There were millions of locomotives around the world that were built in several time periods, though many locomotives had survived into preservation, not all classes of locomotives survived into Preservation. These are some of the classes that no longer exist.
Some of these are also coming back from extinction by getting a replica or a new member built but not all of them will be getting the new build treatment as it can sometimes vary for their own reasons.
List[]
Steam[]
Main article: List of Extinct Steam Locomotives.
Australia[]
- Commonwealth Railways K class
- New South Wales D58 class locomotive
- South Australian Railways Z class
- Tasmanian Government Railways J class
- Victorian Railways D class (1876 builds)
- Victorian Railways D class (1887 builds)
- Victorian Railways M class
- Victorian Railways S class
- Victorian Railways V Class
Austria[]
Belgium[]
China[]
- China Railways AM3
Columbia[]
Egypt[]
France[]
- AL P 7 Class 2301 to 2330
- AL S 9 Class 901 to 980
- Est Class 11s Nos. 31001 to 31040
- Est Class 12s Nos. 231.051 to 073
- Est 150.001 to 195
- Est 3501 to 3890
- Est 3101 to 3280
- État 230-781 to 800
- État 3701 to 3755
- PO 171 S to 257 S, 285 S, and 3201 to 3235
- PO 3701 to 3721
- PO 3722 to 3731
- PO 3801 to 3806 and 3821 to 3829
- P.L.M no. 6001
- P.L.M 6101 to 6171
- P.L.M 6172 to 6191
- P.L.M 231.D.1 to 230
- P.L.M 151.A.1 to 10
- P.L.M 230.E.93 "Velox Boiler Locomotive"
- Petiet A111A
- Nord 6.121 à 6.168 and Est 6101 à 6113
- SNCF 242.A.1
- SNCF 221.TQ.1
Germany[]
Ireland[]
Italy[]
Japan[]
- JGR Class 205
- JGR Class 210
- JGR Class 1350
- JGR Class 1480
- JGR Class 1500
- JGR Class 1530
- JGR Class 3020
- JGR Class 3100
- JGR Class 6400
- JGR Class 6500
- JGR Class 6750
- JNR Class D62
New Zealand[]
Norway[]
Palestine[]
Russia[]
- Russian F series
- Soviet Ya.01 class
- SŽD P12 Class (2-3-2K)
- SŽD Class AA20
Sweden[]
South Africa[]
United Kingdom[]
- Barry Railway Class H
- BR Caprotti Black Fives
- BR Class EF1
- BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T
- BR Standard Class 3 2-6-2T
- BR Standard Class 6
- Caledonian Railway 49 and 903 Classes
- Caledonian Railway 60 Class
- Caledonian Railway 264 Class
- Caledonian Railway 721 Class
- Caledonian Railway 956 Class
- Furness Railway 115 class
- Furness Railway D5 Class
- Furness Railway K1 Class
- Furness Railway K2 Class
- Furness Railway M1 Class
- GCR Class 2
- GCR Class 8
- GCR Class 8F
- GCR Class 9D
- GCR Class 9J
- GCR Class 9K
- GCR Class 9N
- GCR Class 9Q
- GER Class 552
- GER Class C53
- GER Classes S46, D56 and H88
- GNR Class J23
- GNR Class O2
- GWR No. 1490
- GWR 111 "The Great Bear"
- GWR 645 Class
- GWR 850 Class
- GWR 1000 Class
- GWR 2021 Class
- GWR 2900 Class
- GWR 3252 Class
- GWR 3300 Class
- GWR 3800 Class
- GWR 4700 Class
- GWR 5400 Class
- GWR 6800 Class
- GWR 7400 Class
- GWR 9700 Class
- G&SWR 279 Class
- G&SWR 381 Class
- G&SWR 403 Class
- G&SWR 540 Class
- LB&SCR B4 class
- LB&SCR E2 Class
- LB&SCR I1 Class
- LB&SCR I2 Class
- LB&SCR K Class
- L&YR Class 3
- L&YR Class 7
- L&YR Class 8
- L&YR Class 24
- L&YR Class 28
- L&YR Class 30
- LMS Compound 4-4-0
- LMS 0F Class
- LMS Patriot Class
- LNER Class B17
- LNER Class J38
- LNER Class J39
- LNER Class P1
- LNER Class V1/V3
- LNER Class V4
- LNER Class W1 No. 10000 "Hush-Hush"
- LNER Peppercorn Class A1
- LNER Raven Class A2
- LNER Thompson Class A1/1
- LNER Thompson Class A2/1
- LNER Thompson Class A2/2
- LNER Thompson Class A2/3
- LNER Thompson Class B2
- LNER Thompson Class L1
- LNER Thompson Class O1
- LNER Thompson Class Q1
- LNWR 1400 Class
- LNWR 7ft "Large Bloomer" Class
- LNWR Claughton Class
- LSWR 46 class
- LNWR Whale Experiment Class
- Metropolitan Railway K Class
- NBR 224 Class
- NBR 420 Class
- NBR Class H
- NER Class 290
- NER Class O
- NER Class P2
- NER Class R
- NER Class R1
- NER Class S1
- NER Class S2
- NER Class S3
- NER Class U
- NER Class V
- NER Class Z
- SECR B1 class
- SR E1/R Class
- SR K Class
- SR K1 Class
- SR Leader Class
United States of America[]
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 885 Series 2-8-2s
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3000 Class 2-10-10-2s
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3010 Series 2-10-2s
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3020 Series 2-10-2s
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3160 Series Mikado
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 4000 Class 2-8-2s
