Canonical locomotive pilot record
British Rail Class 17
D8583 and D8606 are named in the final-weekend route record. Preserved D8568 illustrates the class only and is not connected to the Waverley Route.
Established named route locomotives
Stable identity
What this record identifies
Classification, design and individual identities are kept separate so later numbers or related engines do not create duplicates.
- Classification
- British Rail Class 17 · Clayton Type 1
- Route locomotive
- BR No. D8583
- Route locomotive
- BR No. D8606
- Illustrated individual
- Preserved BR No. D8568
Canonical record identifiers
srr:locomotive-classification:br-class-17srr:locomotive:d8568srr:locomotive:d8583srr:locomotive:d8606
Dated railway relationship · Established
Named locomotives on the final weekend
WRHA records D8583 and D8606 working over the line on Saturday 4 January 1969. Late on 5 January, D8606 left Hawick at 23.19 on a proving run ahead of the final southbound sleeper, became blocked at Newcastleton and returned from Kershopefoot. It did not haul or pilot the sleeper.
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Evidence before certainty
Direct links support the published relationship. Remaining gaps stay alongside the record rather than being filled with typical or assumed details.
Still unresolved
- The present packet does not assign formations or loads to D8583 or D8606.
- The 117-locomotive class total remains review-only pending a stronger class authority.
- D8568 is not route evidence.
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