20189, Class 20

Notable history

Built at English Electric's Vulcan Foundry and entered service in the Nottingham Division on 21 July 1967 as D8189. It was renumbered 20189 under TOPS on 1 January 1973 and withdrawn on 1 September 1990.

Additional notes

Location, status and ownership last confirmed Main line, August 2026. Source: Wikipedia, "British Rail Class 20", read August 2026. Subject to verification; preserved diesels move between sites and main-line registration lapses.

Other survivors of this class

20110Severn Valley Railway — Preserved Class 20.
20137Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway — 20137, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway as of August 2026.
20142 Sir John BetjemanEpping Ongar Railway — Preserved Class 20.
20154Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) — Preserved Class 20.
20166East Lancashire Railway — Preserved Class 20.
20188Great Central Railway (heritage) — Preserved Class 20.
20205 — 20205, English Electric Type 1 Bo-Bo of the BR Class 20. Last confirmed as main-line registered as of August 2026.
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.

Running number (BR/operator)	20189
Locomotive class	British Rail Class 20
Power type	Diesel
Owner / preservation society	Class 20 189 Ltd
Operating status	Main-line registered
Year built	1967