Class 52 loco D1015 "Western Champion" (built at Swindon in 1963) climbs Eardington Bank with a Kidderminster to Bridgnorth working,on the Severn Valley Railway. 74 of these locos were b... (more)

Running as D1040 'Western Queen', the diesel traction group's D1015 hauls the return leg of a charter through Newton Abbot on a glorious summer evening. Before withdrawal this was classic 'Western... (more)

The sun has just broken through the morning mist at Kidderminster,as the crowds begin to arrive for the Autumn Diesel Gala.The red loco is Class 52 No. D1015 "Western Champion",and will ... (more)

Class 52 no. D1015 'Western Champion' hurries towards Gerrards Cross running 178 minutes late with 1Z23 06:30 Tame Bridge Parkway to Canterbury West 'The Canterbury Champion' railtour on Saturday ... (more)

During the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Gala,we were fortunate to have two class 52 Hydraulic locos working - here is D1015 "Western Champion" descending Eardington Bank with a se... (more)

Class 52 Diesel Hydraulic D1062 "Western Courier" leans into the curve approaching Eardington station with a service from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster,during the three day Diesel Gala on ... (more)

Arguably the finest aesthetically designed diesel locomotive. The BR Class 52 hydraulic ‘Westerns’ were styled by the famous industrial designer Misha Black, the result of an imitative by the ... (more)

Probably one of the most loved diesel types ever to run on British Rail,the class 52 hydraulic locos were the racehorses of the Western region.D1015 "Western Champion" has undergone an extensive o... (more)

A class 52 "Western" loco heads away from Bristol Temple Meads station with a mixed train of passenger and parcels stock in May 1969.These popular machines handled most of the express duties on th... (more)

Class 52 "Western" D1035 "Western Yeoman" pulls away from the now closed Gloucester Eastgate station with an express.It may well be a London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa service,as the class 52 di... (more)

The class 52 "Western"l locos were among the most loved British diesels of all time.Built at Swindon and Crewe between 1961 and 1964,these hydraulic machines handled all the Western Regions expres... (more)

This is the first time (to my knowledge) that a Western and a Class 40 have worked together on the national network. D1015 and 40145 pass Shrivenham with the East Lancashire Champion, a 2 day rail... (more)

Having worked the Western Slater railtour from Didcot to Blaenau Ffestiniog and back the previous day, D1015 is seen here just after leaving Didcot returning to Eastleigh with the empty stock

Since returning to the mainline, D1015 has visited many parts of the national network - but none as outlandish as Kyle of Lochalsh. This Scottish outpost was reached on the second of a three day t... (more)

Class 52 Diesel Hydraulic no D1015 'Western Champion' - this magnificent locomotive was built at Swindon Works in 1963 in the Great Western tradition. It, and it's 73 brothers, was deemed non stan... (more)