Class 25 : D7629/25279

D7629 was built at Beyer-Peacock works in Gorton on ex. Great Central metals. After nearly 30 years in British Rail service, she was bought for active preservation at the Llangollen Railway and was based there until 2002. After a spell on loan to the southern section of the Great Central Railway at Loughborough, she moved to Ruddington later on and has been working there from then on. Since then she has had a few repaints, engine and bodywork repairs and works at major special events and on certain running days.

Class 46 : D147/46010

46010 was built at Derby and was outshopped as D147 from new. Based in the Midlands until 1971, she was then transferred to the Western Region in 1971 to replace many outdated diesel hydraulic classes. In 1981 she was moved again, this time to Gateshead to cover for a motive power shortage, but a series of major faults caused withdrawal in 1984. Narrowly escaping the scrap heap, she was purchased for preservation at the Llangollen Railway in 1993. After several years of service she was offered a new home at Ruddington and has been based there since 2009.

Class 47's : D1994/47292

47292 was built by British Railways at Crewe Works as D1994 in April 1966. She was primarily an Eastern Region locomotive though did work locally. Following the privatisation of British Rail she was allocated to the Freightliner Group. Remaining in service up until 31 December 2003 when she was withdrawn in full working order for having no TPWS fitted. She spent the next 42 months in store at Basford Hall yard in Crewe before leaving by low loader for preservation at the GCRN at Ruddington on 12 June 2007. Following several visits to various scrapyards she made her debut in passenger service over the August Bank Holiday 2007 weekend. Over the winter of 2008/09 she was refitted with dual braking capability and a quality repaint was undertaken into a variation of large logo BR livery. She ventured out on to the main line in July 2009 when in company with D7629 and 37248 she visited the East Lancashire Railway for their 2009 Summer Gala. She remains in full working order.

D1643/47059/47631/47765 

47765 was built by British Railways at Crewe in 1965. After working for several decades she was put into storage in several private locations until 2005. Arriving at Rushcliffe Halt that year by low-loader, she languished for a while longer before major engine work was undertaken in 2009. In September 2009 she moved under her own power for a loaded test run and debuted in regular service at the annual October gala. Work still needs to be done on the body structure to ultimately conclude the restoration. She returned to the main line in July 2010 when in company with 56097 she visited the East Lancashire Railway for their Summer 2010 gala.

Class 56 : 56097

56097 was built in Doncaster for work on coal freight trains throughout England and Wales. In 2004 she was withdrawn from Cardiff Cathays Depot, two years after being purchased for preservation at Ruddington. It arrived at the latter in 2005 after undergoing a contracted bogie repair and replacement at Brush on the way. Over the next three years work continued with the overhaul in the No. 1 shed at the heritage centre and she finally re-entered traffic (albeit with passengers) in 2008.