British Rail Class 14
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The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s. Twenty-six of these 0-6-0
locomotives were ordered in January 1963, to be built at British Railways Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this class was yard shunting, trip work (between local yards) and short distance freight trains. The order was expanded to 56 in mid-1963, before work had started on the first order.
Class 14 by British Railways. They are known as 'Teddy Bears' by enthusiasts, following a comment by Swindon Works' foreman George Cole who quipped "We've built the Great Bear
, now we're going to build a Teddy Bear!".
In outline they resembled the Clayton Type 1 (Class 17)
locomotives, having a cab which was nearly central with bonnets at each end, but with a fixed 0-6-0 wheel configuration rather than bogie
s as seen on all the other Type 1 classes. The locomotives were powered by a Paxman
6 cylinder Ventura 6YJXL engine producing 650bhp
(484kW
), connected to a Voith
L217U hydraulic transmission
and Hunslet
gearbox. The axles were connected by coupling rod
s and driven by a jackshaft located under the cab, between the second and third axles.
where they are ideal for both light passenger work and the maintenance of permanent way
.
Unusually, D9504 was leased in 2005 from its preservation group and found itself in revenue-earning service on the newest mainline in the UK – High Speed 1 (known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link during construction) – mainly in marshalling
and stabling
the 450 metre, 22-wagon concrete-pumping train on the final stretch to St.Pancras Station
.
D9524 was re-powered under the ownership of BP Grangemouth - it was later re-powered again under the ownership of the Scottish RPS who, following BR practice, gave it a number of 14 901. It now operates with a Rolls-Royce DV8TCE (640 bhp). This engine may have been originally installed in one of the two Rolls-Royce engined Class 17 Claytons.
The last locomotive built, D9555, is notable as the final locomotive to be built for British Rail at Swindon Works
, in 1965; today the locomotive is privately-owned and operates on the Dean Forest Railway
, Gloucestershire
, its original route.
Graham Farish will also be producing an example in N Gauge.
In 2011 a 7 1/4" model of D9522 won best locomotive and best model in show at the national model engineering exhibition in Harrogate.
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
locomotives were ordered in January 1963, to be built at British Railways Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this class was yard shunting, trip work (between local yards) and short distance freight trains. The order was expanded to 56 in mid-1963, before work had started on the first order.
Technical details
In July 1964, the first of a class of 56 locomotives appeared from Swindon Works. These were later designated as TOPSTOPS
Total Operations Processing System, or TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock owned by a rail system...
Class 14 by British Railways. They are known as 'Teddy Bears' by enthusiasts, following a comment by Swindon Works' foreman George Cole who quipped "We've built the Great Bear
GWR 111 The Great Bear
The Great Bear, number 111, was a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. It was the first 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive used on a railway in Great Britain, and the only one of that type ever built by the GWR.- History and operation :...
, now we're going to build a Teddy Bear!".
In outline they resembled the Clayton Type 1 (Class 17)
British Rail Class 17
The British Rail Class 17 was a class of 117 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built 1962–1965 by Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., for British Railways ....
locomotives, having a cab which was nearly central with bonnets at each end, but with a fixed 0-6-0 wheel configuration rather than bogie
Bogie
A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...
s as seen on all the other Type 1 classes. The locomotives were powered by a Paxman
Paxman (engines)
Paxman is a major British brand of diesel engines. Ownership has changed on a number of occasions since the company's formation in 1865, and now the brand is owned by MAN SE, as part of MAN Diesel & Turbo. At its peak, the Paxman works covered 23 acres and employed over 2,000 people. Engine...
6 cylinder Ventura 6YJXL engine producing 650bhp
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
(484kW
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
), connected to a Voith
Voith
The Voith GmbH, which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations....
L217U hydraulic transmission
Transmission (mechanics)
A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...
and Hunslet
Hunslet Engine Company
The Hunslet Engine Company is a British locomotive-building company founded in 1864 at Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by John Towlerton Leather, a civil engineering contractor, who appointed James Campbell as his Works Manager.In 1871, James Campbell bought the company for...
gearbox. The axles were connected by coupling rod
Coupling rod
right|thumb|connecting rod and coupling rods attached to a small locomotive driving wheelA coupling rod or side rod connects the driving wheels of a locomotive. Steam locomotives in particular usually have them, but some diesel and electric locomotives, especially older ones and shunters, also have...
s and driven by a jackshaft located under the cab, between the second and third axles.
Operations and preservation
The Class 14s, like many other early types of diesel, had an extremely short life with British Railways, in this case not because of poor reliability but because many of its envisaged duties disappeared on the BR network a few years after they came into use. Most were resold for industrial use, where the vast majority had a working life of two to three times that with British Railways. Unfortunately the industries in which they were employed, such as coal mining, declined during the 1970s and the class again became surplus to requirements, but several have found a third lease of life on preserved linesHeritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
where they are ideal for both light passenger work and the maintenance of permanent way
Permanent way
The permanent way is the elements of railway lines: generally the pairs of rails typically laid on the sleepers embedded in ballast, intended to carry the ordinary trains of a railway...
.
Classification yard
A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill...
and stabling
Stabling point
A stabling point, in UK railway parlance, is a small traction maintenance depot where locomotives are parked whilst awaiting their next turn of duty. A stabling point may be fitted with a fuelling point and other minor maintenance facilities. A good example of this was Newports Godfrey road...
the 450 metre, 22-wagon concrete-pumping train on the final stretch to St.Pancras Station
St Pancras railway station
St Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture. The Grade I listed building stands on Euston Road in St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, between the...
.
D9524 was re-powered under the ownership of BP Grangemouth - it was later re-powered again under the ownership of the Scottish RPS who, following BR practice, gave it a number of 14 901. It now operates with a Rolls-Royce DV8TCE (640 bhp). This engine may have been originally installed in one of the two Rolls-Royce engined Class 17 Claytons.
