in 1947, withdrawn in 1965 and bought out of Barry by The 4150 Fund in 1973 for GBP2,750. Restored on the Severn Valley Railway, it became the last SVR-based locomotive to be steamed in preservation on 1 June 2026, moved under its own power at Bridgnorth on 16 June and reached Kidderminster on a test train on 1 July. It is running in ahead of a hoped-for appearance at the 2026 Autumn Steam Gala.
63395, NER Class T2 (LNER Q6) 0-8-063395, NER Class T2 (LNER Q6) 0-8-0. The only Q6 preserved. Last confirmed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as of August 2026.
901, NER Class T3 (LNER Q7) 0-8-0901, NER Class T3 (LNER Q7) 0-8-0. The only Q7 preserved. Last confirmed at the Head of Steam, Darlington Railway Museum as of August 2026.
49395, LNWR Class G2 "Super D"49395, LNWR Class G2 "Super D". The only LNWR 0-8-0 to survive. Last confirmed at the National Railway Museum, York as of August 2026.
4073 Caerphilly Castle, GWR Castle Class4073 Caerphilly Castle, the first-built Castle Class. National Collection, on static display at STEAM, the Museum of the Great Western Railway, in Swindon. Has not run since being preserved in 1960; previously displayed at the Science Museum, South Kensington.
6695, GWR 5600 ClassAn Armstrong Whitworth-built 5600 0-6-2T preserved at the South Devon Railway. (Note: shares its number with a separate preserved GWR 5700 pannier.)
6697, GWR 5600 Class (Severn Valley Railway)The very last GWR 5600 Class in BR service, withdrawn from Newport in November 1966. Built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle in 1928 as part of the second batch of the Welsh-valleys 0-6-2T, the engine spent its working life on South Wales coal traffic.
60103 Flying Scotsman, LNER A3 Class60103 Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam locomotive, built in 1923 as LNER 4472 and part of the National Collection since 2004. Owned by the National Railway Museum on behalf of the Science Museum Group and based at York, it spends much of each year away on tour, working main-line charters and visiting heritage railways across Britain. Its boiler was retubed and recertified in 2022 ahead of the 2023 centenary, and the main-line certificate runs to 2029.
30777 Sir Lamiel, SR King Arthur Class (Great Central Railway)30777 Sir Lamiel, the preserved SR N15 "King Arthur", part of the National Collection and cared for by the 5305 Locomotive Association at the Great Central Railway. Taken out of service in August 2017 with leaking tubes and under a long overhaul to main-line standards since, with a return to steam expected in 2026.
Under overhaul at the Great Central Railway; return to steam expected 2026
4079 Pendennis Castle, GWR Castle Class4079 Pendennis Castle, Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre. Famous for the 1925 GWR/LNER locomotive trials. Returned to operational condition in 2021 after repatriation from Australia in 2000. Recent visits to Chinnor (Nov 2025) and the GWSR (Jan 2026); heritage-line only at present.
4555 Warrior, GWR 4500 Class4555 <em>Warrior</em>, GWR 4500 Class. One of three 4500 Class engines preserved. Last confirmed at the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway as of August 2026.
2007 Prince of Wales, LNER P2 (new build)A new-build LNER P2 Class 2-8-2, a sister-engine to Cock o' the North, being constructed by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust at Darlington as a successor project to Tornado.
North Star (replica)North Star (replica), a replica incorporating parts of the original; no complete original survives. Last confirmed at STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway as of August 2026.
42765, LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0, LMS No. 13065 and later BR 42765. The only Crab to have run in preservation. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
850 Lord Nelson, SR Lord Nelson Class850 <em>Lord Nelson</em>, SR Lord Nelson Class. The only Lord Nelson preserved, and the first of the class. Last confirmed at the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) as of August 2026.
3650, GWR 5700 Class3650, Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre. Restored over 20 years and returned to traffic in 2008. Originally turned out in industrial Stephenson Clarke blue livery; subsequently repainted into GWR shirt-button green.
5764, GWR 5700 Class (Severn Valley Railway)5764, SVR Pannier Tank Fund. Sold to London Transport in 1960 as L95. On display in the Engine House at Highley on the Severn Valley Railway, currently dressed as L95.
5775, GWR 5700 Class (Keighley & Worth Valley Railway)5775, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Famous for appearing in the 1970 film The Railway Children, painted brown and lettered GN&SR for the film. Returned to the KWVR and repainted in that film livery at the National Railway Museum, and is displayed in the Oxenhope exhibition shed.
7714, GWR 5700 Class7714, SVR Pannier Tank Fund at the Severn Valley Railway. Was repainted in late 2022 in BR black with early crest and red-backed cabside numberplates.
7715 (L99), GWR 5700 Class7715, at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. Sold to London Transport as L99. Has worked on the main line in preservation. Cracked boiler foundation ring complications during current overhaul.
7752, GWR 5700 Class7752, Vintage Trains at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Sold to London Transport as L94 and famously hauled the special train commemorating the end of LT steam locomotive operation from Moorgate to Neasden depot.
6000 King George V, GWR King Class6000 King George V, first of the King Class, built 1927. Famous for visiting the United States in 1927–28 (the bell carried on the smokebox is from that visit). National Collection, on static display at STEAM Museum, Swindon. Last main-line run was September 1987.
9466, GWR 5700 ClassOne of the very last 5700 panniers built (Yorkshire Engine Co, October 1952). Preserved at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road.
46115 Scots Guardsman, LMS Royal Scot Class46115 Scots Guardsman, owned by David Smith / West Coast Railways. Based at Carnforth. The only Royal Scot to retain LMS-style smoke deflectors as a pre-nationalisation engine. Famously featured in the 1936 GPO film Night Mail. Restored to main-line standard 2008; main-line certified.
3442 The Great Marquess, LNER K4 Class3442 / 61994 The Great Marquess, an LNER K4 2-6-0 built for the West Highland line, owned by John Cameron. Now on static display at the Balbuthie Railway and Farming Museum in Fife alongside his A4, 60009 Union of South Africa.
6686, GWR 5600 Class6686, GWR 5600 Class. The ninth and last of the preserved 5600s to be accounted for here. Last confirmed at the Barry Tourist Railway as of August 2026.
246 Morayshire, LNER D49 ClassThe only preserved LNER D49 4-4-0, based at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway in Scotland (the Scottish Railway Preservation Society).
4930 Hagley Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class4930 Hagley Hall, Severn Valley Railway. One of the SVR's flagship Halls. Underwent a major overhaul completed in the early 2020s and returned to service.
4936 Kinlet Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class4936 Kinlet Hall, Tyseley Locomotive Works. Currently undergoing a Network Rail standard overhaul intended to return the locomotive to main-line operation.
4942 Maindy Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class4942 Maindy Hall is no longer a complete preserved locomotive. A Collett Hall built at Swindon in 1929 and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. Acquired by the Great Western Society at Didcot; dismantled in 2014 to provide parts (notably the frames) for the new-build GWR Saint Class 2999 Lady of Legend, which entered operation at Didcot in 2019.
4965 Rood Ashton Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class4965 Rood Ashton Hall, Tyseley Locomotive Works. Confirmed in March 2024 to be converted to oil-firing during its next major overhaul, after which it is intended to be Tyseley's primary main-line engine for the Shakespeare Express and Polar Express services. The 10th locomotive to leave Barry (1970), originally misidentified as 4983 Albert Hall until the truth emerged in 1998.
4979 Wootton Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class4979 Wootton Hall, under restoration at the Ribble Steam Railway. Work is currently focused on the engine's tender.
6023 King Edward II, GWR King Class6023 King Edward II, Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre. Restored from Barry condition with new driving wheels cast from scratch. Returned to steam in 2011 in single-chimney configuration. Currently under overhaul; per a December 2025 update, expected to return to traffic during 2026.
6024 King Edward I, GWR King Class6024 King Edward I, 6024 Preservation Society. Currently undergoing its third major overhaul. After a steam test at the West Somerset Railway in late 2022, the locomotive moved to Crewe in February 2023 for completion of the overhaul. Still under overhaul as of 2024.
