Although being a dedicated freight locomotive, the Class 58s often made appearances on booked passenger workings, usually as a result of a failed train locomotive. The ‘Bones’ were also popular for railtour charters, especially on the ‘Spin and Win’ types. Interestingly, 58017 is the only Class 58 never to have worked a charter train!

 

The 58s also made numerous appearances on the Nuneaton ‘drags’. The first recorded event was on the 1st of April 1984 when 58004 produced and 58 ‘drags’ continued regularly on a yearly basis until 1993. The last recorded working was when 58049 worked one round trip on the 2nd of January 1998.

 

Many people would believe that all fifty of the 58s have worked the ‘drags’, but in fact the following have NOT produced: 58022, 58032, 58036, 58037, 58039 58042, 58046, 58048 and 58050. Of the remaining 41 locos, they have clocked up an amazing 316 (recorded) full trips between them, a total of 6636 miles!

 

So, with thanks to Jason Warner, we are able to list all known Class 58 passenger workings in the UK!

As always, if you spot any errors or missing information, or can help with any items marked in red, your help would be appreciated, so please get in touch!

  

58001	58002	58003	58004	58005	58006	58007	58008	58009	58010
58011	58012	58013	58014	58015	58016	58017	58018	58019	58020
58021	58022	58023	58024	58025	58026	58027	58028	58029	58030
58031	58032	58033	58034	58035	58036	58037	58038	58039	58040
58041	58042	58043	58044	58045	58046	58047	58048	58049	58050

 

Class 58 Passenger working mileage summary...

Loco	No. of Trips	Total Passenger Maileage
58001	35	1747
58002	29	2037
58003	27	1229
58004	19	1137
58005	35	1600
58006	26	803
58007	23	1195
58008	15	520
58009	26	1086
58010	24	1556
58011	38	2134
58012	18	654
58013	23	647
58014	30	1213
58015	34	1120
58016	32	2802
58017	16	1249
58018	8	681
58019	11	397
58020	18	962
58021	22	719
58022	8	521
58023	9	283
58024	13	888
58025	20	1082
58026	11	593
58027	7	682
58028	13	472
58029	9	613
58030	12	394
58031	7	326
58032	7	608
58033	8	368
58034	6	161
58035	15	854
58036	9	501
58037	15	2541
58038	11	740
58039	9	1114
58040	16	405
58041	6	747
58042	8	711
58043	10	472
58044	11	520
58045	7	353
58046	5	1007
58047	12	1076
58048	8	946
58049	14	619
58050	7	582
Total	802 Trips	45667 Miles

 

Please note, these figures and details only account for any UK workings and not any that have been undertaken overseas!

 

For info: all three ACTS locos have hauled public railtours in the Netherlands:

* 5811 (58039) worked Mercia Charters’ “All Good Things” and “Blaze of Glory” railtours on 21/22 June 2008

* 5812 (58044) worked the NVBS “Queens Day Tour” on the 30 April 2005

* 5814 (58038) worked Mercia Charters’ “That Which Survives” tour on the 7th July 2007