20020, Class 20

Running number (BR/operator)	20020
Locomotive class	British Rail Class 20
Power type	Diesel
Current location	Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Owner / preservation society	Scottish Railway Preservation Society
Operating status	Heritage railway service / cycles
Current livery	BR rail blue

A preserved Class 20 locomotive.

Last recorded as based at the East Lancashire Railway, owned by Class 20 Locomotive Society. Operating status: Heritage railway service / cycles. Current livery: BR rail blue.

Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.

Additional notes

Location, status and ownership last confirmed Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, August 2026. Sources: Wikipedia "British Rail Class 20" preservation table and the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway. Subject to verification.

Record note: this locomotive was previously held twice on this site, as D8020 (recorded at Midland Railway Butterley, static) and as 20020 (recorded at East Lancashire Railway, in service). Both pre-dated 2024 and neither matched the current published sources; the two records were merged in August 2026 and the location re-checked. Earlier ownership was recorded as the Class 20 Locomotive Society.

Other survivors of this class

20007 — 20007, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed as main-line registered as of August 2026.
20031Kent & East Sussex Railway — Preserved Class 20.
20048Midland Railway Centre, Butterley — 20048, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed at Midland Railway - Butterley as of August 2026.
20057Churnet Valley Railway — 20057, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20, originally D8057. Last confirmed at Churnet Valley Railway as of August 2026.
20059Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) — 20059, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20, originally D8059. Last confirmed at Watercress Line as of August 2026.
20066Swanage Railway — 20066, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed at Swanage Railway as of August 2026.
20069Great Central Railway (heritage) — Preserved Class 20.
20214Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway — 20214, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed at Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway as of August 2026.
20227Mid-Norfolk Railway — Preserved Class 20.
20228Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway — 20228, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway as of August 2026.
D8000National Railway Museum, York — The first Class 20, part of the National Collection.
D8001East Lancashire Railway — Preserved Class 20.