Sellafield’s hardworking locomotives star in the latest series of Great British Railway Journeys on BBC2, giving viewers a rare glimpse at one of the largest internal rail networks in the country.

Our rail system plays a vital role in supporting the UK’s energy needs and our clean-up mission, so as we transition to a more efficient fleet of electric locomotives we need to dispose of the older ones sustainably.

In the last 2 years we’ve donated redundant diesel locomotives to Chasewater Railway in Staffordshire and Eden Valley Railways in Warcop.

Most recently we sold a redundant locomotive to Brodie Engineering in Kilmarnock to use as a shunting engine.

This is a particularly satisfying solution, as Brodie Engineering was responsible for the original work to overhaul the locomotive for use at Sellafield almost 30 years ago.

Gareth Earle-Payne, engineering director at Brodie Engineering, said:

We are pleased to welcome back what we believe was one of the last locomotives to be rebuilt at our Caledonia Works site.

Following condition assessment and refurbishment, we hope to return it to service to support the ongoing work on our site.