#3651· Class 07

British Rail Class 07

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Ruston & Hornsby· from 1962· diesel electric shunting locomotive

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Hugh llewelyn D2944 (5573361111): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. 8482054843 958e815529 o Hugh Llewellyn: Hugh Llewellyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. British Rail Class 07 07005 at Great Central Railway: Duncan Harris· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. British Rail Class 07 D2996 (TOPS 07012), August 2022 01: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. British Rail Class 07 07001 - October 2014: D.J.H Photography· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Class 07 shunter - 5182430046: pdc666· CC BY 2.0
7. Class 07 shunter: pdc666· CC BY 2.0
8. 07013, 07011 & 07005 at Eastleigh Depot Open Day in 1978: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. 07007, 313207 and classmates at Eastleigh Works 21 06 23 (52990809851): Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. 07007, 313207 and classmates at Eastleigh Works 21 06 23 (52990944729): Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 07 is a type of diesel-electric shunter locomotives. The 14 members of the class were built by Ruston & Hornsby in 1962 for the Southern Region of British Railways; they were used primarily at Southampton Docks and later at Eastleigh Works.

who runs it

British Rail Southern Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 44 km/htop speed
power 205 kWpower output
built 14made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 64 years ago, in 1962.
Served for 15 years (1962–1977).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1962
in service from: 1962
retired: 1977
status: preserved
number built: 14
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Ruston & Hornsby
operators: British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways
top speed: 44 km/h
power: 205 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 7.9 m
Dutch name: Class 07

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4970690, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 07 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.