Anyone know if the Train (engine) involved in the Great Train Robbery 1963. Is it on show or stored anywhere?

Answer 1

The infamous D326 (40126)
This was probably the most famed diesel loco, but for all the wrong reasons. On Boxing Day 1962 it was hauling the up Midday Scot when it collided with the rear of a Liverpool to Birmingham express due to driver error, killing 18 passengers and injuring 33. On 8th August 1963 it was hauling the overnight West Coast Postal and became involved with the 'Great Train Robbery'. In 1964 a secondman was electrocuted by the overhead wire while working outside the loco. Finally, in 1965 the loco suffered total brake failure on the approach to Birmingham New Street. Luckily in this case, the train was diverted into another platform at the last minute by a quick-thinking signalman, and smashed into the back of a freight train, injuring only the guard.
Cut up at Doncaster Works BREL in April 1984.

Answer 2

Hornby or Bachmann should make a great train robbery set with the class 40 and various mail coaches and maybe install a driver with a bandage around his head the set would sell 1000's.

Answer 3

Great Train Robbery Locomotive

Answer 4

D326 or 40 126 as it became was cut up at BREL's Doncaster works. The then British Railways Board chose to dismantle the loco rather than to sell it to a society or museum as they decided that the loco was a celebrity for all of the wrong reasons, and also out of respect for the driver who died from injuries that he sustained on the night of the robbery, therefore stopping anyone from profiting by exploiting the fame or rather infamy of the loco.

Answer 5

The engine was a Class 40 English Electric Locomotive It was numbered D326. It was scrapped some time ago in 1984 at Doncaster Works, But there are still a number of the class on private preserved railways throughout the country. The Class 40 Preservation Sociey at www.cfps.co.uk ;ists them.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

From Wikipedia:-

"One of the post office carriages involved is now preserved at Nene Valley Railway and being restored to operational condition. The train locomotive was no: D326 (later no: 40126). It became somewhat of a celebrity engine though for all the wrong reasons as, apart from the robbery itself, it was involved in a number of serious operating incidents throughout its operational life"

Answer 8

When it comes to trains the most intelligent people on the planet are at York Railway Museum in the UK!
I would ask them!
I saw The Mallard and The Flying Scotsman There! its a fantastic place to visit!

Answer 9

As far as i know the locomotive isnt stored anywhere in the UK or on show. considering the robery was in 1963 it was probably scrapped before privatisation in the 90's and I dont think the company that owned the locomotive would want to use it anymore.

Answer 10

For a long time it was at Rocky Flats outside of Denver, being stored. You may try contacting the Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado and see if they have it.