46100 Royal Scot, LMS Royal Scot Class46100 Royal Scot, owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust. It hauled its final railtour in January 2025 and its boiler certificate expired that March. In February 2025 it moved to the One:One Collection at Margate for storage ahead of a comprehensive overhaul, which is planned to be carried out at Crewe. Not currently in traffic.
7325, GWR 4300 Class Mogul7325, formerly 9303, the only Collett-built mogul preserved and one of just two survivors of the GWR 4300 Class. Rescued from Barry and bought by the Great Western (SVR) Association in 1974. Last confirmed at the Severn Valley Railway as of August 2026.
46201 Princess Elizabeth, LMS Princess Royal Class46201 Princess Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth Locomotive Society. Withdrawn from main-line service in October 2021 due to firebox throatplate leaks; in storage at Carnforth pending overhaul. Boiler lifted off the frames in August 2024 for the second time since preservation, with overhaul work now under way.
5029 Nunney Castle, GWR Castle Class5029 Nunney Castle, privately owned. The last Castle to leave Barry Scrapyard, in 1976. Currently undergoing overhaul; recently photographed at Kingswear on the Dartmouth Steam Railway (June 2025).
5596 Bahamas, LMS Jubilee Class5596 Bahamas, Bahamas Locomotive Society. Withdrawn for overhaul in October 2025; overhaul started at Tyseley Locomotive Works in December 2025. The overhaul will include fitting air braking. Notable as the only LMS Jubilee fitted with a double blastpipe and chimney by BR (1961).
44932, LMS Stanier Black Five44932, a Stanier Black Five owned and operated by the West Coast Railway Company and based at its Carnforth depot. Maintained to main-line standards, it works railtours on the national network and regularly visits heritage railways, having spent time on loan to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway before returning to Carnforth.
Operational; main-line certified, based at Carnforth
45000, LMS Stanier Black Five (class prototype)45000 (LMS 5000), National Collection. Static display at the National Railway Museum, York. Was operational on heritage railways and the main line in earlier preservation; based at the Severn Valley Railway 1977–1991.
45163, LMS Stanier Black Five45163, a Stanier Black Five rescued from Barry scrapyard and owned by 45163 Ltd. It is under a fast-track restoration to main-line condition at Riley & Son (E) Ltd, Bury, on the East Lancashire Railway, under a 25-year agreement at the end of which the locomotive returns to its owners in working order. Frame repairs are complete and the locomotive has been re-wheeled.
926 Repton, SR Schools Class (NYMR)926 Repton, North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Operational; a regular performer on the line. Has featured in the documentary series "The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard".
5952 Cogan Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class5952 Cogan Hall, a Collett Hall built at Swindon in 1935. Withdrawn from BR service and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. Currently at Tyseley Locomotive Works, where parts are being used in the construction of the new-build GWR 6800 Grange Class No. 6880 Betton Grange.
5967 Bickmarsh Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class5967 Bickmarsh Hall, a Collett Hall built at Swindon in 1937. Withdrawn from BR service and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. Currently under long-term restoration at the Northampton & Lamport Railway.
5699 Galatea, LMS Jubilee Class5699 Galatea, North of England Historic Railway Trust, based at West Coast Railways' Carnforth depot. Currently the only operational and main-line-certified LMS Jubilee. Frequently masquerades as classmates including 45627 Sierra Leone (e.g. SVR Spring Steam Gala April 2025).
46203 Princess Margaret Rose, LMS Princess Royal Class46203 Princess Margaret Rose, Princess Royal Locomotive Trust at the West Shed, Swanwick Junction (Midland Railway Centre, Butterley). Restored to main-line specification in 1990 but later returned to static display.
45212, LMS Stanier Black Five (NYMR)45212, a Stanier Black Five on long-term hire to Riley & Son (E) Ltd at Bury, on the East Lancashire Railway. Since returning to the main line in 2016 it has worked the Jacobite for West Coast Railways and Steam Dreams' London Christmas programme, as well as seeing regular use on the East Lancashire Railway. It was withdrawn from traffic in November 2025 and is stored awaiting overhaul.
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, GWR Castle Class5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, one of the two preserved double-chimney Castles, owned and operated by Vintage Trains at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Withdrawn during 2024 for attention, it returned to the operational fleet after a successful test run and is main-line certified, working charters including a run to Newcastle in June 2026.
Operational; main-line certified, based at Tyseley Locomotive Works
5051 Earl Bathurst, GWR Castle Class5051 Drysllwyn Castle / Earl Bathurst, Great Western Society at Didcot Railway Centre. Carries both name plates at different times. Currently on static display.
4110, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie4110, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie. One of ten Large Prairies preserved. Last confirmed at the East Somerset Railway as of August 2026.
5593 Kolhapur, LMS Jubilee Class5593 Kolhapur, sold by the trustees of Tyseley Locomotive Works in May 2024 to David Smith of West Coast Railways, after fifty-seven years at Tyseley. Moved to Carnforth in June 2024. Awaiting full overhaul to main-line condition.
5690 Leander, LMS Jubilee Class5690 Leander, owned by the Beet family. Based at West Coast Railways' Carnforth depot. Boiler certificate expired in early 2024; final pre-overhaul running was a series of farewell heritage gala visits to East Lancashire, Lakeside & Haverthwaite, Mid-Hants and Epping Ongar through April–May 2024. Withdrawn for overhaul May 2024.
60800 Green Arrow, LNER V2 Class60800 Green Arrow, the sole surviving LNER V2 (out of 184 built). National Collection. Suffered a boiler failure on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in April 2008. The mainline crack in its monobloc cylinder casting has been deemed beyond economic repair, so the locomotive is permanently out of steam. On static display at the National Railway Museum.
5972 Olton Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class5972 Olton Hall, famously hauled the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter film series. On permanent static display at the Warner Bros Studio Tour London, The Making of Harry Potter, Leavesden, in fictional "Hogwarts Castle" livery and nameplates.
45379, LMS Stanier Black Five45379, privately owned, based at the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line). The only preserved Black Five not to have operated on the main line in preservation.
45407 The Lancashire Fusilier, LMS Stanier Black Five45407 The Lancashire Fusilier, Ian Riley, East Lancashire Railway. Main-line certified for charter services. Frequently masquerades as 45157 The Glasgow Highlander on Jacobite charters from Fort William to Mallaig.
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, LNER A4 Class60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, owned by the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust and operated by the A4 Locomotive Society. Based at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Returned to the main line in April 2022 after a long overhaul; recent appearances include the Bluebell Railway (Oct 2024) and the Greatest Gathering at Alstom Derby Litchurch Lane (Aug 2025).
60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower, LNER A4 Class60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower, donated by British Railways to the United States in 1964. On permanent static display at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Briefly returned to the UK in 2013–2014 for the NRM's Great Gathering of all six surviving A4s.
60009 Union of South Africa, LNER A4 Class60009 Union of South Africa (LNER 4488), owned by John Cameron. Withdrawn from main-line service in October 2021 with boiler tube problems; the boiler certificate expired in early 2022. Now a static exhibit at the Balbuthie Railway and Farming Museum in Fife, the owner's own site, having previously been based at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway.
Static display at the owner's museum; not main-line certified
60010 Dominion of Canada, LNER A4 Class60010 Dominion of Canada (LNER 4489), donated by British Railways to Canada in 1967. On permanent static display at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, in Saint-Constant, Quebec. Returned briefly to the UK in 2012–2014 for the NRM's Great Gathering.
60019 Bittern, LNER A4 Class60019 Bittern (LNER 4464), an A4 Pacific owned by Jeremy Hosking's Icons of Steam. It moved by road from Crewe to the Locomotive Storage site at the former Hornby factory in Margate in June 2018, and returned to Crewe in February 2025 for its boiler to be removed. A plan to send the chassis and frames to a private site in Yorkshire was reversed, and the locomotive is now to be overhauled in full at LNWR Heritage, Crewe, where it was lifted off its wheels in January 2026.
7802 Bradley Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class (Severn Valley Railway)7802 Bradley Manor, Erlestoke Manor Fund at the Severn Valley Railway. Was the last Manor to operate on the national network, withdrawn from the main line at the end of 2007 when OTMR fitting became mandatory. Returned to traffic following its latest overhaul.
