Steam Memories

British Rail (BR) assigned Class 52 to the class of 74 large Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964. All were given two-word names, the first word being "Western" and thus the type became known as 'Westerns'

Here 'Western Lady' Rests at Swanwick Junction

 

Below a class 47 and a class 45 sit in nearby sidings

 

There's always a diesel shunter as busy MPD's

 

Indeed that day there was a plethora of Diesels