List of British Rail modern traction locomotive classes

This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e.g. diesel, electric, gas turbine, petrol) stock used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British Railways and post-privatisation).

Diesel locomotives

The 1955 diesel locomotive classes are given in brackets where applicable.

A large number of different shunter types were purchased by British Rail and its predecessors, many of which were withdrawn prior to the introduction of TOPS. The tables below attempt to list the different types and the different classifications used to describe them as clearly as possible:

Small shunters: under 300 hp

Shunter classes are listed by 1955 class, which puts TOPS classes in ascending order, and generally puts 1948 and 1962 classes in ascending order. Unclassed shunters are placed at the start of the table; TOPS class 07 has been placed so its 1962 class is in the logical place.

TOPS Class 1948
Class 		1955
Class 		1962
Class 		1948 Numbers 1957 Numbers Year(s)
built		 Quantity
built		 Year(s)
withdrawn		 Notes Image
— — — — 11104 1950 1 1967 Renumbered 52 in the ER/NER Departmental series in 1953.[1]
— — — — 13000 — 1934 1 1949 BR number never applied [2]
— DY1 D1/1 1/15 11500–11502 D2950–D2952 1954–55 31966–67 [3][4]
Class 01 DY2 D1/2 1/12 11503–11506, 81 D2953–D2956, D2956 (ii) 1956–58 5 1966–81 [5][3][6]
— DY5 D1/3 1/16 11507–11508 D2957–D2958 1956 2 1967–68 [3][6]
Class 02 — D1/4 1/17 — D2850–D2869 1960–61 20 1969–75 [5][7]
— DY11 D2/1 2/4A 11700–11707 D2700–D2707 1953–56 8 1964–68 [8]
Class 03 DJ15 D2/2 2/1 11187–11211 D2000–D2199
D2370–D2399		 1957–62 230 1968–93
2008 		[5][9]
Class 04 DJ12/1 D2/4 2/13 11100–11115 D2200–D2214 1952–62
(D2289 1948)		 142 1967–72 [5][10] D2289 still in use in Italy
DJ12/2 D2/13 2/13 11121–11229 D2215–D2341
— DJ14 D2/5 2/12A 11177–11186 D2400–D2409 1956–57 10 1967–69 [11]
— — D2/7 2/14 11116–20, 11144–48 D2500–D2509 1955–56 10 1967 [12]
Class 05 DJ13 D2/8 2/15A 11136–43, 11161–76 D2550–D2573 1955–61 79 1966–68, 1983 [5][13]
DJ13/2 D2/9 2/15 — D2574–D2618
Class 06 — D2/6 2/12 — D2410–D2444 1958–60 35 1967–84 [5][11]
— DY11 D2/10 2/4 11708–11719 D2708–D2719 1957 12 1967 [14][15]
2/4B — D2720–D2780 1958–61 61 1967–68
— — D2/11 2/2 — D2999 1958 1 1967 [16][14]
— — D2/12 2/14A — D2510–D2519 1961 10 1967 [17][12]
Class 07 — — 2/16 — D2985–D2998 1962 14 1973–77 [5][18]
— — D3/1 3/4 — D2900–D2913 1958–59 14 1967 [19][4]

