British Rail 15107 was a

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locomotive commissioned by the

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, but delivered to

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. It had a Petter 4-cylinder engine. Its shed allocation in 1950 was Western Region, 82B,

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. Number 15107 had a short life and never acquired a British Railways classification. It was withdrawn in June 1958 and broken up at Swindon.

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* Brush Diesel & Electric Locomotive Works List, re-printed by the Industrial Railway Society in 1999 * Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (various dates) * "Western Region Allocations", pp. 38–39, published in 1953 by the Locomotive Club of Great Britain * 15107 Brush Traction locomotives C locomotives Individual locomotives of Great Britain Railway locomotives introduced in 1949 Scrapped locomotives Unique locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Great Britain Diesel-electric locomotives of Great Britain {{diesel-loco-stub

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