Swindon & Cricklade Railway	Diesels on the Railway
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Drive a loco Membership Pictures Links Page Site Index History	Steam on the Railway Stock list Diesels on the Railway Stock list Rolling stock on the Railway Stations on the Railway Hayes Knoll shed	BR(s) Class 73/0 Electro-Diesel No E 6003 "Sir Herbert Walker" Built in 1962, E 6003 was moved to the Railway by its owning group from the Great Central Railway. Since arriving at Blunsdon, extensive overhaul has included work on the roofs over the cab ends.
		BR Class 03 Diesel Mechanical No 03 022 was built at Swindon in 1958 and was allocated to Immingham. After 23 years it moved to Darlington and then to Gateshead, where it was a regular station pilot. It was sent to Swindon for scrapping in 1983, but was purchased and moved to the Swindon & Cricklade instead.
		Fowler 0-4-0 DM shunter FB7342was built in 1958, and worked at Swindon's Pressed Steel car body plant. In 1980 it came to the Swindon & Cricklade railway on loan, and was subsequently purchased by members. It is now an invaluable shunter and 'works train' locomotive.
		Fowler 0-4-0 DM shunter 21442 'Woodbine'was built in 1933, and worked at WD&HO Wills' Swindon factory. It was registered with the GWR in 1941 (as No 211) so as to be allowed to work into their sidings. Woodbine was presented to the Swindon & Cricklade Railway when Wills' closed their factory in 1980. The story goes that Swindon works fitted Woodbine with a steam-style chimney as a joke when the locomotive was once sent there for overhaul.
		Class 207 "Thumper" 2-car DEMU set No 207203 came to the Railway from main-line service after a brief period in storage. In basically sound mechanical and interior condition, it provids valuable "off peak" passenger services on the Railway. These units were built by BR (Southern) in the 50s. 207203 was bought from Porterbrook.		Undergoing restoration / major overhaul Fowler 0-4-0 DM shunter 422003 was built in 1964, and came to the Swindon & Cricklade Railway from the Slough & Windsor Railway Society, when they moved their standard-gauge preservation activities from Stoke Poges. It is currently out of service for a major overhaul and repaint. Two-car Class 119 DMU set built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1959. It includes motor cars 51074 and 51104, both at present in Network South East livery. When they are fully restored, the Railway believes these two units will allow it to run the only Class 119 set in preservation.
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