7808 Cookham Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class7808 Cookham Manor, Great Western Society, Didcot Railway Centre. The only Manor purchased directly from BR for preservation. Currently on static display awaiting future overhaul.
46229 Duchess of Hamilton, LMS Princess Coronation Class46229 Duchess of Hamilton, National Collection, on static display at the National Railway Museum, York. Restored in 2009 to streamlined form (the casing having been removed in 1947). Has not been steamed since 1985 and is preserved for display rather than operation.
46233 Duchess of Sutherland, LMS Princess Coronation Class46233 Duchess of Sutherland, owned by the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust and based at the trust's West Shed at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. Undergoing a major overhaul as of late 2025, with a return to main-line service planned; not currently in traffic.
Under overhaul at the West Shed; return to main line planned
60022 Mallard, LNER A4 Class60022 Mallard (LNER 4468), the world's fastest steam locomotive (126 mph, 3 July 1938). Part of the National Collection on permanent display in the Great Hall of the National Railway Museum, York. Restored to working order for the 50th anniversary of her record run in 1988, but kept static since for preservation reasons.
46235 City of Birmingham, LMS Princess Coronation Class46235 City of Birmingham, first Coronation Class to be fitted with a double chimney from new (1939). On static display inside Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum (since 1997, having previously been displayed at the Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry). Has never steamed in preservation.
4920 Dumbleton Hall, GWR 4900 Hall Class4920 Dumbleton Hall, exported to Japan in December 2021 to form part of the Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo. Displayed in fictional "Hogwarts Castle" livery and nameplates.
35005 Canadian Pacific, SR Merchant Navy Class35005 Canadian Pacific, based at the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) at Ropley. Returned to service in 2025 after a major overhaul; restricted to heritage-line use, not currently main-line certified.
35006 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co., SR Merchant Navy Class35006 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co., 35006 Locomotive Company Ltd, based at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. Returned to passenger service in May 2016. Restored for heritage-line use only.
48151, LMS Stanier 8F48151, owned by David Smith / West Coast Railways. Based at Carnforth and operated as part of the WCR steam fleet. Mainline boiler ticket expired 2019; engine currently under overhaul. The most-travelled 8F in preservation, with multiple Shap and Settle-Carlisle runs to its name.
35009 Shaw Savill, SR Merchant Navy Class35009 Shaw Savill, a Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific rescued from Barry scrapyard and owned by Ian Riley. The locomotive is under long-term restoration to main-line condition at Riley & Son (E) Ltd, Buckley Wells, Bury, on the East Lancashire Railway.
Under restoration for main-line operation at Riley & Son (E) Ltd, Bury
35010 Blue Star, SR Merchant Navy Class35010 Blue Star, British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society at the Colne Valley Railway. Awaiting restoration; the society is currently restoring another engine first.
48173, LMS Stanier 8F48173, privately owned by a Churnet Valley Railway director. Under long-term restoration at Churnet Valley since 2017, to follow completion of resident USATC S160 overhauls.
48305, LMS Stanier 8F (Great Central Railway)48305, privately owned, based at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough. Returned to traffic in 2019 after overhaul; current boiler ticket valid to 2029.
30072, SR USA Class 0-6-0T30072, SR USA Class 0-6-0T. One of four USA tanks preserved in Britain. Last confirmed at the East Lancashire Railway as of August 2026.
48431, LMS Stanier 8F48431, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The first member of the class to be restored in preservation (1972–75). Currently on static display at the Oxenhope Exhibition Shed.
44806, LMS Stanier Black Five44806, privately owned. Based at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Restricted to running between Grosmont and Whitby pending completion of AWS and GSM-R fitment for the Whitby branch. Made its main-line running debut in November 2025.
35011 General Steam Navigation, SR Merchant Navy Class35011 General Steam Navigation, under long-term restoration. Plans to return the locomotive to its original air-smoothed streamlined "Spam Can" form (the only one of the class to be restored unrebuilt), with main-line certification.
42073, LMS Fairburn 2-6-4TA preserved LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway, where it has been the line's principal motive power for many years.
44871, LMS Stanier Black Five44871, Riley & Son (E) Ltd, Bury. Main-line certified. One of the four locomotives that hauled the Fifteen Guinea Special on 11 August 1968. Frequently used on charter trains and Polar Express services.
35018 British India Line, SR Merchant Navy Class35018 British India Line, owned and operated by West Coast Railways from Carnforth MPD. The first Merchant Navy to be rebuilt in 1956. Returned to steam in May 2017, hauling its first preservation trains in autumn 2017. Main-line certified.
34007 Wadebridge, SR West Country Class34007 Wadebridge, Wadebridge (34007) Locomotive Ltd, based at the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) at Ropley. Suffered a cab fire in December 2007 caused by flammable material left on the footplate overnight. Following a major donation, undergoing overhaul to main-line standards.
34010 Sidmouth, SR West Country Class34010 Sidmouth, Southern Locomotives Ltd. Under overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works (early 2025), with frames previously at Swanage and the boiler at Bridgnorth. Targeted to succeed 34028 Eddystone as the SLL main-line locomotive when the latter's ticket expires.
34016 Bodmin, SR West Country Class34016 Bodmin, a rebuilt Bulleid West Country Pacific. Currently preserved at the Mid Hants Railway (Watercress Line). Rebuilt by R. G. Jarvis at Eastleigh in October 1958 from its original air-smoothed form. Withdrawn from BR service June 1964 and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. Has run on the main line in preservation.
34023 Blackmoor Vale, SR West Country Class21C123 / 34023 Blackmoor Vale, Bulleid Society. Based at the Bluebell Railway. One of only two preserved Light Pacifics not sent to Woodham Brothers for scrap. Preserved in original unrebuilt "Spam Can" form.
34053 Sir Keith Park, SR Battle of Britain Class34053 Sir Keith Park, Southern Locomotives Ltd. Has operated at Spa Valley Railway and Bluebell Railway in recent years. Under consideration for future main-line certification.
34067 Tangmere, SR Battle of Britain Class34067 Tangmere, a Battle of Britain light Pacific, owned and operated by the West Coast Railway Company (David Smith, through Steamtown Railway Museum Ltd) from its Carnforth base. Main-line certified and a regular on the West Coast charter circuit. Sidelined in September 2024 after cylinder and piston-rod damage on the Settle & Carlisle line; repaired at Carnforth and back on charter work through 2026.
3205, GWR 2251 Class (Collett Goods)3205, GWR 2251 Class (Collett Goods). The only one of the 120 built to survive. Last confirmed at the South Devon Railway (heritage) as of August 2026.
4141, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie4141, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie. One of ten Large Prairies preserved. Last confirmed at the Epping Ongar Railway as of August 2026.
34027 Taw Valley, SR West Country Class21C127 / 34027 Taw Valley, privately owned. At the Severn Valley Railway. Currently masquerading as 21C127 in SR wartime black livery. Boiler ticket expired; awaiting next overhaul.
34028 Eddystone, SR West Country Class34028 Eddystone, a rebuilt Bulleid West Country Pacific owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd and based at the Swanage Railway, where it is maintained at the company's Herston Works. Returned to traffic in 2021 after a three-year, GBP350,000 overhaul and certified for the national network in 2025, becoming the first of the Southern Locomotives fleet to work main-line charters.
Operational; main-line certified, based at the Swanage Railway
34039 Boscastle, SR West Country Class34039 Boscastle, Great Central Railway. Under restoration since 2022, with the boiler relocated to Quorn in June 2025 to facilitate firebox repairs.
34046 Braunton, SR West Country Class34046 Braunton, owned by Jeremy Hosking. Based at Crewe alongside the wider RSL> stable. Main-line certified and active throughout 2025, including runs on the English Riviera Express. Has previously masqueraded as 34052 Lord Dowding.
