D4106 (09018)

British Railways Class 09 350HP diesel-electric shunter D4106 (otherwise 09018) has been purchased by a number of members of the Bluebell Railway Locomotive Department, and is on hire to Bluebell Railway plc. It arrived on 23 April 2013 and entered service in June 2013. It initially ran in grey and orange HNRC livery (as supplied) but was subsequently painted green.

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D4106 leaving Kingscote. 23.03.2018 16394
D4106 leaving Kingscote. 23.03.2018 18167
D4106 heading south through Mill Place Cutting. 23.03.2018 16351
D4106 approaching Kingscote. 23.03.2018 18166
09018, in HNRC livery, leaving Kingscote. 01.09.2013 9737
British Railways 350HP dieselelectric shunter 09018 D4106 bluebell railway class 09
09018 leaving Kingscote with the Observation Car. 01.09.2013 9734
British Railways 350HP dieselelectric shunter 09018 D4106 bluebell railway class 09
A very well turned-out D4106 on shed at Sheffield Park. 23.06.2018 18682
09018 at Kingscote with a private charter. 01.09.2013 8034
British Railways 350HP dieselelectric shunter 09018 D4106 bluebell railway class 09
D4106 passes the former Kingscote signal box with a northbound service. 23.03.2018 16385
D4106 prepares for departure from Kingscote. 23.03.2018 16387
09018 ambles south from Ketches Halt with a rather unusual combination of stock (demand for seats in the Observation Car had exceeded supply). 02.04.2017 14920
09018 approaches Three Arch Bridge with the Observation Car and a "relief" coach catering for heavy demand. Note the temporary blue panels applied on the roof just before the locomotive was actually painted green. 02.04.2017 14873
D4106 runs north from Mill Place Cutting. Note the small 09018 plate then retained on the front. 23.03.2018 16337
09018 stands on newly laid track in Platforms 2 and 3 at Horsted Keynes. 02.04.2017 17060
The daffodils are out and the trees are just coming into leaf as D4106 leaves Kingscote. 23.03.2018 16392
09018 stands at Horsted Keynes. Note the temporary blue panels applied on the roof just before the locomotive was actually painted green. 02.04.2017 17043
D4106 in Mill Place Cutting. 23.03.2018 16332
D4106 awaits departure from Kingscote. 23.03.2018 16386
09018 stands north of Horsted Keynes as two Class 20s (visiting) arrive with a service train. 02.04.2017 14894
09018 south of Ketches Halt. 02.04.2017 17061
09018 stands north of Horsted Keynes. 02.04.2017 14890
09018 approaches Horsted Keynes with an exceptionally crowded Observation Car. 16.04.2016 14816
09018 in the cutting south of Three Arch Bridge. 02.04.2017 17031
09018 stands at Sheffield Park. 16.04.2016 14845
09018 approaching Horsted Keynes. 16.04.2016 14817
09018 outside the Carriage Shed at Sheffield Park. 19.04.2015 12330
09018 on shed at Sheffield Park. 24.01.2016 14502
09018 on shed at Sheffield Park. 25.06.2016 13416
09018 propels a private charter of diesel enthusiasts up the Loop at Kingscote. It was unclear why some passengers were wearing high-viz clothing inside the Observation Car... 01.09.2013 9716
British Railways 350HP dieselelectric shunter 09018 D4106 bluebell railway class 09
09018 on shed at Sheffield Park. 29.12.2013 8659
British Railways 350HP dieselelectric shunter 09018 D4106 bluebell railway class 09