DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES OF BRITISH RAILWAYS 1958 TO 1968

A look through our archives of the first ten years of the
​British Railway diesel locomotives​.
Above can be seen a pair of English Electric Type 1 1000HP locomotives
D8055 & D8065 entering Scarborough Central passing Falsgrave signal box
while working excursion 1N40 on the 13th June 1964 
Photograph by N W Skinner    

An unidentified EE Type 4 with a diverted Kings Cross service take the line to Bp Auckland at Deerness Jct in the mid 1960,s R F Payne

Brush Type 4 in Glenfarg with the 07:50 London to Perth Car Carrier 8th July 1966 J M Boyes

BR Type 2's under construction in Darlington Works D7590 nearest the camera of R Goad 21st March 1964

Metrovick Co-Bo Type 2 D5711 passing through St Bees station 14th Sept 1967 R Goad

EE Type 5 Deltic 9015 departs Newcastle Central with 1E05 to KX In the summer of 1970 ARPT Collections

EE Type 4 D429 & D411 pass under the road bridge at Kingmoor with a Euston to Glasgow service circa 1969 S C Crook

EE Type 4 D274 leaves Billingham behind while working the 11:20am Newcastle to York Parcels 7th Dec 1966 J M Boyes

BRC&W Type 2 D5327 entering Grantown on Spey East with the local pick up goods 22nd June 1966 JM Boyes

Brand new Cravens two car DMU set with M50772 leading awaits collection at Darnell in 1958 WRE Lewis