34051 Winston Churchill, SR Battle of Britain Class34051 Winston Churchill, an unrebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain Pacific. Part of the National Collection. One of only two Light Pacifics acquired directly from BR service for preservation (along with 34023 Blackmoor Vale). Most famously hauled the funeral train of Sir Winston Churchill from Waterloo to Handborough in January 1965. Preserved in original air-smoothed ("Spam Can") condition.
9400, GWR 9400 Class9400, GWR 9400 Class. One of two 9400 Class panniers preserved. Last confirmed at STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway as of August 2026.
44767 George Stephenson, LMS Stanier Black Five44767 George Stephenson, sold to the West Coast Railway Company in September 2018. Based at Carnforth. The only preserved Black Five fitted with Stephenson valve gear (in place of Walschaerts). Currently undergoing overhaul.
62005 Lord of the Isles, LNER K1 2-6-062005 Lord of the Isles, the sole surviving Peppercorn K1, owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group and based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It is the group's only main-line certified locomotive. A main-line-standard overhaul began at Carnforth in October 2021 and is expected to be complete by spring 2026, after which it may return to the West Highland Line on the Jacobite or resume work from its North Yorkshire Moors base.
Under overhaul at Carnforth since October 2021; completion expected spring 2026
34058 Sir Frederick Pile, SR Battle of Britain Class34058 Sir Frederick Pile, a rebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain Pacific owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd. Rebuilt by R. G. Jarvis in November 1960. Withdrawn from BR service October 1964 and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. Currently undergoing long-term restoration; SLL has indicated 34058 is under consideration for main-line certification as a future replacement for 34028 Eddystone.
34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair, SR Battle of Britain Class34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair, a rebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain Pacific based at the Bluebell Railway. Rebuilt by R. G. Jarvis at Eastleigh in March 1960 from the original air-smoothed form. Withdrawn from BR service May 1966 and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. Has steamed in preservation.
34070 Manston, SR Battle of Britain Class34070 Manston, Southern Locomotives Ltd. Based at the Swanage Railway. Preserved in original unrebuilt form; not under consideration for main-line operation due to maintenance demands of the unrebuilt design.
4160, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie4160, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie. One of ten Large Prairies preserved. Last confirmed at the South Devon Railway (heritage) as of August 2026.
6984 Owsden Hall, GWR Modified Hall Class6984 Owsden Hall, a Hawksworth Modified Hall built at Swindon in 1948. Withdrawn from BR service in 1965 and rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry. The only one of the seven preserved Modified Halls yet to steam in preservation; long-term restoration project.
Under restoration / not yet steamed in preservation
61306 Mayflower, LNER B1 Class61306 Mayflower, one of only two preserved LNER B1s. Previously based at the North Norfolk Railway under David Buck's ownership; sold in June 2022, with Steam Dreams, to the Locomotive Services Group and moved to its Crewe base at LNWR Heritage. Main-line certified.
35022 Holland America Line, SR Merchant Navy Class35022 Holland America Line, a Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific withdrawn in 1966 after only seventeen years and rescued from Barry scrapyard in 1983. Owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust (Jeremy Hosking / Icons of Steam) and stored at Crewe, awaiting a restoration to main-line condition that has yet to begin.
35027 Port Line, SR Merchant Navy Class35027 Port Line, Icons of Steam (Jeremy Hosking). Stored at Crewe Diesel Depot, awaiting overhaul. Was previously operational on heritage railways including the Swanage Railway.
35028 Clan Line, SR Merchant Navy Class35028 Clan Line, a Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific, main-line certified and operated by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society. Based at Stewarts Lane depot in Battersea, where the locomotive, its support coach and workshop have been housed since 1999, and regularly used on Belmond British Pullman charters out of London Victoria.
Main-line certified; based at Stewarts Lane depot, works main-line charters
34072 257 Squadron, SR Battle of Britain Class34072 257 Squadron, Southern Locomotives Ltd. Based at the Swanage Railway. Has operated on the main line in preservation but not currently certified.
34073 249 Squadron, SR Battle of Britain Class34073 249 Squadron, Battle of Britain Locomotive Society. Effectively used as a parts donor for 34067 Tangmere; not expected to return to service as a separate locomotive.
7027 Thornbury Castle, GWR Castle Class7027 Thornbury Castle, sold by Pete Waterman in July 2016 to Somerset transport firm JJP Holdings SW. Transported to Weston-super-Mare and placed on temporary track at the former Crosville Motor Services bus depot. Still in ex-Barry Scrapyard condition.
6998 Burton Agnes Hall, GWR Modified Hall Class6998 Burton Agnes Hall, a Hawksworth Modified Hall built at Swindon in January 1949 and named after the Yorkshire stately home. The only Modified Hall purchased directly from BR service for preservation rather than via the Barry scrapyard, acquired by the Great Western Society in 1966. Has worked main-line and heritage duties; particularly active in the 1985 GWR 150 celebrations. Currently a static exhibit at Didcot Railway Centre awaiting overhaul.
35029 Ellerman Lines, SR Merchant Navy Class35029 Ellerman Lines, National Collection. Permanently sectioned (cutaway) for display at the National Railway Museum, York, allowing visitors to see the locomotive's internal workings. Will not steam again.
34092 City of Wells, SR West Country Class34092 City of Wells, privately owned. Has operated on the main line in preservation. Recently moved to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway from the East Lancashire Railway.
7029 Clun Castle, GWR Castle Class7029 Clun Castle, Tyseley Locomotive Works (Vintage Trains). The other preserved double-chimney Castle. Hauled the final steam train out of Paddington in November 1965. Main-line certified for charter services.
7927 Willington Hall, GWR Modified Hall Class7927 Willington Hall is no longer a complete preserved locomotive. Built at Swindon in 1950 to GWR design under BR, one of the very last GWR-design 4-6-0s built. Rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry after withdrawal in 1964, she now serves as a parts donor: the boiler is being used in the new-build GWR Grange Class 6880 Betton Grange, and the frames have been allocated to the new-build GWR County Class 1014 County of Glamorgan.
Donor: boiler to 6880 Betton Grange, frames to 1014 County of Glamorgan
7819 Hinton Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class7819 Hinton Manor, Hinton Manor Fund. On static display inside The Engine House at Highley on the Severn Valley Railway, awaiting overhaul. Was previously displayed at STEAM Museum, Swindon, until August 2018.
7820 Dinmore Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class7820 Dinmore Manor, Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd. Based at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway and frequently visits other heritage lines (recent visits to Llangollen, East Lancs, South Devon).
7827 Lydham Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class7827 <em>Lydham Manor</em>, GWR 7800 Manor Class. One of nine Manors preserved, all of which have run in preservation. Last confirmed at the Dartmouth Steam Railway as of August 2026.
7828 Odney Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class7828 Odney Manor, West Somerset Railway. Has previously masqueraded as 7811 Dunley Manor / 7800 Torquay Manor for events. Hauled the royal train (with 7827) in the 1950s.
46441, LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-046441, LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0. One of seven Ivatt Class 2 moguls preserved. Last confirmed at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway as of August 2026.
70000 Britannia, BR Standard Class 770000 Britannia, first of the BR Standard Class 7 Pacifics, built at Crewe in 1951. Owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust and operated on the main line under the Icons of Steam banner (Locomotive Services Ltd). It has no fixed heritage-railway base: it works main-line charters and visits heritage railways for galas and seasonal residencies, returning to Crewe for maintenance and overhaul.
Main-line certified; tours rather than being based at one site
70013 Oliver Cromwell, BR Standard Class 770013 Oliver Cromwell, one of the four locomotives that worked the famous Fifteen Guinea Special on 11 August 1968 (the last steam-hauled train on BR before the steam ban). National Collection. Withdrawn at the end of 2018 from Great Central Railway service; under overhaul.
3405 "Janice", South African Railways Class 25NC 4-8-43405 "Janice", a Glasgow-built SAR Class 25NC 4-8-4 of 1953, repatriated to Quainton in 1991 by the North British Locomotive Preservation Group. One of the largest preserved locomotives in Britain.
78022, BR Standard Class 2MT (Keighley & Worth Valley Railway)A BR Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0 in working order at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The class was the lightest of the BR Standard 2-6-0/4-6-0 mixed-traffic family, designed for branch-line and lighter cross-country services.
