British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric shunters (later production and overhauls)
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The British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric shunters (later production and overhauls) are a long-serving fleet of heavy-duty yard shunting locomotives that became the standard workhorses for British Rail’s freight and shunting operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| British Rail Class 08 | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Rail locomotive class
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diesel-electric shunting locomotive class ⓘ |
| category | British Rail diesel locomotive classes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | heavy-duty replacement for steam shunters ⓘ |
| designedFor | heavy-duty shunting ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasSubseries |
later production Class 08 locomotives
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overhauled Class 08 locomotives ⓘ |
| influenced | later British shunting locomotive designs ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950s ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
heritage railways in the United Kingdom
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industrial rail operators in the United Kingdom ⓘ privatised UK freight companies ⓘ |
| laterProduction | locomotives built after initial batches ⓘ |
| nickName | standard BR shunter ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
became standard BR shunting locomotive
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high tractive effort at low speed ⓘ long service life ⓘ |
| operatedOn | British Rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overhaulsIncluded |
bodywork repairs
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electrical system upgrades ⓘ mechanical refurbishment ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
freight shunting
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yard shunting ⓘ |
| railwayIndustryRole | workhorse of BR shunting operations ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | British Railways Modernisation Plan era ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight
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shunting ⓘ |
| standardShunterFor | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
many units preserved
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some units still in industrial service ⓘ withdrawn from most mainline duties ⓘ |
| tractionMotors | electric traction motors ⓘ |
| transmission | diesel engine with electric transmission ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
freight terminals
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goods yards ⓘ locomotive depots ⓘ |
| underwent | multiple overhauls during service life ⓘ |
| usedBy | multiple British Rail regions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight train assembly
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industrial sidings shunting ⓘ marshalling yards operations ⓘ |
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British Rail Engineering Limited
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British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric shunters (later production and overhauls)
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