Locomotive Services Limited

In 2013, RSLGT acquired LNWR Heritage, a company specialising in the overhaul and restoration of steam locomotives, from Pete Waterman. Subsequently, merged into Locomotive Services in 2015, RSLGT came to an agreement with Network Rail to lease the former Crewe TMD close to LNWR Heritage's former base, which resultantly became Locomotive Services' main base. Having previously had locomotive overhauls undertaken by various companies across the UK, investment in Crewe TMD allows Locomotive Services to fully restore and maintain RSLGT's locomotive and coaching stock.

Already formed under Locomotive Services to handle operations and maintenance of RSLGT's stock of Class 47 locomotives, which were purchased to assist and move both steam locomotives and coaching stock around the UK network, the division took more prominence after Hosking agreed to acquire two Class 55 Deltic locomotives in November 2017.[9] In January 2018, Locomotive Services announced that they had taken out a three-year loan agreement on a Class 40 locomotive D213 to operate on the mainline in the later half of 2018.[10]

After acquiring the former Hornby factory in Margate, Kent, the Trust formed Locomotive Storage Ltd, to enable safe and weather-secure storage of locomotives awaiting overhaul, away from the busy main site at Crewe. After refurbishment and the installation of seven tracks (the site is only accessible by road), the first stock to arrive on the site was a Class 503 in May 2018,[11] followed by former LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern on 1 June 2018.[12]

In August 2017, the associated company Locomotive Services (TOC) Ltd obtained the required certifications, licence and agreements to become a UK train operating company (TOC) enabling the company to operate trains on the mainline network.[13] The first tour was operated from Crewe to Kingussie in March 2018.[4] It subsequently created the associated company Saphos Trains which runs tours and excursions, starting and ending mainly at present from Crewe railway station. Two Class 90s and an InterCity 125 set were purchased from Porterbrook.[6]

The Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust owns several locomotives that are now available to be operated by Locomotive Services.

In June 2022, it was announced that Locomotive Services had purchased Steam Dreams and LNER Thompson Class B1 61306 from former owner David Buck.[14] Steam Dreams now operates under the LSL umbrella, with the operator continuing to operate its own tours too.

Not all steam locomotives listed below are owned by RSLGT/Locomotive Services, as some are operating with Locomotive Services under an agreement. Not all are also mainline certified so are restricted to 25 mph on heritage railways, mainline permitted speed listed below.

Number	Name	Class	Livery	Owner	Tops No	Max Speed	Air Brks	Location	Photograph	Present Status	Mainline Certified	Notes
4270		GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0	GWR Lined Green		N/A	25 mph (50 mph)	No	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway			No	[15][16]
5029	Nunney Castle	GWR "Castle" 4-6-0	N/A		98728	75 mph	Yes	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Under Overhaul[17]	No, to be certified	Overhaul anticipated for completion in late 2024.[18]
6024	King Edward I	GWR "King" 4-6-0	BR Green, Late Crest (on completion)	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98824	75 mph	Yes	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Under Overhaul	No, to be certified	Maintained and operated by 6024 Preservation Society.[19][20]
6960	Raveningham Hall	GWR Modified Hall 4-6-0	GWR Lined Green		98560	25 mph (60 mph)	No	One:One Collection		Awaiting overhaul	No	Boiler ticket expired July 2021. Moved to Margate in September 2021[21][22]
34046	Braunton	SR "West Country" 4-6-2	BR Green, Late Crest	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98746	75 mph	Yes	Bishops Lydeard		Operational	Yes (20## - ongoing)	[23]
35022	Holland America Line	SR "Merchant Navy" 4-6-2	N/A	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98822	75 mph	N/A	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Stored	No	Awaiting restoration from scrapyard condition.[24][25]
35027	Port Line	SR "Merchant Navy" 4-6-2	BR Green, Late Crest	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98827	75 mph	N/A	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Stored	No	Awaiting major overhaul. To be fitted with boiler from 35022.[26][27]
45231	The Sherwood Forester	LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0	BR Black, Late Crest		98531	60 mph	Yes	LNWR Heritage, Crewe[28]		Operational	Yes (2013 - ongoing)	[29]
46100	Royal Scot	LMS "Royal Scot" 4-6-0	BR Green, Early Emblem	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98702	75 mph	Yes	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Operational	Yes (2016 - ongoing)	[30]
60007	Sir Nigel Gresley	LNER A4 4-6-2	BR Blue[31]	Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust	98898	75 mph	Yes	Grosmont[32]		Operational	Yes (2022 - ongoing)	On ten-year partnership with SNGLT.[33] Worked inaugural post overhaul railtour on 21 May 2022.[34]
60019	Bittern	LNER A4 4-6-2	LNER Garter Blue		98819	75 mph	Yes	One:One Collection		Static Display	No	Currently stored at Margate.[35] Planned to be moved to North Yorkshire for overhaul in 2024.[36]
60532	Blue Peter	LNER A2 4-6-2	TBC	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98832	75 mph	I/H	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Under Overhaul	No, to be certified	In final stages of ongoing overhaul with steam test being undertook in August 2023. Planned to return to the mainline in 2024.[37][38]
61306	Mayflower	LNER B1 4-6-0	BR Apple Green	Locomotive Services Group	98506	75 mph	Yes	Southall MPD		Operational	Yes (2019 - ongoing)	Acquired in June 2022 from David Buck.[14]
70000	Britannia	BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2	BR Green, Late Crest	Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust	98700	75 mph	Yes	LNWR Heritage, Crewe		Undergoing Repairs	Yes (2022 - ongoing)	Undergoing repairs to motion following failure of its crosshead on 22 August 2023.[39]
92212		BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0	BR Black, Late Crest		N/A	25 mph (50 mph)	No	Mid-Hants Railway		Under Overhaul	No	The entire 9F class is banned from mainline running due to flangeless centre wheels. Withdrawn for 10 Year overhaul in late 2019.

