Description

The British Rail Class 24 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1958-1961. 151 of these locomotives were built at either Derby, Crewe or Darlington, the first twenty of which were ordered as part of the 1955 British Rail modernisation plan. This class was used as the basis for the development of the Class 25 locomotives.

The final locomotive, no. 24081, was withdrawn from Crewe depot in 1980.

Preservation

Four locomotives have been preserved.

Numbers (current in bold)			Name	Livery	Location	Notes
D5032	24032	-	Helen Turner	BR Green	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	-
D5054	24054	-	-	BR Green	East Lancashire Railway	Ex-RDB 968007.
D5061	24061	97201	Experiment	BR Green	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Ex-TDB 968008.
D5081	24081	-	-	BR Blue	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Final locomotive withdrawn from traffic in 1980.