Western Region Series
The Great Western Railway purchased two diesel shunters during its existence, which were numbered 1 and 2. Number 1 was effectively a departmental locomotive, while 2 was in capital stock. Details of both locomotives may be found here.
The GWR also owned a number of small petrol shunters built by Motor Rail, which carried numbers 15 and 22-27 in their departmental number series. These survived to be taken over by British Rail, which did not renumber them. These shunters are listed below.
The Western Region of British Rail used a PWM (Permanent Way Machinery) series which incorporated some locomotives. The two narrow gauge GWR petrol shunters were allocated numbers in this series, as were the five shunters PWM650-PWM654, which were later renumbered as 97650-97654.
| Number | Builder Details | Use | Withdrawn | Disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Motor Rail, 1923 | Shunter | 1951 | Scrapped (1951) |
| 22 | Motor Rail, 1930 | Shunter, 2ft gauge, allocated PWM1780 | 1952 | Scrapped (1952) |
| 23 | Motor Rail, 1925 | Shunter | 1960 | Scrapped (1960) |
| 24 | Motor Rail, 1926 | Shunter | 1960 | Scrapped (1960) |
| 25 | Motor Rail, 1930 | Shunter, 2ft gauge, allocated PWM1779 | 1951 | Scrapped (1951) |
| 26 | Motor Rail, 1927 | Shunter | 1960 | Scrapped (1960) |
| 27 | Motor Rail, 1926 | Shunter | 1960 | Scrapped (1960) |
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