75029 The Green Knight, BR Standard Class 4MT (NYMR)A working-order BR Standard Class 4MT 4-6-0, resident at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The "Green Knight" name was applied in preservation by the engine's restorer; the engine was unnamed in BR service.
73050 City of Peterborough, BR Standard Class 5MT73050 City of Peterborough, a BR Standard Class 5 owned by Peterborough City Council and leased to the Nene Valley Railway, where it is the flagship locomotive. It is out of traffic under a major overhaul: the boiler, built from seventy-year-old steel, is being rebuilt at Riley & Son of Heywood while the frames, wheels and motion are reassembled in the NVR workshops at Wansford. Around half of the anticipated GBP500,000 cost has been raised, and in September 2025 the council lease was extended from a rolling ten-year to a rolling twenty-year agreement.
Under overhaul at Wansford; boiler being rebuilt by Riley & Son, Heywood
71000 Duke of Gloucester, BR Standard Class 871000 Duke of Gloucester, the unique BR Standard Class 8 Pacific and the last express passenger locomotive built for British Railways (1954). Famously rescued from Barry scrapyard. Its third major overhaul, carried out at Tyseley Locomotive Works over some thirteen years, was completed in 2025, with running-in and loaded test runs on the Severn Valley Railway. Now based at Locomotive Services Limited's Crewe depot and returning to main-line work.
5176, BR Class 415 (4EPB)Unit 5176, built at Eastleigh in 1954, the only Class 415 4EPB to survive withdrawal and no longer intact: the unit was split up after it came out of service in 1995 and its vehicles are now in different hands. Driving motor 14351 is at the Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway. Last confirmed August 2026.
73082 Camelot, BR Standard Class 5MT (Bluebell Railway)One of ten BR Standard Class 5MTs given Arthurian names from withdrawn LSWR/SR King Arthur Class engines, in continuation of the Southern Region tradition. Currently in working order at the Bluebell Railway.
78059, BR Standard Class 2MT 2-6-078059, BR Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0. One of four BR Standard Class 2MTs preserved. Last confirmed at Bluebell Railway as of August 2026.
73129, BR Standard Class 5MTThe only Caprotti rotary valve gear example preserved (one of 30 Caprotti-fitted engines). Currently at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley.
92134, BR Standard Class 9F92134, privately owned. The sole surviving single-chimney 9F. Has been based at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Currently under overhaul.
55003, BR Class 122 Bubble Car55003, BR Class 122 Bubble Car. Operational on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
55009, BR Class 122 Bubble Car55009, BR Class 122 Bubble Car. At the Great Central Railway, not currently operational. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
4308, BR Class 414 (2HAP)Unit 4308, built at Eastleigh in 1958 and formed of driving motor brake 61275 and driving trailer composite 75395. One of two complete Class 414 2HAP units preserved. Last confirmed at the National Railway Museum as of August 2026.
4311, BR Class 414 (2HAP)Unit 4311, built at Eastleigh in 1958 and formed of driving motor brake 61287 and driving trailer composite 75407. One of two complete Class 414 2HAP units preserved. Last confirmed at Peak Rail, Darley Dale as of August 2026.
92203 Black Prince, BR Standard Class 9F92203 Black Prince, purchased directly from BR by artist David Shepherd in 1967. Set the British steam haulage record with a 2,178-ton train at Foster Yeoman's Tor Works quarry in September 1982. Owned by the North Norfolk Railway since 2015. In storage at Bressingham Steam and Gardens since 2024.
92212, BR Standard Class 9F92212, BR Standard Class 9F. One of nine 9Fs preserved. Last confirmed at the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) as of August 2026.
92214, BR Standard Class 9F92214 Central Star, David Clarke Railway Trust, permanent member of the Great Central Railway fleet. Boiler certificate expired at the end of December 2023; overhaul reported as having started in November 2025. Has previously masqueraded as 92220 Evening Star with NRM agreement.
92240, BR Standard Class 9F92240, based at the Bluebell Railway. The first 9F to be steamed in preservation, having been restored to working order in 1990.
D2767, BR Class D2/10 (North British 0-4-0)North British Locomotive Company 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic of 1960, the sole surviving BR Class D2/10. Withdrawn in 1967 after less than seven years, it worked on at Burmah Oil's Ellesmere Port refinery until 1981. Last confirmed at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway as of August 2026.
92220 Evening Star, BR Standard Class 9F92220 Evening Star, the 999th and final BR Standard, and the last steam locomotive built by British Railways (March 1960). Built in BR Locomotive Green with a copper-capped chimney. National Collection, on permanent static display in the Great Hall of the National Railway Museum, York.
92245, BR Standard Class 9F92245, remains in scrapyard condition at the Barry Tourist Railway as part of a planned exhibition telling the story of the Woodham Brothers scrapyard. Boiler being used on classmate 92212; cab in a yard at Blackrod, Bolton. Not expected to be restored.
07001, Class 07 Shunter07001, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2985. Last confirmed at Peak Rail as of August 2026.
07005, Class 07 Shunter07005, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2989. Last confirmed at Great Central Railway as of August 2026.
07007, Class 07 Shunter07007, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2991. Last confirmed at Eastleigh Works as of August 2026.
07010, Class 07 Shunter07010, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2994. Last confirmed at Avon Valley Railway as of August 2026.
07011, Class 07 Shunter07011, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2995. Last confirmed at St Leonards TMD as of August 2026.
07012, Class 07 Shunter07012, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2996. Last confirmed at Barrow Hill Roundhouse as of August 2026.
07013, Class 07 Shunter07013, Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 diesel-electric dock shunter, built 1962 for Southampton Docks, originally D2997. Last confirmed at East Lancashire Railway as of August 2026.
25059 (D5209), Class 2525059, BR Class 25 Type 2 diesel-electric, originally D5209. Last confirmed at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway as of August 2026.
25035, Class 2525035 <em>Castell Dinas Brân</em>, BR Class 25 Type 2 diesel-electric, originally D5185. Last confirmed at the Great Central Railway (heritage) as of August 2026.
D9500, BR Class 14D9500, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Peak Rail as of August 2026.
D9551, Class 14 Teddy BearD9551, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Severn Valley Railway as of August 2026.
D9555, BR Class 14D9555, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Dean Forest Railway as of August 2026.
25173 John F. Kennedy, Class 2525173 <em>John F Kennedy</em>, BR Class 25 Type 2 diesel-electric, originally D7523. Last confirmed at the Battlefield Line as of August 2026.
25278, Class 2525278 <em>Sybilla</em>, BR Class 25 Type 2 diesel-electric, originally D7628. Last confirmed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as of August 2026.
25265 Harlech Castle, BR Class 2525265 <em>Harlech Castle</em>, BR Class 25 Type 2 diesel-electric, originally D7615. Last confirmed at the Nemesis Rail, Burton-on-Trent as of August 2026.
25322 Tamworth Castle, Class 2525322 <em>Tamworth Castle</em>, BR Class 25 Type 2 diesel-electric, originally D7672. Last confirmed at the Churnet Valley Railway as of August 2026.
43025, Class 43 HST Power Car43025, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Group. Last confirmed based at the Great Central Railway Nottingham as of January 2026.
43044, Class 43 HST Power Car43044, named <em>Edward Paxman</em>, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Group. Last confirmed based at the Great Central Railway Nottingham as of January 2026.
71621, BR Class 317 trailer composite71621, BR Class 317 trailer composite. Preserved at The Depot in Caxton, Cambridgeshire. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
77092, BR Class 317 driving trailer77092, BR Class 317 driving trailer. Preserved at the East Anglian Railway Museum. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
43159, Class 43 HST Power Car43159, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Group. Last confirmed based at the Great Central Railway Nottingham as of January 2026.
143601, Class 143 Pacer143601, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Tanat Valley Railway as of August 2026.
143602, Class 143 Pacer143602, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Nene Valley Railway as of August 2026.
143603, Class 143 Pacer143603, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Vale of Berkeley Railway as of August 2026.
143606, Class 143 Pacer143606, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway as of August 2026.
