Green Signals Deltic D9015 lives! Fired up on a behind-the-scenes trip to Barrow Hill Roundhouse
May 13, 2025
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Barrow Hill is a treasure trove of railway and locomotive history – the last surviving roundhouse in the country with an operational turntable. We were lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes tour and got to see a huge list of steam, diesel and electric locomotives:
Steam
- GER Class G58 (LNER Class J17) 0-6-0 no. 8217. Built in 1905. On loan from the National Railway Museum.
- GCR Class 11F (LNER Class D11) 4-4-0 no. 506 Butler Henderson. Built in 1919. On loan from the National Railway Museum.
- MR 156 Class 2-4-0 no. 158A. Built in 1866. On loan from the National Railway Museum.
- MR 1000 Compound Class 4-4-0 no. 1000. Built in 1902. On loan from the National Railway Museum.•
- BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T no. 80079. Built in 1954. On loan from the Severn Valley Railway.
- Hunslet Engine Company "Austerity" 0-6-0ST Works no. 3192, Running no. 68006. Built in 1955. Under overhaul.
- Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST no. 2491 Henry. Built in 1901.• Vulcan Foundry 0-4-0ST no. 3272 Vulcan. Built in 1918.Diesel
- Drewry Car Co. 0-4-0 no. 2589 Harry. Built in 1956.• BR 0-4-0DH Class 02 no. 02 003 (D2853) in BR Green. Built in 1960.
- BR 0-4-0DH Class 02 no. D2868 in BR Green. Built in 1960.
- BR 0-6-0DM Class 03 no. 03 066 (D2066) in BR Blue. Built in 1959.
- BR 0-6-0DE Class 07 no. 07 012 (D2996) in BR Blue. Built in 1962.
- BR Class 08 no. 08 956 in BR Green
- BR 0-6-0DH Class 10 no. D4092 in BR Green. Built in 1962.
- BR Bo-Bo Class 23 "Baby Deltic" no. D5910. New-build• BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. 25089
- BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. 26 007 (D5300)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. 33 111• BR Co-Co Class 37 No 37 607 and 37 612
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 no. 45 060 (D100) Sherwood Forester in BR Blue. Built in 1961.
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 no. 45 105 (D86) in BR Blue. Built in 1961.
- BR 1Co-CO1 Class 46 no. 46 010 in BR Blue
- BR Co-Co Class 55 no. D9009 (55 009) Alycidon in BR Blue. Built in 1961. (Owned by Deltic Preservation Society).
- BR Co-Co Class 55 no. D9015 (55 015) Tulyar in BR Green. Built in 1961. (Owned by Deltic Preservation Society).
Electric locomotives
- BR Bo-Bo Class 81 no. 81 002 BR Blue. Built in 1960. (AC Locomotive Group)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 82 no. 82 008. Intercity Executive. Built in 1961. (AC Locomotive Group)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 83 no. E3035 (83 012). Electric Blue. Built in 1961 (AC Locomotive Group)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 85 no. 85 006 Built in 1961. (AC Locomotive Group)
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