What is your favorite British Rail Diesel of all time?

OwL · March 30, 2011, 08:36:14 PM

Hi Guys,

I know the membership has varied interest's but what is your most favorite real (not N Gauge) British Rail Diesel loco of all time?

Mine is the Class 58........http://www.c58lg.co.uk/..... Hence my devotion to this worthy cause. My second fav is the class 60, again I cant help devoting time + Money to this worthy cause......
http://www.c60pg.co.uk/

Would love to see your choices.....................................

longbridge · March 30, 2011, 08:43:40 PM

Questions don"t come any easier than this one, Class 47.

michael · March 30, 2011, 08:44:30 PM

great choice for a topic!

Mine used to be the 47 but now Im torn between 52's and 60's

zwilnik · March 30, 2011, 08:46:40 PM

I'm an 08 Gronk fan

Although technically it's sort of an LMS diesel, at least in design.

Richard G Dallimore · March 30, 2011, 08:49:32 PM

Class 50 in large logo livery or Warship

point blank · March 30, 2011, 09:27:16 PM

My favourites were the Deltics when they were in service but now I favour the class 60's. Sorry to upset those above but the class I used to hate were the 47's, purely because they took over all the work of the 40's, 25's, peaks etc and they became all you ever saw on passenger services for a few years.

Tank · March 30, 2011, 09:28:30 PM

I'm with Zwilnik on this one. The length of service alone shows us that the 08 is the best.

It was also the only train I could afford at 15 years old, which was handy!

OwL · March 30, 2011, 09:48:02 PM

What would the feeling be amongst you guys about the most popular diesel loco by volume of answers being made into a new smilie on the site (With Tank's permission of course??)................

porkie · March 30, 2011, 09:50:02 PM

wooo hoooo...

Im gonna be the first to post this..

My all time fav diesel is a

findus · March 30, 2011, 10:15:28 PM

Quote from: porkie on March 30, 2011, 09:50:02 PM
wooo hoooo...

Im gonna be the first to post this..

My all time fav diesel is a

I 2nd that!

Mustermark · March 30, 2011, 10:25:15 PM

Class 52 Westerns. No debate for me!

Claude Dreyfus · March 30, 2011, 10:33:08 PM

A class 73 sort of counts...

If this class my particular favourite is 73140, which used to be a daily sight passing my school on the Lavant gravel trains in the late 1980s/early 90s.

I, for one, was a very happy boy when this loco was saved.

tadpole · March 30, 2011, 10:43:59 PM

52s
with 42, 35, 50, 33 close behind
and 55, 31, 58
not forgetting 47, 20

...and tadpoles of course

Geoff · March 30, 2011, 11:45:21 PM

Class 42 warship, nice old diesel.

OwL · March 31, 2011, 08:41:42 PM

Quote from: tadpole on March 30, 2011, 10:43:59 PM
52s
with 42, 35, 50, 33 close behind
and 55, 31, 58
not forgetting 47, 20

...and tadpoles of course

.....................It seems you forgot to mention the class 60 Lol. Thanks Tadpole and best regards

Funny no one has mentioned a class 66 0r 70 yet...(Hehehe,)