Trivia: Palindromic locos/units in service

[Chris M]

I happened to see Class 90 90009 the other day and it got me wondering how many other palindromic locos/units are currently in service?

 

[DanNCL]

220022, 221122, 91119 and 43034 are a few that come to mind

 

[swt_passenger]

450054

 

[61653 HTAFC]

153351
158851

Whilst it isn't palindromic, 323232 is a different quirk...

 

[ComUtoR]

700007

 

[Rebus]

70807

 

[_toommm_]

43034
60006
66066/66566/66766
70007/70807

 

[Ben Bow]

Not a palindrome but if 66099 ended up on its roof it would still read the same....

 

[eastwestdivide]

Widening the search, I photographed Presflo B 888888 near Nottingham in 1982:

 

[GrahamD83]

800008
801108
802208

Latter two not yet in service just yet

 

[43096]

450054

But is 450554 currently.

Unit 5726 has a car numbered 77777.

 

[323 Class]

37073 Loco. probably scrapped now.

 

[323 Class]

66166 EWS

 

[43096]

150015

Which is not a palindrome.

 

[323 Class]

Which is not a palindrome.

I realised, deleted it but you were too quick LOL

 

[Silver Cobra]

Ignore. My suggestion was already posted :P

**EDIT: I have one now. 92029 with DB Cargo

 

[323 Class]

360106 although not Palindromic in its self, has car unit 65556 as part of the set.

 

[323 Class]

142014 has car number 55555

 

[swt_passenger]

But is 450554 currently...

Hopefully the 450/5s will revert to their original numbers after the mods are complete.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Which is not a palindrome.

Also doesn't exist (though it may have done in the past).

 

[Strathclyder]

While not palindromic itself, ScotRail's 320316 has Motor Standard Open 63036.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Hastings unit 1001

(Yes, it's technically 201001, but don't think it ever wore full 6-digit set numbers. Certainly doesn't now.)

 

[50039]

Long gone, but there used to be a 4-VEP - 7777

 

[johnnychips]

If you start going back in time when locos and units had short numbers, three or four figures, there must be a load. Class 40s must have had nine. Good job the title says ‘in service’.

 

[700007]

700007

You rang?

 

[Cowley]

You rang?

Don’t worry. Wrong number...

 

[700007]

Don’t worry. Wrong number...

Pesky cold callers.

 

[racyrich]

25252 was always my favourite number, though not my favourite loco.
Saw it a few times.

 

[Cowley]

25252 was always my favourite number, though not my favourite loco.
Saw it a few times.

That’s a good one.
I used to like 47474 ‘Sir Rowland Hill’. I don’t know who he was (I’ll look him up after I’ve written this), but there was something about that number that was satisfying.
Other frequent palindrome locomotives down my way were 33033 and 50005...

 

[LOL The Irony]

Whilst not a palindromic, 150150 is always a sight.