143607, Class 143 Pacer143607, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway as of August 2026.
143612, Class 143 Pacer143612, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway as of August 2026.
143616, Class 143 Pacer143616, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Tanat Valley Railway as of August 2026.
143617, Class 143 Pacer143617, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Tarka Valley Railway as of August 2026.
143618, Class 143 Pacer143618, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Plym Valley Railway as of August 2026.
143619, Class 143 Pacer143619, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Cambrian Railway as of August 2026.
143622, Class 143 Pacer143622, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Llanelli Goods Shed as of August 2026.
143623, Class 143 Pacer143623, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
143625, Class 143 Pacer143625, British Rail Class 143 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-86 by Walter Alexander on a Barclay underframe. Last confirmed at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway as of August 2026.
142004, Class 142 Pacer142004, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Cambrian Railway, Oswestry as of August 2026.
142006, Class 142 Pacer142006, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway as of August 2026.
142011, Class 142 Pacer142011, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Midland Railway Butterley as of August 2026.
142013, Class 142 Pacer142013, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Midland Railway Butterley as of August 2026.
142017, Class 142 Pacer142017, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at East Kent Railway as of August 2026.
142018, Class 142 Pacer142018, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
142019, Class 142 Pacer142019, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Waverley Route Heritage Centre as of August 2026.
142020, Class 142 Pacer142020, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Waverley Route Heritage Centre as of August 2026.
142023, Class 142 Pacer142023, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Plym Valley Railway as of August 2026.
142027, Class 142 Pacer142027, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Chasewater Railway as of August 2026.
142029, Class 142 Pacer142029, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Chasewater Railway as of August 2026.
142030, Class 142 Pacer142030, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Chasewater Railway as of August 2026.
142033, Class 142 Pacer142033, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at a private site at Bridgend as of August 2026.
142036, Class 142 Pacer142036, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at East Kent Railway as of August 2026.
142038, Class 142 Pacer142038, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Mid Norfolk Railway as of August 2026.
142041, Class 142 Pacer142041, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
142043, Class 142 Pacer142043, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at a private site in Sussex as of August 2026.
142045, Class 142 Pacer142045, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at a private site at Kirk Merrington School as of August 2026.
142047, Class 142 Pacer142047, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at a private site at Stowbridge as of August 2026.
142055, Class 142 Pacer142055, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Cambrian Railway, Llynclys as of August 2026.
142056, Class 142 Pacer142056, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Only the cab section survives. Last confirmed at an unrecorded location as of August 2026.
142058, Class 142 Pacer142058, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Telford Steam Railway as of August 2026.
142060, Class 142 Pacer142060, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
142061, Class 142 Pacer142061, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Mid Norfolk Railway as of August 2026.
142078, Class 142 Pacer142078, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Weardale Railway as of August 2026.
142084, Class 142 Pacer142084, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Rushden Transport Museum as of August 2026.
142087, Class 142 Pacer142087, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
142090, Class 142 Pacer142090, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
142091, Class 142 Pacer142091, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Rushden Transport Museum as of August 2026.
142094, Class 142 Pacer142094, British Rail Class 142 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1985-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Weardale Railway as of August 2026.
144001, Class 144 Pacer144001, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Airedale General Hospital and Huddersfield Station as of August 2026.
144002, Class 144 Pacer144002, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at The Dales School as of August 2026.
144003, Class 144 Pacer144003, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Great Central Railway (North) as of August 2026.
144004, Class 144 Pacer144004, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Aln Valley Railway as of August 2026.
144006, Class 144 Pacer144006, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Cambrian Railway, Gobowen as of August 2026.
144007, Class 144 Pacer144007, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Cambrian Railway, Gobowen as of August 2026.
144008, Class 144 Pacer144008, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Fagley Primary School and West Glebe Park, Corby as of August 2026.
144009, Class 144 Pacer144009, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at East Lancashire Railway as of August 2026.
144011, Class 144 Pacer144011, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway as of August 2026.
144013, Class 144 Pacer144013, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Telford Steam Railway as of August 2026.
144016, Class 144 Pacer144016, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Aln Valley Railway as of August 2026.
144017, Class 144 Pacer144017, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at a private site at BSC Scunthorpe as of August 2026.
144018, Class 144 Pacer144018, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Mid Norfolk Railway as of August 2026.
144020, Class 144 Pacer144020, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
144022, Class 144 Pacer144022, British Rail Class 144 Pacer two-car railbus, built 1986-87 by BREL Derby on a Leyland National body. Last confirmed at Keith and Dufftown Railway as of August 2026.
Planet (replica)Planet (replica), a working replica; no original survives. Last confirmed at Science and Industry Museum, Manchester as of August 2026.
373101, BR Class 373 Eurostar373101, BR Class 373 Eurostar. Withdrawn on 8 August 2017 and preserved at the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure in Doncaster. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
373102, BR Class 373 Eurostar373102, BR Class 373 Eurostar. Withdrawn on 17 August 2017 and preserved at the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure in Birmingham. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
373106, BR Class 373 Eurostar373106, BR Class 373 Eurostar. Preserved at Train World, the Belgian national railway museum at Schaerbeek in Brussels. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
373308, BR Class 373 Eurostar373308, BR Class 373 Eurostar. Withdrawn on 7 August 2015 and preserved at the National Railway Museum, York. Last confirmed as of August 2026.
60163 Tornado, LNER Peppercorn A1 Class (new build)60163 Tornado, the new-build Peppercorn A1 completed in 2008 and the flagship of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. It is based at Darlington Locomotive Works, where a new main-line connection is being built. Following its 2022-2024 overhaul it was passed for main-line running in March 2025 and fitted with the European Train Control System, allowing it to work the East Coast Main Line; during 2026 it is out on the national network including charters for Tyseley-based Vintage Trains.
Main-line certified and ETCS-fitted; based at Darlington Locomotive Works
2999 Lady of Legend, GWR Saint Class2999 <em>Lady of Legend</em>, the only Saint Class locomotive in existence, and not a replica: the Great Western Society rebuilt it from Hall Class 4942 <em>Maindy Hall</em>, bought out of Woodham Brothers’ scrapyard at Barry in 1974. Using the Hall’s frames and boiler, the work reversed Collett’s 1924 conversion of Saint 2925 <em>Saint Martin</em> into the prototype Hall, and was completed at Didcot Railway Centre in 2019. Last confirmed on loan to the Bluebell Railway for the 2026 season.
5551 The Unknown Warrior, LMS Patriot Class (new build)5551 The Unknown Warrior, new-build LMS Patriot Class, designed as a "national memorial engine". Construction moved to the main erecting shop at Vintage Trains' Tyseley Locomotive Works in late 2024, its final build position, allowing for reassembly.
82045, BR Standard Class 3MT 2-6-2T (new build)New-build BR Standard Class 3MT 2-6-2T, recreating an extinct class of which no original example survived. Under construction by the 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway; a rolling chassis with cylinders, bunker and smokebox in place, with the boiler built in the SVR's own boiler shop. Not yet completed and not yet in service.
D9502, BR Class 14D9502, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the East Lancashire Railway as of August 2026.
D9504, Class 14 Teddy BearD9504, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Kent & East Sussex Railway as of August 2026.
D9513, BR Class 14D9513, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway as of August 2026.
D9516, Class 14 Teddy BearD9516, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Didcot Railway Centre as of August 2026.
D9518, Class 14 Teddy BearD9518, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the West Somerset Railway as of August 2026.
D9520, Class 14 Teddy BearD9520, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Mid-Norfolk Railway as of August 2026.
D9521, Class 14 Teddy BearD9521, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Dean Forest Railway as of August 2026.
D9523, Class 14 Teddy BearD9523, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Wensleydale Railway as of August 2026.
D9524, BR Class 14D9524, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Peak Rail as of August 2026.
D9525, Class 14 Teddy BearD9525, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Heritage Shunters Trust as of August 2026.
D9526, Class 14 Teddy BearD9526, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the West Somerset Railway as of August 2026.
D9529, Class 14 Teddy BearD9529, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Nene Valley Railway as of August 2026.
