What is your favorite British Rail Diesel of all time?

[5982]

If it has to be a BR one, then the Hymek (Class 35), with Western (52) as runner up. Hydraulics are the only diesels that have ever managed to strike any sort of response with me.
Other than the GWR railcars, of course!

[spurno]

i'm mainly a steam man but westerns and warships for me as i used to watch them from my bedroom as a young boy.

[Andy T]

Hi All,
i am torn between the class 08 shunters due to their simplicity and how long they have been around and the class 60 due to the fact they are "British" Built and also due to the amount of liveries they have carried during their career ( Long live the class 60 !!!!) plus the amount of racket they make.   

[the old man]

I have a soft spot for class 55 deltics followed closely by class 40's


Steve

[OwL]

All this talk of Sparks and Kettles recently is making me miss the good old 58's and 60's

[longbridge]

Well I went all steam with my N Gauge for a while but decided every British Preserved Railway layout should have a diesel or two or three or four.

Having spent several hours of this sticky rainy day looking at Youtube videos of 2012 Diesel Galas I am convinced that I like the whole lot.

Until Britain became like the rest of the world and started buying American stuff made in Canada there was a fleet of nice looking great sounding unique diesels plying the rails of Britain, thank goodness many of these great diesels are preserved, how sad it is that Britain sold much of its railway system to overseas buyers and British loco manufacture pretty much came to an end.

[Paddy]

For me it would have to be the Prototype DELTIC DP1.  There was simply nothing else that looked like it before or since on Britain's railways.

Paddy

[dean thom]

class 03 (in BR Blue). perfect for any layout

[Gogs]

08 for shunting and Class 37 for hauling.

[508111]

In no particular order: 03 162, D200 and any Valenta-powered HST opening up to full throttle.