Large shunters: 300–799hp

CLASS NUMBERS Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1948 1955 1962 1948 1957
15107 1949 1 1958[21]
11001 1949 1 1959[22]
Class 08 DEJ4 D3/2 3/1 13000–13366 D3000–D4192[23] except those
listed under classes 09 and 10		 1953[24]–62[23] 986 still in use[23]
Class 09 D3665–71, D3719–21,
D4099–D4114		 1959–62[23] 26 still in use[23]
D3/3 3/1B 13117–13126 D3117–D3126 1955 10 1966–67[25]
Class 10 DEJ5 D3/4 3/1C 13137–13151[26] D3137–D3151, D3439–D3453,
D3473–D3502, D3512–D3651,
D4049–D4094		 1955–62[26] 15 1967–72[27]
DEJ7 D3/5 3/1D 13152–13166 D3152–D3166 1955 15 1967[28]
D3/6 12000–12002 1935 11 1956–62[29]
D3/7 3/8 12003–12032 1939–42 30 1966–67[30]
Class 11 DEJ3 D3/8 3/8A 12033–12138 1945–52 136 1967–72[31]
DEJ1 D3/9 3/10 15000–15003 1944 4 1967[21]
D3/10 3/11A 15100 1936 1[20] 1965[21]
D3/11 3/11 15101–15106 1948 6 1967[21]
D3/12 3/9A 15201–15203 1937 3 1964[22]
Class 12 D3/13 3/9 15211–15236 1949–52 24 1968–71[22]
DEJ2 D3/14 3/2 15004 1949 1[20] 1962
Class 13 7/1 D4500–D4502 1965 3[20] 1983–1985

Type 1 locomotives: 800 - 1000hp

CLASS 1957 numbers Introduced Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955 1962
Class 14 6/1 D9500–D9555 1964 56 1968–69[32]
10800 1950[33]1[33] 1972[33]
Class 15 D8/1 8/5 D8200-D8243 1957-61[20] 44[34] 1969-71
Class 16 D8/2 8/4[35] D8400-D8409[36] 1958[37] 10[36] from 1968[36]
Class 17 N/A 9/18 D8500-D8587 1962-65[38] 117[38] by 1971[38]
9/19 D8588-D8616
Class 18 1985
(Proposed) 		Never Built
Class 20 D10/3 10/3[39] D8000-199,
D8300-27[40] 		1957-67[40] 228[38] still in use[23]

Type 2 locomotives: 1001 - 1499hp

Locomotive class are listed by TOPS class. Locomotives for TOPS classes 24 and 26 have their original sub-classes shown, as each wholly comprised locomotives from a distinct 1962 class.

CLASS 1957 numbers Introduced Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955 1962
Class 21 (I) D10/1 10/4 D6100-D6157 1959[37] 58 1967
D11/2 11/4
Class 21 (II) N/A N/A N/A 2004-05 4 still in use
Class 22 D10/2A 10/4A D6300-D6305 1959[37] 58[41] 1967-72[41]
D11/5 11/4A D6306-D6357
Class 23 D11/1 11/3 D5900-D5909 1959[37] 10 1968-71
Class 24 24/0 11/1 D5000-D5049 1958[37]-61 50 by 1980
24/1 D11/3 11/1A D5050-5150 101
Class 25 D12/1 12/1 D5151–D5299,
D7500–D7677 		1961[40]-67 323 1987[42][43]
Class 26 26/0 D11/4 11/6 D5300-D5319[40] 1958[44] 20[44] 1975-94[44]
26/1 none[20] 11/6A D5320-D5346[40] 1958[44] 27[44]
Class 27 D12/3 12/6 D5347-D5415[40] 1961-62[20] 69 1987
Class 28 D12/1 12/5 D5700-D5719 1958-59[37]-59 20 1968-71
Class 29 N/A N/A N/A 1965-1967[20] 20 1971
Class 30 & 31 D13/1, D14/2 14/2 D5500-D5699,
D5800-D5862 		1957[37]-62[40] 263 plus 81
conversions 		1976 - date
still in use

Type 3 locomotives: 1500–1999hp

CLASS Pre-TOPS
numbers		 Introduced Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955 1962
Class 33 D15/1 15/6 D6500—D6585[20][40] 1960-62[45] 98[45] still in use(with West Coast Railway Company)[23]
D15/2 15/6A D6586-D6597[20][40]
Class 35
(Hymek[46]) 		D17/2 17/7 D7000–D7100[5] 1961-64[47] 101[47] 1971-1975[48]
Class 37 D17/1 17/3 D6600-D6608
D6700-D6999[40]		 1960 - 65[49] 309[49]still in use[23]
Class 38 1980s
(Proposed) 		Never Built
D16/1 16/8 10000-10001[20] 1947-48[50] 2[50] 1962-66[50]
D16/2 16/9 10201-10203[20] 1951-1954[37] 3[37] 1968