The locomotives owned by Locomotive Services Ltd and Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust are listed below.

Note: Marked names indicate that the loco is not presently wearing them.

Loco numbers in bold mean their current number.

Locomotive Services operates three pairs of Class 43s, each with a rake of Mk3 vehicles in matching liveries. An additional power car is also owned by Locomotive Services.

Class	TOPS Number	Name	Livery	No of Coaches	Owner	Image	Current location	Current status
Class 43	43046	Geoff Drury 1930 – 1999 Steam Preservation and Computerised Track Recording Pioneer	Midland Pullman blue and white	9 Coaches	Locomotive Services Ltd		LNWR Heritage, Crewe	Operational, mainline registered. These power cars have been restored as part of a recreation of the Blue Pullman train for charter use.[42][43] Acquired from Porterbrook in 2020 and 2021 following their withdrawal from service with East Midlands Railway.
	43047	-
	43055
	43049	Neville Hill	InterCity Swallow					Operational, mainline registered. Acquired from Porterbrook in 2021 following its withdrawal from service with East Midlands Railway in 2020.
	43058		Rail Charter Services green and white	5 Coaches				Operational, mainline registered. Acquired from Porterbrook in 2020 following their withdrawal from service with East Midlands Railway.
	43059
	43083		East Midlands Trains blue and orange	-			Eastleigh Works	Stored, mainline registered. Acquired from Porterbrook in 2020 following its withdrawal from service with East Midlands Railway.

Not all diesel locomotives used by Locomotive Services are owned by them, some are on loan to the company for use on railtours. The privately owned locos are listed below.

Bold = Current number

Class	Pre-TOPS Number	TOPS Number	Name	Livery	Owner	Image	Current location	Current status
Class 37	D6905	37688	Great Rocks	Trainload Construction grey	D05 Preservation Ltd.		LNWR Heritage, Crewe	Operational, mainline registered. On long term hire from owners.
Class 40	D213	40013	Andania	BR Green	Private Owner			Operational, mainline registered. Recently returned to service following an overhaul and power unit replacement. After being located at Barrow Hill Engine Shed, the engine was moved to Crewe Diesel Depot in July 2018 for fitment of AWS, TPWS, On-Train Monitoring Recorder and GSM-R.[44] On three-year loan to Locomotive Services from 2018.
	D345	40145			Class 40 Preservation Society		Bury	Operational, mainline registered. Normally based at the East Lancashire Railway, the locomotive is on long-term loan to Locomotive Services.[45] On January 18, 2022, the loan was formally ended early.
Class 47	D1948	47712	Lady Diana Spencer	BR Scotrail Blue	Crewe Diesel Preservation Group		LNWR Heritage, Crewe	[46]
	D1966	47828		BR Inter-City	D05 Preservation Ltd.			Operational, mainline registered. Currently on hire to Locomotive Services from its owners following the termination of its contract with West Coast Railways.

Bold = Current number

Class	Pre-TOPS Number	TOPS Number	Livery	Owner	Image	Current location	Current status
Class 121	55034	121034	BR Green	Locomotive Services Ltd		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway	Operational. Acquired from Chiltern Railways following withdrawal from service. Currently on loan to the EVR.
Class 141	-	141108	BR Blue & Grey			Eastleigh Works	Purchased for display at One:One Collection.[47] The unit is currently stored awaiting a cosmetic restoration prior to its transfer to Margate.
Class 142	-	142003	Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (orange and brown)			LNWR Heritage, Crewe	Operational.
	-	142007					Under Restoration

Bold = Current number

Class	Pre-TOPS Number	TOPS Number	Name	Livery	Owner	Image	Current location	Current status
Class 86	E3191	86101	Sir William A Stanier FRS	InterCity Swallow	Locomotive Services Ltd		LNWR Heritage, Crewe	Operational, mainline registered. Previously used on Caledonian Sleeper trains which included bringing in the empty coaches to London Euston and Wembley Intercity Depot, as well as between Glasgow Central and Polmadie TRSMD and also on occasion taking the Caledonian Sleeper along the West Coast Main Line to Scotland. Both were purchased from AC Locomotive Group by Locomotive Services in November 2019 for use on future charter trains.[48]
		86201
Class 87	-	87002	Royal Sovereign
Class 89		89001	Avocet		AC Locomotive Group		Barrow Hill	Under overhaul. Locomotive Services entered a partnership with the owners of 89001 in December 2021 which will see its overhaul through to completion, before operating the locomotive for a period of five years.[49]
Class 90		90001	Royal Scot		Locomotive Services Ltd		LNWR Heritage, Crewe	Operational, mainline registered. Acquired from Porterbrook upon their withdrawal from service with Greater Anglia in 2020.
		90002	Wolf of Badenoch