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3700 Series Mountain
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3776 Series Northern
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3800 Series 2-10-2
- Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 3900 Series 2-10-2
- Baltimore & Ohio Class EM-1
- Baltimore & Ohio KK-2
- Baltimore and Ohio Class N-1
- Baltimore & Ohio Class T-3
- Boston & Albany Class A-1 2-8-4
- Boston & Maine Class T 2-8-4
- Boston & Maine Class R1d 4-8-2
- Central of Georgia Railroad "Big Apple" 4-8-4s
- Central of Georgia Railroad 2-6-6-2
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class B-1/B-1a
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class S-1
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class S-2
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class S-3
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class M-1
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class M-2
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class M-3
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class M4a
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class T-1
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Class T-2
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Class R-67a 4-8-4
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Class R-67b 4-8-4
- Chicago & Northwestern E Class 4-6-2
- Chicago & Northwestern E1 Class 4-6-2
- Chicago & Northwestern E2a Class 4-6-2
- Chicago & Northwestern E3 Class 4-6-2
- Chicago & Northwestern E4 Class 4-6-4
- Chicago & Northwestern H-Class 4-8-4
- Clinchfield Railroad Class P-1 4-6-2
- Clinchfield Railroad Class P-2 4-6-2
- Clinchfield Railroad Heavy Challenger
- Chesapeake & Ohio Class C-16
- Chesapeake & Ohio Class K-2 Heavy 2-8-2
- Chesapeake & Ohio Class H-7 2-8-8-2
- Chesapeake & Ohio Class J-2 4-8-2
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 1151 Class
- Delaware & Hudson Class K-62 4-8-4
- Denver & Rio Grande Western K-59 Class 2-8-2
- Denver & Rio Grande Western L-95 Class 2-8-8-2
- Denver & Rio Grande Western L-105 Class Challenger
- Denver & Rio Grande Western L-131 Class 2-8-8-2 (ex-C&O H7)
- Denver & Rio Grande Western M-67 Class 4-8-2
- Denver & Rio Grande Western M-75 Class 4-8-2
- Erie Railroad Class K-1 4-6-2
- Erie Railroad Class K-2 4-6-2
- Erie Railroad Class K-3 4-6-2
- Erie Railroad Class K-4 4-6-2
- Erie Railroad Class K-5 4-6-2
- Erie Railroad Class P-1
- Erie L-1 class
- Florida East Coast 4-8-2s
- Great Northern Railroad O-8 Class Heavy Mikado
- Great Northern N-Class 2-10-2
- Great Northern R-2 2-8-8-2
- Illinois Central 900 series 2-8-0
- Illinois Central 1000 series 4-6-2
- Illinois Central 1100 series 4-6-2
- Illinois Central 2000 series 4-6-2 (rebuilt branchline Pacific)
- Illinois Central 2300 series 4-8-2
- Illinois Central 2400 series 4-8-2
- Illinois Central 2600 Series 4-8-2
- Illinois Central 2700 series 2-10-2
- Illinois Central 2800 series 2-10-2
- Illinois Central 2900 series USRA 2-10-2
- Illinois Central 7000 series 2-8-4
- Illinois Central 8000 series 2-8-4
- Lehigh Valley Class S-1 4-8-2
- Lehigh Valley Class T-1a 4-8-4
- Lehigh Valley Class T-2a 4-8-4
- Lehigh Valley Class T-3 4-8-4
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Class J
- Maine Central Class D 4-6-4
- Milwaukee Road Class A
- Milwaukee Road Class F6
- Milwaukee Road Class F7
- Milwaukee Road Class L2
- Minneapolis, St Paul, & Sault Saint Marie (Soo Line)/Wisconsin Central O-Class 4-8-4
- New Haven Class I-5
- New York Central Class B-60
- New York Central Hudson
- New York Central Niagara
- New York Central Class H-5 Mikado
- New York Central Class H-6 Mikado
- New York Central Class H-7 Mikado
- New York Central Class K-3 Pacific
- New York Central Class K-11 Pacific
- New York Central/Pittsburgh & Lake Erie/Boston & Albany Class H-10a Mikado
- New York Central/Pittsburgh & Lake Erie/Boston & Albany Class H-10b Mikado
- New York Central Class L-4a 4-8-2 "Mohawk"
- New York Central Class L-4b 4-8-2 "Mohawk"
- Norfolk & Western Class E 4-6-2
- Norfolk & Western Class E-1 4-6-2
- Norfolk and Western Railway class J (1879)
- Norfolk and Western S1 and S1a class 0-8-0s
- Norfolk & Western Class Y1
- Norfolk & Western Class Y3b
- Norfolk & Western Class Y4
- Norfolk & Western Class Y5
- Norfolk & Western Class Y6
- Norfolk & Western Class Y6b
- Norfolk & Western Class Z