Type 4 locomotives: 2000–2999hp

CLASS 1957 numbers Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
TOPS 1955[20] 1962[20]
10100 1950 1 1958
Class 40 D20/1 20/3 D200-D399[40] 1958-62[40] 200 by 1985[51]
Class 41 (I)[52] D20/2 20/4 D600-D604[40] 1958-59[47] 5[47] 1967[47]
Class 41 (II) N/A 1972[5] 2[5] 1982
Class 41 (III) N/A 1990s
(Proposed) 		Never Built
Class 42 D22/1 22/1 D800-D832,
D866-D870[5]		 1958-61[5] 38[47] 1968-72[47]
Class 43 (I) D22/2 22/2 D833-D865[5] 1960-62 33 1969-1971
Class 43 (II) N/A 1976-82[51] 197[51] Still in use[23]
Class 44
(Peak[53]) 		D23/1 23/1 D1-D10[5] 1959-60 10 1976-81
Class 45 D25/1 25/1 D11-D137[40] 1960-63[40] 127 by 1989[51]
Class 46 N/A 25/1A D138-D193[40] 1961[40] 56 by 1984
Class 47 N/A 27/2D1100-D1111,
D1500-D1999[40]		 1962-68[40]512 still in use[23]
Class 48 N/A 27/2D1702-D1706. 1965-66[40]5 1990-91[23]
Class 50 N/A 27/3 D400-D449[40] 1967-68[40]50[40] by 1994
Class 52
(Western[54]) 		D27/1 27/1 D1000-D1073[5] 1961–1964 74 by 1977
Class 53
Falcon[55] 		? ? D0280, later D1200 1961 1 1976
Class 57 N/A 1962-1968 Rebuilt 1997 - 2004[23]33[23] still in use[23]

Type 5 locomotives: over 3000hp

TOPS class Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
Class 51 1960s
(Proposed) 		Never Built
Class 55
(Deltic)[56]		 1961-62[24]-62 22[24] 1982
Class 56 1976-84[57] 135[57] still in use[23]
Class 58 1983-87[51] 50[51] still in use
(In mainland Europe)[23]
Class 59 1985-95[58] 15[58] still in use[23]
Class 60 1989-93[58] 100[58] still in use[23]
Class 62 1990s
(Proposed) 		Never Built
Class 65 Never Built
Class 66 1998-2015[23] 446[23] still in use[23]
Class 67 1999-2000[58] 30[58] still in use[23]
Class 68 2013-[59] 32 (planned)[60][59] still in use[59][61]
Class 70 2009-2014 30 still in use

Electric locomotives

Gatwick Express Class 73 no. 73201 at Clapham Junction.
Freightliner Class 86 nos. 86613 and 86610 at Ipswich.

DC electric locomotives

TOPS class pre-TOPS class Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
Class 70 1941-48 3 1968-69
Class 71 HA 1958-60 24 1977
Class 73 (electric and Diesel power) JA or JB 1962
1965-67 		82 still in use
Class 74 (electric and Diesel power) HB 1958–1960
Rebuilt 1967–1968 		10 1976
Class 75 1960s
(Proposed) 		Never Built
Class 76 EM1 1952-53 56 1981
Class 77 EM2 1953-55 7 1969
Class EB1/EF1
(26502-26511)		 1914-1919 10 1951
1964
Class EE1
(26600)		 1922 1 1950
Class ES1
(26500-26501)		 1905 2 1964

