Restoring & Owning BR Class 03 Diesel Locomotive No. D2051 - In The Works

In this episode of 'In The Works', we look at the restoration of British Railways Class 03 locomotive No. D2051. We speak to Andrew Davies about what it is like buying, owning and restoring a diesel locomotive.

D2051 was built by British Railways and entered service at Hull Dairycotes on 27 January 1959. It was withdrawn on 14 December 1972 from Colchester. It was sold to Ford Motor Company where it ran at Dagenham as No. 7 and later No.4. D2051 was bought for preservation in 1997, and moved to the North Norfolk Railway in 2000. In 2023 she was purchased by her current owner, and moved to Telford Steam Railway in November 2023. D2051 is now being restored.
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Filmed & edited by Joshua Woodland

00:00-00:46 - Intro
00:46-01:45 - Buying a locomotive
01:45-03:57 - The Engine
03:57-04:41 - Vac System
04:41-05:37 - The Cab
05:37-07:06 - Owning a Loco
07:06-07:41 - Outro