List of rolling stock preserved on the West Somerset Railway
Class Number ( & Name ) Livery Current status Notes
BR Class 52 'Western ' C-C D1010 Western Campaigner BR Maroon Under repair The 'Western ' class were the last and most powerful of the Western Region 's diesel-hydraulics . 1010 was built at Swindon in 1962 and was initially based at Old Oak Common TMD in London . After just 14 months it moved to Laira which was to be its most familiar depot , but it did spend a short time working out of Landore TMD in Wales during 1968 . 1010 was bought by Foster Yeoman after being withdrawn by British Rail in 1977 and was moved to their depot at Merehead . The locomotive moved to Didcot Railway Centre in 1985 where it was restored to working order . A further move saw it brought to the WSR in 1991 and it was then sold to the DEPG who had been responsible for its restoration and operation . During its time with Foster Yeoman it assumed the identity of 1035 Western Yeoman but it returned to its original number and name in 1992 . It is currently painted in British Railways maroon livery . It is currently Planned to run at the DEPG Diesel Gala in June 2019
British Rail Class 47 Co-Co 1661 North Star BR Green Under repair The Class 47 , or 'Brush Type 4 ' , was the British Railways standard large diesel-electric locomotive of the mid-1960s and was designed to operate similar trains to the 'Westerns ' . Only a few were initially allocated to the Western Region and most of these were given names that had originally been carried by Great Western Railway locomotives , in 1661 's case this dated back to the broad gauge Star Class but the North Star name had also been carried by four other GWR locomotives , the most recent being Castle Class 4000 . 1661 received its name in a ceremony performed by Ray Gunter , the Minister of Labour , at London Paddington station on 20 March 1965 . It was allocated to Landore TMD until 1973 when it was transferred to Old Oak Common , after which it moved around various sheds . Its number was changed to 47077 under the TOPS scheme in 1974 and then became 47613 when fitted with electric train heating equipment ten years later . In 1989 it was rebuilt with additional fuel tanks which caused it to be renumbered again as 47840 . It was part of the Virgin CrossCountry fleet until 2002 and then was hired to various operators by its owner , Porterbrook . It was finally withdrawn in 2008 , repainted into two-tone British Railways Green livery , renumbered back to 1661 , and sent to the WSR . It is now part of the DEPG fleet based at Williton
British Rail Class 33 Bo-Bo D6566 BR Green Operational The Class 33 was built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and were the Southern Region s principal diesel-electric locomotive . They were also familiar working inter-regional freight and passenger trains on the Western Region
British Rail Class 33 Bo-Bo D6575 BR Green Operational 6575 became 33057 in 1973 and spent most of its working life at Hither Green TMD from where it was withdrawn in 1995 but was retained for staff training until sold to a private buyer for preservation in 1997 when it moved to the WSR . It carries British Rail green livery with full yellow ends . 6575 was also based at Hither Green until 1985 after when it spent time at both Stewarts Lane TMD and Eastleigh TMD ; from 1991 it carried the name Seagull . It was withdrawn in 1997 and eventually sold to freight operator Direct Rail Services , however it was never put into traffic and instead was sold to a private buyer and moved to the WSR in 2005 . It was intended to be a source of spares for 6566 , however its restoration was started in February 2010 . It also carries green livery but with the original half-height yellow ends
British Rail Class 35 'Hymek ' B-B D7017 BR Green Operational The 'Hymek ' class of mid-power diesel-hydraulics were built by Beyer Peacock for working both passenger and freight services on the Western Region and were familiar on the Minehead branch before it became a heritage railway . Both of the WSR 's Class 35s were delivered to Bristol Bath Road TMD in January 1962 . Both moved to Old Oak Common in 1971 and were withdrawn in 1975 . 7017 was purchased by the DEPG and moved to Taunton in 1975 and is operational on the WSR in traffic wearing BR green
British Rail Class 35 'Hymek ' B-B D7018 BR Green Operational 7018 like 7017 was delivered to Bristol Bath Road TMD in January 1962 before being moved to Old Oak Common in 1971 and was withdrawn in 1975 . 7018 was sold for private preservation and moved to Didcot where the DEPG were planning to restore it to working order . Its major overhaul was completed for the June Diesel Gala in 2019 , finished in BR green like 7017
British Rail Class 14 0-6-0 D9518 N/A Under Restoration The Class 14 were small diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at Swindon for working Western Region branch lines but they were soon surplus to requirements as these were closed following the Reshaping of British Railways report . 9518 entered service in October 1964 at Cardiff Canton and worked from there until placed in store April 1969 . It was sold to the National Coal Board for use at Ashington Colliery in Northumberland . After it was no longer needed by the NCB , it went to the Nene Valley Railway to provide spare parts for other Class 14s that were based there . Late in 2011 it was moved to Williton and there are long-term plans to restore it to service
British Rail Class 14 0-6-0 D9526 BR Green Operational 9526 was delivered to Bristol Bath Road in January 1965 , joined 9518 at Cardiff Canton in May 1967 but was withdrawn before the end of 1968 . It was then purchased by Blue Circle Industries to shunt the sidings at their cement factory at Westbury alongside the Taunton to London line . It was sold to the DEPG in 1979 and arrived on the WSR on 3 April 1980 . Restoration was completed in 1984 ; it carries British Railways green livery and is used on freight or light passenger trains . Another Class 14 , D9551 , also worked on the West Somerset Railway for many years but has now moved elsewhere
Main line diesels
The rolling stock preserved on the West Somerset Railway is used to operate trains on the West Somerset Railway (WSR), a heritage railway in Somerset, England. There is a variety of preserved steam and diesel locomotives and diesel multiple units, passenger coaches and goods wagons. Most of these are typical of Great Western Railway (GWR) branch lines in Somerset, or of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (SDJR). Some are owned by the railway itself but most are owned by various individuals or voluntary groups such as the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA), Diesel and Electric Preservation Group (DEPG), and Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust (SDRT). The line is also regularly visited by locomotives based elsewhere. Some come for a day on a railtour, others for a few days or weeks to take part in a special gala, but a few stay for many months and form part of the stock working scheduled trains. Over the years these have included well known locomotives such as City of Truro, Taw Valley, Duke of Gloucester, Evening Star, Royal Scot, Tornado, Bittern, Britannia, Sir Lamiel and King Edward I.