AC electric locomotives

TOPS class pre-TOPS class Built Quantity Withdrawn Image
Class 80 1958 1 1961
Class 81 AL1 1959–1964 25 1991
Class 82 AL2 1960-62 12 1987
Class 83 AL3 1960-62 15 1989
Class 84 AL4 1960-61 10 1979-80
Class 85 AL5 1961-64 40 1991
Class 86 AL6 1965-66 100 2002-date still in use (with Freightliner and in Hungary).
Class 87 1973-75 36 2003-date still in use (in Bulgaria).
Class 88 (I) 1983-87
(planned)		Never Constructed
Class 88 (II) 2015- 10
(planned)[62] 		2014 under construction
Class 89 1986 1 2001
Class 90 1987-90 50 still in use
Class 91 1988-91 31 still in use
Class 92 1993-96 46 still in use
Class 93 1992-95
(planned)		30
(planned)		Never Constructed

Miscellaneous locomotives

Type Class / number(s) Information Image
Channel Tunnel Class 22 SNCF Class BB 22200 class dual voltage electric locomotives used for freight duties through the Channel Tunnel by Railfreight Distribution during 1994-95, prior to the availability of the dedicated Class 92 locomotives. These locomotives were allocated the TOPS classification Class 22 for their use on British railways
Class 9000 Dedicated locomotives used only on Eurotunnel Shuttle services through the Channel Tunnel between Foklestone & Calais. As they do not operate on the main British network they do not have a TOPS classification.
Departmental Class 97 General departmental locomotives, used for special or engineering duties. Were therefore of many different classes, lumped together for numbering purposes. Forty-seven locomotives allocated Class 97 numbers, including five in subclass 97/6.
Class 97/6 Five diesel shunting locomotives purpose-built for departmental duties in 1953 (number 97650) and 1959 (numbers 97651-654). Withdrawn 1987-2005.
Various Pre-TOPS Departmental Locomotives
Steam Class 98 Used to cover all steam locomotives used on the mainline in Britain. Had particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol Railway steam locomotives that remained in BR's ownership after the end of mainline steam traction in August 1968, and numbered 98007-98009.
Also used for privately owned steam locomotives registered to run on the mainline since 1971, with numbers allocated in the following way:
  • First two digits: 98 (for class 98)
  • Third digit: 0-9 representing the Power Class 0-9
  • Fourth and fifth digits: The last two digits of the locomotive's original number. If this would duplicate an existing number, then the number is increased by 1.
Petrol 15097-15099 Petrol powered locomotives built by Simplex, introduced 1919-1925 by the LNER, and subsequently inherited by BR
Gas turbine 18000 Prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for BR in 1949 by Brown Boveri. Had been ordered by GWR in 1940, but construction was delayed due to World War II.
18100 Prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built for BR in 1951 by Metropolitan-Vickers. Had been ordered by the GWR in the 1940s, but construction was delayed due to World War II.

Class 99

When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were incorporated into the system as Class 99. In order to circumvent restrictions of the application software, these ships were entered on TOPS as locomotives, 'hauling' the trains which they carried on board.

Builders' demonstrators

These were locomotives built and owned by private firms, but used by British Rail to test them.

Locomotive Builder Year Fate Image
D0226 & D0227 English Electric 1956 D0226 preserved
D0227 scrapped
D0260 Lion BRCWC 1962 Scrapped in 1963
D0280 Falcon
See Class 53, above 		Brush Traction 1961 Scrapped 1976
D9998
See Class D2/11, above 		Brush Traction 1958 ?
DHP1 Clayton 1965 ?
DP1 Deltic English Electric 1955 Withdrawn 1961,
preserved
DP2 English Electric 1962 Scrapped 1967
GT3
(Gas turbine) 		English Electric 1961 Scrapped 1966
HS4000 Kestrel Brush Traction 1968 Scrapped 1989
Janus Yorkshire Engine Company 1956 Sold to Appleby-Frodingham
Steel works; scrapped c.1982
Taurus Yorkshire Engine Company 1961 Stripped 1962,
scrapped 1965

Unbuilt locomotives

A number of TOPS class numbers were allocated to proposed locomotives, both diesel and electric, which for many reasons were not proceeded with.

See also

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