What is your favorite British Rail Diesel of all time?

[moogle]

I'm more of a kettle fan but for me it has to be a Gronk! 
When I was growing up in Kent I used to watch the class 08's and class 09's shunting away at Hoo Marshalling Yard on the North Kent line.
Thats back in the days when you could get near to that type of place without some security guard appearing and going into a Gestapo routine!
Happy days... 

[m1racleman]

I don't have a favourite. Probably because there weren't any in my formative years.

But I do rather like this one :-  http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=154247    There is something about it that shouts out " I do what it says on the can !!

"   but for me steam will always be king   

[cupoftea]

I like the class 04 and class 08. The 04 because of the look and the 08 just because.......

[barkfast]

GWR Rail Car - It has the face of a storm trooper!

[cupoftea]

I went past Cardiff steelworks the other day and there was a class 08 in the sidings by the road. There are also two class 08's in EWS livery in the sidings just outside Newport docks.

[Adam1701D]

Since I started spotting in the late 70s by the ECML, it can only be the Class 55 Dektic for me. Nothing even comes close to the sheer power of those twin Napiers blasting off from Kings Cross!

[Sailor Charon]

I'm not a big diesel fan, but...
the class 29 has character [I was going to say it reminds me of a [breed of dog] but couldn't think of the name.
Oh yes, and the Warship's not bad either.

[OwL]

I think that looking at all the threads so far that the most popular seems to be the Class 08 'Gronk', funny no one has mentioned the class 20 yet!!?

Keep em coming guys

[Vulcan]

Class 60, every time. 

[grumbeast]

Class 50 no contest.. the only class I saw every member of as a trainspotter in my youth..


I do have a fondness for class 20s too. they were very rare in South Wales and made a lovely burbly whistly sound.

Graham

[findus]

I like the class 04 and class 08. The 04 because of the look and the 08 just because.......

Agree  both great little engines

[darren.c]

I am with Claude Dreyfus class 73s
I got the chance to have a cab ride from three bridges to haywards heath on a departmental train in the 90s
the livery that really does it for me is the gbrf livery
next its 33s
daz

[Bob(K)]

For me it has to be the class 37. I just love the shape, the sound and range of liveries.

[OwL]

Strange that any one has yet to mention the Class 20??

Are there no fans out there?

[grumbeast]

Strange that any one has yet to mention the Class 20??

Are there no fans out there?

Well class 20s are pretty awesome, I love the burbling noise they make, but there's just so much to choose from which is why I went with class 50s

Graham