British Rail Departmental Locomotives
Before the TOPS Class 97 was issued to self-propelled locomotives in departmental (non-revenue earning) use, British Rail had such locomotives numbered in a variety of series, together with locomotives that were no longer self-propelled. See Also:
- Southern Region 'DS'-prefix series
- Eastern Region 1-100 series
| Key: | In use | Withdrawn | Preserved | Renumbered | Returned to normal traffic | Scrapped |
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Read more about British Rail Departmental Locomotives: Western Region Series, Engineering Department Series, 966xxx and 968xxx Series, Internal User Series, Miscellaneous Locomotives
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