- Northern Pacific Class A-3 4-8-4
- Northern Pacific/Spokane, Portland, & Seattle Z-Class Challenger
- Northern Pacific 2-8-8-4
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class C1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class HH1 (Ex-N&W Class Y3)
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class HH1s (ALCO Builds)
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class K5
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class J1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class N1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class N2
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class S1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class S2
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class T1
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Class A-2 2-8-4
- Reading Class G-1 4-6-2
- Reading Class G-2 4-6-2
- Reading Class G-3 4-6-2
- Southern Pacific Class MT-1 4-8-2
- Southern Pacific Class MT-2 4-8-2
- Southern Pacific Class MT-3 4-8-2
- Southern Pacific Class MT-4 4-8-2
- Southern Pacific Class AC-4 4-8-8-2 "Cab Forward"
- Southern Pacific Class AC-5 4-8-8-2 "Cab Forward"
- Southern Pacific Class AC-9 2-8-8-4
- Southern Pacific Class GS-1 4-8-4
- Southern Pacific Class GS-2 4-8-4
- Southern Pacific Class GS-3 4-8-4
- Southern Pacific GS-7 4-8-4 (ex-Cotton Belt)
- Southern Pacific GS-8 4-8-4 (ex-Cotton Belt)
- Southern Railway Class Ps-1 Pacific
- Southern Railway Class Ps-2 Pacific
- Texas and New Orleans Class P-14
- Toledo, Peoria, & Western 4-8-4 Northern
- Union Pacific Fetter Challengers
- Union Pacific Class MT-73 4-8-2
- Union Pacific No. 8000
- USRA 2-8-8-2 (Originals)
- USRA Light Mountain
- USRA Heavy Mountain
- USRA Heavy Santa Fe
- Virginian Railway Class MB
- Virginian Railway Class AE
- Virginian Railway Class AG
- Virginian Railway Class XA No. 700
- Wabash Class J-1 4-6-2
- Wabash Class J-2 4-6-2
- Wabash Class K-1 2-8-2
- Wabash Class K-2 2-8-2
- Wabash Class K-3 2-8-2
- Wabash Class K-4 2-8-2
- Wabash Class K-5 2-8-2
- Wabash Class M-1 4-8-2
- Wabash Class O-1 4-8-4
- Wabash Class P-1 4-6-4
- Western Maryland 4-8-4 Northern
- Western Pacific 170 Series 4-8-2 (ex-Florida East Coast)
- Western Pacific 200 Series 2-6-6-2 "Little Mallies"
- Western Pacific 250 series 2-8-8-2 "Canyon Creatures"
Diesel[]
Main Article: List of Extinct Diesel Locomotives.
Ireland[]
Japan[]
United Kingdom[]
- British Rail 10100
- British Rail 10800
- British Rail 11001
- British Rail 15107
- British Rail Class 13
- British Rail Class 16
- British Rail Class 21 (NBL)
- British Rail Class 22
- British Rail Class 23
- British Rail Class 29
- British Rail Class 41 "Warship"
- British Rail Class 43 "Warship"
- British Rail Class 53 "Falcon"
- British Rail Class 128
- British Rail Class 129
- British Rail Class 1/1
- British Rail Class 1/3
- British Rail Class 2/1
- British Rail Class 2/5
- British Rail Class 2/7
- British Rail Class 3/1
- British Rail Class 3/3
- British Rail Class 3/5
- British Rail Class 3/7
- British Rail Class 3/9
- British Rail Class 3/10
- British Rail Class 3/11
- British Rail Class 3/12
- British Rail Class D16/1
- British Rail Class D16/2
- British Rail DP2
United States of America[]
- ALCO Century 855
- ALCO DH643
- ALCO DL-109
- Baldwin 4-8+8-4-750/8 DE
- Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 "Centipede"
- Baldwin DRX-6-4-2000
- EMC AA
- EMD AB6
- EMD DD35
- EMC E1
- EMC E2
- EMC E4
- EMD F2
- Fairbanks Morse Erie - built
- Fairbanks-Morse H-12-46
- GE BQ23-7
- GE P30CH
- GE U30CG
- GE U50
- GE U50C
Electric[]
Main Article: List of Extinct Electric Locomotives.
Japan[]
United Kingdom[]
- British Rail Class 70 (electric)
- British Rail Class 74
- British Rail Class EF1
- LNER Class EE1
United States of America[]
- EMD GM6C
- Great Northern W-1
- Milwaukee Road class EP-3
- New Haven EP-5
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class AA1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class DD2
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class E2b
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class E3b
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class E3c1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class FF1
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class FF2
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class L5
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class R1