British Railways Diesels

The Other Railway Diesels are six Diesels that appeared in Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine and Enterprising Engines.

The First Three
"Stepney's a match for any diesel, besides his controller will take care of him." "He's a brae engine fur aw 'at! fancy fightin' his way ben aw those Diesels just tae see us!"

- Percy and Douglas, Bluebells of England, Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine

   The First Three The first three appeared in the fourth illustration of "Bluebells of England" looking at Stepney.

The first one was coloured green and cream and had a yellow face. He resembles a BR Class 31 Brush Type 2 A1A-A1A diesel-electric. 31120 is another member of this class. If looked at closely, his number seems to be D701. His headcode is "4F12".

The second was brown, and resembles a BR Class 52 "Western" C-C diesel-hydraulic. All locomotives of this class were given two-word names, the first word being "Western" and thus the type became known as Westerns.

The last was coloured green all over, and resembles a BR Class 40 1Co-Co1. The Diesel and Old Stuck-Up are members of this class also. It is also seen that this diesel's number is D782.

The Last Three
"We stayed there for days, with Diesels baying and growling likes hounds. I was very frightened!"

- Oliver, Escape, Enterprising Engines

   The Last Three

The last three appeared in the fourth illustration of "Escape" by a signalbox near the quarry branch where Oliver was hidden.

One was a blue diesel very similar in shape to BoCo, while only the face of the second one was seen; it was covered in yellow and black "hazard" stripes and seems to be based on a Class 08. Upon closer inspection of the main line going away from the signalbox, another Diesel engine can be seen in the background.