Locomotive Services Limited[2] is a train operating company in Great Britain.
[3] Based at Crewe Diesel TMD, it is owned by Jeremy Hosking.
[4] It built up a fleet of Class 08s, 37s and 47s, mainly acquired from Direct Rail Services.
In August 2018, preserved Class 40 D213 Andania joined Locomotive Services on a three-year lease.
The company initially operated from a main base at Southall Railway Centre and also a summer outpost at Bristol Barton Hill.
In 2013, RSLGT acquired LNWR Heritage, a company specialising in the overhaul and restoration of steam locomotives, from Pete Waterman.
Subsequently, merged into Locomotive Services in 2015, RSLGT came to an agreement with Network Rail to lease the former Crewe TMD close to LNWR Heritage's former base, which resultantly became Locomotive Services' main base.
[10] After acquiring the former Hornby factory in Margate, Kent, the Trust formed Locomotive Storage Ltd, to enable safe and weather-secure storage of locomotives awaiting overhaul, away from the busy main site at Crewe.
[4] It subsequently created the associated company Saphos Trains which runs tours and excursions, starting and ending mainly at present from Crewe railway station.
In June 2022, it was announced that Locomotive Services had purchased Steam Dreams and LNER Thompson Class B1 61306 from former owner David Buck.
All powercars are used/to be used on the Midland Pullman luxury train service, with the exception of 43083.
After being located at Barrow Hill Engine Shed, the engine was moved to Crewe Diesel Depot in July 2018 for fitment of AWS, TPWS, On-Train Monitoring Recorder and GSM-R.[53] On long-term loan to Locomotive Services from 2018.
A heavily modified example which forms part of the chairman's private fleet.
[56] The unit is currently stored awaiting a cosmetic restoration prior to its transfer to Margate.
Previously used on Caledonian Sleeper trains which included bringing in the empty coaches to London Euston and Wembley Intercity Depot, as well as between Glasgow Central and Polmadie TRSMD and also on occasion taking the Caledonian Sleeper along the West Coast Main Line to Scotland.