D9531, Class 14 Teddy BearD9531, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the East Lancashire Railway as of August 2026.
D9537, Class 14 Teddy BearD9537, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway as of August 2026.
D9539, BR Class 14D9539, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Ribble Steam Railway as of August 2026.
D9553, BR Class 14D9553, BR Class 14 "Teddy Bear" diesel-hydraulic 0-6-0. Built at Swindon in the mid-1960s for trip and yard work, made redundant within a few years by the collapse of coal and wagonload traffic, and sold into industrial use, which is why so many survive. Last confirmed at the Vale of Berkeley Railway as of August 2026.
D8568, Class 17 ClaytonD8568, the sole surviving Class 17 "Clayton" of the 117 built, and the only one preserved. Unlike most of the class it survives complete and operational, not as a fragment. Owned by the Diesel Traction Group and based at the Severn Valley Railway, it appears regularly at diesel galas on other heritage lines. It visited Alstom's Derby Litchurch Lane works for a heritage event in August 2025.
46035 Ixion, Class 46 Peak46035 <em>Ixion</em>, BR Class 46 "Peak" of 1962, originally D172 and later departmental 97403. The first preserved diesel certified for main-line running, in 1994. Last confirmed at Peak Rail, Rowsley as of August 2026.
47192, Class 4747192 (D1842), the first Class 47 preserved (1990). Class 47 Preservation Project, based at Crewe Heritage Centre. Operational on the main line, with regular visits to other heritage railways.
47712 Lady Diana Spencer, Class 4747712 Lady Diana Spencer, a Brush Type 4 owned by the Crewe Diesel Preservation Group and based at Crewe Heritage Centre. It is one of only five Class 47s registered for operation on Network Rail, and also works on other preserved railways.
50007 Hercules, Class 5050007 Hercules, an English Electric Class 50 sold to Neil Boden in 2013 and restored at his Washwood Heath works, where it was repainted from GWR green to BR blue and renamed from Sir Edward Elgar back to Hercules. The Class 50 Alliance bought it in November 2016. Unlike the Alliance's other locomotives, which are kept at Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway, 50007 has no current running agreement with the SVR and remains with Boden Rail Engineering, whose works moved from Washwood Heath to Colwick in Nottingham. It is main-line registered and has worked for GB Railfreight among others.
Main-line registered; with Boden Rail Engineering rather than the Severn Valley Railway
50008 Thunderer, Class 5050008 Thunderer, an English Electric Class 50 owned by Hanson & Hall Rail Services. It has been returned to main-line operation as a spot-hire locomotive, working for whichever operator hires it rather than from a fixed heritage base.
50026 Indomitable, Class 5050026 Indomitable, owned by the Class 50 Alliance, currently statically based at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway with the SRPS.
50031 Hood, Class 5050031 Hood, owned by 50031 Consortium Limited, operated by the Class 50 Alliance at the SVR. Out of service since 2019 with engine failure; undergoing donation-funded repairs.
50033 Glorious, Class 5050033 Glorious, owned by Tyseley Locomotive Works, on long-term loan to the Class 50 Alliance at the SVR. Restored to large logo livery and rededicated at the SVR Spring Diesel Festival, May 2025.
50049 Defiance, Class 5050049 Defiance, Class 50 Alliance, based at the Severn Valley Railway. Main-line certified, currently in GBRf livery. Featured at the Greatest Gathering at Alstom Derby Litchurch Lane in August 2025.
50050 Fearless, Class 5050050 Fearless, the former D400 and first of the English Electric Class 50s. Sold to Neil Boden in January 2015 and moved the following month from Yeovil to Boden Rail Engineering, then at Washwood Heath in Birmingham, it was extensively restored there to main-line standards and joined the company's other registered Class 50s. The works has since moved to Colwick in Nottingham. Fearless returned to main-line work after fifteen years out of traffic and hauled the Fearless Express from London Euston in February 2026.
Main-line registered; owned and maintained by Boden Rail Engineering
D1010 Western Campaigner, Class 52 WesternD1010 Western Campaigner, Diesel & Electric Preservation Group at the West Somerset Railway. Out of service since June 2018; undergoing a bodywork and transmission overhaul. Will return in BR maroon with yellow buffer-beam.
D1013 Western Ranger, Class 52 WesternD1013 Western Ranger, Western Locomotive Association at the SVR Kidderminster. Currently undergoing a comprehensive overhaul including full bogie rebuild.
D1015 Western Champion, Class 52 WesternD1015 Western Champion, Diesel Traction Group at SVR Kidderminster. The only main-line certified Class 52, retaining its unique experimental golden ochre livery. Currently undergoing engine work following a seizure during a loaded test run.
D1023 Western Fusilier, Class 52 WesternD1023 Western Fusilier, National Collection. Mostly displayed at York; on static display since transmission repairs in 2010.
D1041 Western Prince, Class 52 WesternD1041 Western Prince, ELR Diesel Group at the East Lancashire Railway. Currently undergoing bodywork repairs and a full rewire.
D1048 Western Lady, Class 52 WesternD1048 Western Lady, gifted to the Western Locomotive Association in October 2023 and moved from the Midland Railway Centre Butterley to the SVR Kidderminster, where she is undergoing assessment for possible future running.
D1062 Western Courier, Class 52 WesternD1062 Western Courier, Western Locomotive Association at SVR Kidderminster. The first Class 52 to be preserved (1976). Repainted BR rail blue with full yellow ends at Kidderminster in August 2023.
D9000 Royal Scots Grey, Class 55 DelticD9000 Royal Scots Grey, a Class 55 Deltic bought by Locomotive Services Limited in December 2017 and restored at the company's Crewe Diesel depot. It is certified for main-line operation and works charters from Crewe.
D9009 Alycidon, Class 55 Deltic55009 Alycidon, owned by the Deltic Preservation Society, based at the DPS depot at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Chesterfield. Main-line certified.
D9016 Gordon Highlander, Class 55 DelticD9016 Gordon Highlander, a Class 55 Deltic bought by Locomotive Services Limited in December 2017. It has been cosmetically restored and moved to the company's One:One Collection at Margate, Kent, where it is on static display rather than in running order.
Cosmetically restored; static display at the One:One Collection, Margate
D9019 Royal Highland Fusilier, Class 55 Deltic55019 Royal Highland Fusilier, Deltic Preservation Society, based at Barrow Hill Roundhouse. Visits heritage railways for galas; not currently main-line certified.
56301, Class 5656301, a Class 56 that spent time in preservation with the Class 56 Group, bought as a replacement for their 56040 Oystermouth after that locomotive suffered a catastrophic failure. In March 2025 DC Rail, the Cappagh Group company formerly trading as Devon and Cornwall Railways, bought 56301 out of preservation and returned it to commercial main-line service, where it works freight rather than operating from a heritage base.
86259 Les Ross, Class 86 AC Electric86259 Les Ross, a Class 86 AC electric built at Doncaster in 1965 for the newly electrified West Coast Main Line and named after the broadcaster, its owner, in 2002. It carries the dual names Les Ross and Peter Pan, is cleared for 100mph running and works main-line charters including the Railway Touring Company's Cumbrian Mountain Express. It has been stabled at Willesden and at Rugby at different times; sources disagree on which is its current base.
Main-line registered; charter work on the West Coast Main Line
86401 Northern Belle, Class 86 AC Electric86401, a Class 86 AC electric formerly named Northern Belle and later Mons Meg. It belongs to West Coast Railways and is kept at their Carnforth depot in Caledonian Sleeper blue, working occasional charter trains on the national network.
828, Caledonian Railway 812 Class 0-6-0Preserved Caledonian Railway McIntosh 812 Class 0-6-0 freight engine, the sole survivor of its class. Owned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and normally based on the Strathspey Railway, where it returned to steam in 2017. Since 2024 it has been on long-term hire to the Spa Valley Railway in Kent, where it is currently working.
D2554, Class 05 HunsletPreserved Class 05 Hunslet shunter, the only one to remain in regular service after others were withdrawn, as W&LL operated several into the 1980s.
