D3955 - 08787 - "08296"
Ex BR Class 08s of the Somerset Quarries
Stabled between shunting duties at Whatley Quarry sidings on 12th June 2004 is 08787 masquerading as "08296". Vincent Minto
08787 in 2007. This picture was taken on 10th March 2007 at Machen Quarry, near Newport. Brian Rolley
Arrived at East Somerset Railway early in 2000 from where it moved to Merehead Stone Terminal shortly after. Subsequently it has moved around visiting almost every location associated with these locomotives. Soon after arrival it acquired false identity 08296 which it still carries. In March 2019 it moved from Machen Quarry where it had been for nearly thirteen years to Whatley Quarry where it remained until moving to Merehead Stone Terminal in October 2021. In December 2021 it moved to the Hunslet Engine Company, Baron-under-Needwood, Staffordshire where it is currently being overhauled.
Further details about this locomotive are given under 13366-D3366-08296 and D3955-08787.
Any sightings of this locomotive whilst located at Crewe or Trafford Park Works are also very much welcomed.
Sightings for D3955 - 08787 - "08296"
| Loco | Location | Date | Seen by |
| 08787 | ABB, Crewe Works | 31/07/1993 | Dave Kinsey |
| 08787 | ABB, Trafford Park, Manchester | 17/06/1996 | Peter Hall |
| 08787 | Adtranz, Crewe Works | 21/02/1998 | Jak |
| 08787 | Adtranz, Crewe Works | 20/07/1999 | Peter Hall |
| 08787 | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 01/10/2000 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 25/08/2001 | vince minto |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 01/02/2003 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Merehead Stone Terminal | 28/06/2003 | Simon Lomax |
| "08296" | Merehead Stone Terminal | 13/07/2003 | Colin Bird |
| "08296" | Merehead Stone Terminal | 13/08/2003 | Tom Curtis |
| "08296" | Merehead Stone Terminal | 06/09/2003 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 17/04/2004 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 27/05/2004 | Steve Best |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 12/06/2004 | vince minto |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 16/04/2005 | vince minto |
| "08296" | Foster Yeoman, Isle of Grain | 31/05/2005 | Peter Hall |
| "08296" | Merehead Stone Terminal | 11/07/2005 | Terry Irons |
| "08296" | Merehead Stone Terminal | 07/09/2005 | Mike Cubberley |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 02/03/2007 | Alistair Greive |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 17/11/2007 | Peter Hall |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 15/11/2008 | Phil Trotter |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 29/11/2008 | Phil Trotter |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 10/06/2009 | Peter Hall |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 16/05/2015 | Richard Clarke |
| "08296" | Machen Quarry, near Newport | 22/08/2017 | M. Baldwin |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 06/04/2019 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 04/08/2019 | Darren Bailey |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 08/09/2019 | CARS trip |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 19/01/2020 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 22/11/2020 | via Adrian Booth |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 14/06/2021 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 17/06/2021 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 19/06/2021 | Guy Vincent |
| "08296" | Whatley Quarry, near Frome | 03/07/2021 | Guy Vincent |
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