Diesel Loco
Class 20 Chopper
The British Rail Class 20, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive. In total, 228 locomotives in the class were built by English Electric between 1957 and 1968, the large number being in part because of the failure of other early designs in the same power range to provide reliable locomotives.
The locomotives were originally numbered D8000–D8199 and D8300–D8327. They are known by railway enthusiasts as "Choppers"
| Gauge | 1435mm |
| Builder | English Electric |
| Max Speed | 75mph |
| Introduced | 1957-68 |
| Length | 14262mm |
| Width | 2670mm |
| Height | 3860mm |
| Weight | 73.2t |
| Engine | English Electric 8SVT Mk2 |
| Transmission | Diesel Electric |
| Power | 746kW |
| TE | 186.8kN |
| Driving Wheel Dia | 1092mm |
| Wheelbase | 9910mm |
| Wheel Arrangement | Bo-Bo |
| Number | Altnumber | Name | Status | Note | Livery | Depot | Pool | Location | Base | Owner | In Service | Withdrawn | Scrapped | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20007 | D8007 | P | GRN | SK | Severn Valley Railway | PRE | 19/09/1957 | 01/07/1993 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 20016 | D8016 | P | BRB | P | Caledonian Railway | PRE | 30/12/1957 | 04/1995 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 2002 | D8063 20063 | S | TTL | PR | Battlefield Line | PRE | 05/06/1961 | 01/05/1991 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 20020 | D8020 | P | SBB | BO | RAJV | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | SRP | 03/10/1959 | 10/1990 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20031 | D8031 | P | BRT | PR | PRES | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | PRE | 20/01/1960 | 14/09/1990 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20035 | 2001 D8035 | X | European Metal Recycling, Kingsbury | 18/09/1959 | 01/05/1991 | 07/2019 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||||
| 20048 | D8048 | P | SBB | SK | MBDL | Severn Valley Railway | PRE | 31/12/1959 | 01/11/1990 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20057 | D8057 | P | GRN | PR | PRES | Churnet Valley Railway | PRE | 01/05/1961 | 10/1994 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20069 | D8069 | P | BRB | WS | HNRC Worksop | PRE | 30/06/1961 | 20/05/1991 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 20081 | D8081 | P | SBB | Caledonian Railway | PRE | 31/08/1961 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||||
| 20087 | D8087 89287 | Hercules** | P | SBB | MBDL | Kent & East Sussex Railway | PRE | 26/09/1961 | 04/1995 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20088 | D8088 2017 37 | P | RFG | Caledonian Railway | PRE | 26/09/1961 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||||
| 20118 | D8118 | Saltburn-by-the-Sea, RIVER DON** | RFG | CL | LSLO | Locomotive Services, Crewe | LSL | 08/03/1962 | 03/03/2000 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20121 | D8121 | X | EMR Sheffield | 16/03/1962 | 27/1/2023 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||||||
| 20132 | D8132 | Barrow Hill Depot, Atlas** | RFG | CL | LSLO | Locomotive Services, Crewe | LSL | 05/03/1966 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 20166 | 89166 D8166 | RIVER FOWEY** | P | HNR | PR | Caledonian Railway | PRE | 10/10/1966 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 20169 | D8169 | P | GRN | PR | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | PRE | 25/10/1966 | 07/12/2001 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||||
| 20189 | D8189 | Midland Railway Centre (Loan to NYMR) | SBB | SK | MOLO | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | 20 | 21/01/1967 | 01/09/1990 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20205 | D8305 | P | SBB | SK | MOLO | Severn Valley Railway | 2L | 22/04/1967 | 18/12/1989 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20214 | D8314 | P | GRN | PR | PRES | Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway | PRE | 20/05/1967 | 09/06/1993 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20227 | 89127 D8327 | SIR JOHN BETJEMAN**, SHERLOCK HOLMES | P | LUL | PR | MOLO | North Norfolk Railway | 2L | 07/02/1968 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20228 | 2004 D8128 | P | Former CFD 2004 | BRB | PR | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway | PRE | 12/01/1966 | 01/05/1991 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20302 | 2002 20084 D8084 | S | Trip Cock fitted. | HNR | ZG | HNRS | HNRC Barrow Hill | HNRC | 12/09/1961 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 20305 | 2020 20095 D8095 | Gresty Bridge | S | Trip Cock fitted. | DRC | WS | HNRS | HNRC Worksop | HNRS | 26/10/1961 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||
| 20309 | 20075 D8075 | Sir William Cooke** | (for sale) | DRC | HO | HNRS | Hope Cement | HNRC | 26/07/1961 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| D8000 | 89100 20050 | P | PRE | YM | MBDL | National Railway Museum | NRM | 18/06/1957 | 14/12/1980 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| 8001 | 89101 D20001 20001 | Vulcan Pioneer | P | BRB | PR | MBDL | Great Central Railway | EEP | 08/07/1957 | 20/04/1988 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||
| D8059 | 20059 | P | GRN | PR | MBDL | Mid Hants Railway | PRE | 12/05/1961 | 05/1993 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| D8098 | 20098 | S | Type 1 Loco Company | GRN | PR | Great Central Railway | PRE | 08/11/1961 | 24/06/1991 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| D8110 | 89110 20110 | P | GRN | PR | MBDL | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | HNRC | 10/01/1962 | 14/09/1990 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| D8137 | 20137 | Murray B. Hofmeyr** | P | GRN | PR | MBDL | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway | PRE | 12/04/1966 | 01/12/1992 | UK/20 UK70/20 | |||
| D8154 | 20154 | P | SBB | PR | MBDL | Nottingham Heritage Railway | PRE | 15/08/1966 | 01/04/1993 | UK/20 UK70/20 | ||||
| D8188 | 89188 20188 | RIVER YEO** | P | GRN | SK | MBDL | Mid Hants Railway | PRE | 21/01/1967 | 01/01/1990 | UK/20 UK70/20 |