31289 Phoenix, Class 31 Brush Type 231289 Phoenix, a Brush Type 2 (Class 31) built at Loughborough in 1961 as D5821 and withdrawn from Bescot in March 1992. It is preserved at the Northampton & Lamport Railway.
37025 Inverness TMD, Class 3737025 Inverness TMD, an English Electric Type 3 owned by the Scottish Type 3 Group and preserved at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway. It spent a period on hire to Colas Rail for main-line work, but is now based on the heritage line.
D6700, Class 37D6700, the first-built Class 37, part of the National Collection. On 5-year operational loan to the Heavy Tractor Group at the Great Central Railway since 2022.
D6732, Class 37D6732, English Electric Type 3 of March 1962, renumbered 37032 in February 1974 and later 37353. The first Class 37 to work in preservation, in 1996. Last confirmed at the North Norfolk Railway as of August 2026.
40012 Aureol, Class 4040012 (D212) Aureol, Class 40 Preservation Society, based at the East Lancashire Railway. Rescued from Vic Berry's scrapyard in 1987 and restored to dark Brunswick green with small yellow warning panels.
D318, Class 40D318, English Electric Type 4 of the BR Class 40, later 40118 and departmental 97408. Last confirmed at Tyseley Locomotive Works as of August 2026.
D335, Class 40D335, English Electric Type 4 of the BR Class 40, later 40135 and departmental 97406. Owned by the Class Forty Preservation Society and based at Bury. Last confirmed at the East Lancashire Railway as of August 2026.
D345, Class 40D345, an English Electric Type 4 owned by the Class Forty Preservation Society and based at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury, the society's home. It carries BR Brunswick green with small yellow warning panels and its original number; under TOPS it became 40145, the number under which it was named East Lancashire Railway in preservation. It returned to the East Lancashire Railway from Locomotive Services in August 2025 and has since been undergoing repairs, some of the work carried out at West Coast Railways, Carnforth.
D821 Greyhound, Class 42 WarshipD821 Greyhound, Diesel Traction Group at SVR Kidderminster. The first preserved ex-BR main-line diesel. Repainted BR rail blue with full yellow ends in 2021–23; returned to traffic August 2024 after engine work. Featured at the Greatest Gathering at Alstom Derby Litchurch Lane, August 2025.
D832 Onslaught, Class 42 WarshipD832 Onslaught, Bury Hydraulic Group at the East Lancashire Railway. Returned to Bury in June 2016 after several years at the West Somerset Railway, where she was repainted into BR Green. Affectionately known as 'Beefy'.
43018, Class 43 HST Power Car43018, named <em>The Red Cross</em>, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by Crewe Heritage Centre. Last confirmed based at the Crewe Heritage Centre as of January 2026.
43023, Class 43 HST Power Car43023, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43045, Class 43 HST Power Car43045, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by a heritage group. No fixed base is recorded for this power car; see the notes.
43056, Class 43 HST Power Car43056, named <em>Royal British Legion</em>, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by Welsh Railways Trust. Last confirmed based at the Gwili Railway as of January 2026.
43060, Class 43 HST Power Car43060, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by a heritage group. No fixed base is recorded for this power car; see the notes.
43063, Class 43 HST Power Car43063, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by Plym Valley Railway. Last confirmed based at the Plym Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43071, Class 43 HST Power Car43071, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43073, Class 43 HST Power Car43073, named <em>Neville Hill HST Depot 42 Years</em>, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43081, Class 43 HST Power Car43081, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by Crewe Heritage Centre. Last confirmed based at the Crewe Heritage Centre as of January 2026.
43082, Class 43 HST Power Car43082, named <em>The Railway Children</em>, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
43165, Class 43 HST Power Car43165, a Class 43 InterCity 125 power car preserved by 125 Heritage. Last confirmed based at the Colne Valley Railway as of January 2026.
87002 Royal Sovereign, Class 87 AC Electric87002 Royal Sovereign, the last Class 87 certified for main-line running in Britain. Bought from Electric Traction Limited by Locomotive Services Limited in November 2019 alongside 86101, it is based at the company's Crewe Diesel depot and used on its heritage charter operations.
138 Lyd, Manning Wardle 2-6-2T (Lynton & Barnstaple replica)New-build Manning Wardle 2-6-2T completed at Boston Lodge and first steamed on 2 May 2010, a working replica of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway’s Manning Wardle tanks. Repainted into Southern Railway Maunsell green and renumbered E190 in September 2011, and worked on both the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways. Last confirmed on the Ffestiniog Railway as of August 2026.
2857, GWR 2800 Class (Severn Valley Railway)A working-order GWR Churchward 2-8-0, the prototype of the British heavy freight 2-8-0 wheel arrangement. Resident at the Severn Valley Railway and one of approximately 15 preserved engines from the combined GWR 2800 / 2884 sub-classes.
4115, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie4115, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie. One of ten Large Prairies preserved. Last confirmed at the Didcot Railway Centre as of August 2026.
4121, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie4121, GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie. One of ten Large Prairies preserved. Last confirmed at the Tyseley Locomotive Works (Vintage Trains) as of August 2026.
7200, GWR 7200 Class 2-8-2T7200, GWR 7200 Class 2-8-2T. One of three 7200s preserved, and the first of the class. Last confirmed at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre as of August 2026.
2271 Lion, Liverpool & Manchester Railway“Lion”, Liverpool & Manchester Railway No. 57, built by Todd, Kitson & Laird in 1838 and among the oldest surviving locomotives in the world. On permanent static display in the Great Port gallery at the Museum of Liverpool, where it has been since the museum opened in 2011. Famously starred in the 1953 film The Titfield Thunderbolt.
43924, LMS Fowler 4FThe first standard-gauge engine to leave Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry under preservation in 1968, the foundational engine of the Barry preservation movement. Working order at the Severn Valley Railway.
48773, LMS Stanier 8F (Severn Valley Railway)48773, Stanier 8F Locomotive Society at the Severn Valley Railway. The only 8F purchased directly from BR for preservation (1968). Famous for its complex history, built for the LMS, transferred to the War Department, served in Iran, and returned to BR. Currently a static exhibit in the Engine House, Highley.
45110, LMS Stanier Black Five (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway)45110 RAF Biggin Hill, owned by West Coast Railways and currently resident at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on loan. Hauled the final return leg of the Fifteen Guinea Special into Liverpool on 11 August 1968, making it the last BR-owned standard-gauge steam locomotive to haul a service train on the national network.
Operational; resident at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on loan. Not main-line certified.
45293, LMS Stanier Black Five45293, one of six Black Fives rescued from Woodham Brothers at Barry. Last confirmed at the Colne Valley Railway as of August 2026.
45428 Eric Treacy, LMS Stanier Black Five45428 <em>Eric Treacy</em>, bought directly out of BR service for preservation and named after the railway photographer and Bishop of Wakefield. Last confirmed on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as of August 2026.
8572, LNER B12 ClassThe only preserved LNER B12 / GER S69, the only surviving pre-LNER East Anglian express engine of any type. Working order at the North Norfolk Railway.
61264, LNER Thompson Class B161264, LNER Thompson Class B1. One of two B1s preserved. Last confirmed at the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) as of August 2026.
61306 Mayflower, LNER Thompson Class B161306 <em>Mayflower</em>, LNER Thompson Class B1. One of two B1s preserved. Last confirmed at the Crewe Diesel TMD (Locomotive Services) as of August 2026.
1 Locomotion No. 1, Stockton & Darlington RailwayThe original 1825 locomotive built by George and Robert Stephenson for the Stockton & Darlington Railway, which hauled the inaugural train on 27 September 1825.
Sans Pareil, Rainhill Trials LocomotiveTimothy Hackworth’s entry to the 1829 Rainhill Trials, and a rival to Stephenson’s Rocket rather than a member of its class. Preserved as part of the National Collection. Last confirmed at Locomotion, Shildon as of August 2026.
Steam Elephant (replica)Steam Elephant (replica), a working replica; no original survives. Last confirmed at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North as of August 2026.
68030, WD Austerity 0-6-0ST (LNER J94)Preserved Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST, a class designed for the Ministry of Supply in WWII and widely sold to industry afterwards.
