Ordnance Insignia of the British Army

Ordnance Named Depot Locomotives

The only RAOC Depot that seemed to have locomotives was COD Bicester, if any one knows of any others, please contact me.

The 3 nameplates listed are presently in store at DSCC Bicester

All Available and Stored Military Diesel Locomotives were re-numbered in the 01 series in 2000
Operator Code for Mod is MD and Depot Code for Bicester being BX
 Current locations of all MoD locos can be found @ http://www.abrail.co.uk/diesel_locos.htm
All MOD 'Vanguard' & 'Steelman Royale' Diesel's are currently undergoing a planned refurbishment
by LH Engineering at Burton on Trent, and  return in a new Purple and White Defence Logistics Livery

History of Named Locomotives at COD Bicester Military Railway (BMR) - Now Defence Storage & Distribution Centre (DSDC Bicester)

Named

Locomotive Type

Ser No.

Named From

Named To

Notes

STOREMAN

Bagnall ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0 (Steam) Saddle Tank

Re-numbered to

WD 75162

AD 145

03/55

10/59

 Transferred to CAD Bramley 10/59
 (Named at some time in its life 'King Fisal')
Sold to NCB in 1962 - Scrapped in 1969

 

 Barcley 0-8-0 Diesel Hydraulic

Re-numbered to

AD 894

ARMY 623

12/65

 

1983 ?

 

Stored at Bicester till sold for scrap 05/85

 

 Hill 4 Wheel Diesel Hydraulic ‘Vanguard’

Re-numbered to

 MOD 267

01-528

1983 

1987 

Transferred to BAOR 10/87

Refurbished by LH Group
Currently at DM Eastriggs

 

 Hill 4 Wheel Diesel Hydraulic ‘Steelman Royale'

Re-numbered to

MOD 271

01-550

08/88 

2002

 

 

To LH Group for Refurbishing

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONDUCTOR 

 Hill 4 Wheel Diesel Hydraulic ‘Vanguard’

Re-numbered to

MOD 253

01-545

 05/78

 08/88

Stored till transferred to COD Donnington 1990

Refurbished by LH Group
Currently at ROF  Ernesettle

 

 Hill 4 Wheel Diesel Hydraulic ‘Steelman Royale'

Re-numbered to

MOD 276

01-512

 08/88

 1998

Transferred to 79 RLY Sqn / KFOR  KOSAVO
Returned to UK ?
then to LH Group for Refurbishing
Reported returned to DSDC Bicester ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  TELA

 Hill 4 Wheel Diesel Hydraulic ‘Vanguard’

Re-numbered to

MOD 257

01-548

  05/78

11/78 

Transferred to CAD Longtown 11/78 

To LH Group for Refurbishing


WD75162 being named by Major General GAN Swiney CB CBE MC, March 1955


Cab door of Army 623 showing plate detail


MOD 271 in the Gravon Hill Loco Shed


MOD 253 being named by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II ably escorted  by the then Senior Conductor WO1 (Cdr) Bradley, May 1978  


Retired Senior Conductor Dennis Bradley looks at MOD 276, The second loco to bear the 'Conductor' Plates in 1998

 

M Comerford - October 2004