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in 1955 as one of the many varied types of small shunter to replace
steam engines, the Class 05 once numbered 68 machines. With the
general decline of the railways in the 1960's virtually all of these
early designs disappeared from the UK system leaving the standard
Class 08 and its derivatives. Possibly due to its isolation from the
mainland, the Isle Of Wight held on to the last of the Class 05's,
2554. Used to propel permanent way trains around the small island,
2554 became 05 001 under the 1974 TOPS renumbering scheme, and was
later placed into departmental stock as 97803.
Engine: Gardner 8L3 of 204hp. Number: 05 001 Previous No. Series: 11140, 2554. The Class 05 Fleet - Click Here Related website:
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