The last locomotive built, D9555, is notable as the final locomotive to be built for British Rail at Swindon Works
Swindon Works
Swindon railway works were built by the Great Western Railway in 1841 in Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:In 1835 Parliament approved the construction of a railway between London and Bristol. Its Chief Engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel.From 1836, Brunel had been buying...
, in 1965; today the locomotive is privately-owned and operates on the Dean Forest Railway
Dean Forest Railway
The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, its original route.
Fleet
| Key: | Preserved | Scrapped | Exported |
|---|
| Depot codes | |
|---|---|
| Code | Depot |
| 50B | Hull Dairycoates |
| CF | Cardiff Canton |
| LE | Swansea Landore |
| Loco | Final depot | Industrial career | Dates | Disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D9500 | CF | NCB Ashington | 11/69—? | Preserved at Peak Rail Peak Rail Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales.... |
| D9501 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at C F Booth C F Booth C F Booth Ltd is a business based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, dealing in recycling and scrap metal. Their main site is Clarence Metal Works adjacent to the Rotherham Ring Road, although there are, or have been, a number of other associated sites and businesses including a rail served... , Rotherham (6/68) |
| D9502 | CF | NCB Ashington | 07/69—? | Preserved by Heritage Shunters Trust Heritage Shunters Trust Heritage Shunters Trust is a trading name of The South Yorkshire Railway Co. Ltd. which was founded in 1989. HST is a railway preservation society and is the only preservation society that solely specialises in the preservation of diesel shunters in the UK... |
| D9503 | 50B | BSC Harlaxton BSC Corby |
11/68—07/74 07/74—09/80 |
Scrapped at BSC Corby (09/80) |
| D9504 | 50B | NCB Philadelphia NCB Bolden NCB Burradon NCB Ashington |
11/68—08/73 08/73—12/74 01/75—09/81 09/81—? |
Preserved: normally at Kent & East Sussex Rly |
| D9505 | 50B | APCM Hope, Derbyshire | 09/68—05/75 | Exported to Bruges, Belgium (05/75) |
| D9506 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at Arnott Young Ltd., Parkgate (05/68) |
| D9507 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—09/82 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (09/82) |
| D9508 | LE | NCB Ashington | 03/69—01/84 | Scrapped at D. Short, North Shields (01/84) |
| D9509 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at G Cohen Ltd., Kettering (11/70) |
| D9510 | 50B | BSC Buckminster BSC Corby |
12/68—06/72 06/72—08/82 |
Scrapped at BSC Corby (08/82) |
| D9511 | 50B | NCB Ashington | 11/68—07/79 | Scrapped at NCB Ashington (07/79) |
| D9512 | 50B | BSC Buckminster BSC Corby |
12/68—09/72 09/72—02/82 |
Scrapped at BSC Corby (02/82) |
| D9513 | CF | Arnott Young Ltd., Parkgate NCB Crigglestone NCB Astley NCB Ashington |
07/68—11/68 11/68—09/69 09/69—10/73 01/74—? |
Preserved at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway |
| D9514 | CF | NCB Ashington | 07/69—12/85 | Scrapped at NCB Ashington (12/85) |
| D9515 | 50B | BSC Buckminster BSC Corby Hunslet Ltd |
11/68—09/72 09/72—12/81 12/81—07/82 |
Exported to Charmartin, Madrid, Spain (07/82) |
| D9516 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—10/81 | Preserved at Wensleydale Railway Wensleydale Railway The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line.... |
| D9517 | CF | NCB Ashington | 11/69—01/84 | Scrapped at D. Short, North Shields (01/84) |
| D9518 | CF | NCB Ashington | 06/69—??/87 | Preserved at Nene Valley Railway Nene Valley Railway The Nene Valley Railway is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is currently seven and a half miles in length... |
| D9519 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at G Cohen Ltd., Kettering (11/70) |
| D9520 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—03/81 | Preserved at Nene Valley Railway Nene Valley Railway The Nene Valley Railway is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is currently seven and a half miles in length... |
| D9521 | LE | NCB Ashington | 03/70—11/84 | Preserved at Dean Forest Railway Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and... |
| D9522 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at Arnott Young Ltd., Parkgate (05/68) |
| D9523 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—10/81 | Preserved at Derwent Valley Light Railway Derwent Valley Light Railway The Derwent Valley Light Railway was a privately-owned standard-gauge railway running from Layerthorpe on the outskirts of York to Cliffe Common near Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1913, and closed in sections between 1965 and 1981... , York |
| D9524 | LE | BP Grangemouth | 07/70—9/81 | Preserved: currently at the Gwili Railway Gwili Railway The Gwili Steam Railway operates a standard gauge preserved railway from Abergwili Junction in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway that closed for passenger traffic in 1965, the track being lifted in 1975.The Gwili Railway was formed in 1974 and, by... |
| D9525 | 50B | NCB Philadelphia NCB Ashington |
11/68—03/75 03/75—10/87 |
Preserved by Heritage Shunters Trust Heritage Shunters Trust Heritage Shunters Trust is a trading name of The South Yorkshire Railway Co. Ltd. which was founded in 1989. HST is a railway preservation society and is the only preservation society that solely specialises in the preservation of diesel shunters in the UK... |
| D9526 | CF | APCM Westbury | 01/70—4/80 | Preserved at West Somerset Railway West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway is a railway line that originally linked and in Somerset, England.It opened in 1862 and was extended from Watchet to by the Minehead Railway in 1874. Although just a single track, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the... |
| D9527 | CF | NCB Ashington | 07/69—01/84 | Scrapped at D. Short, North Shields (01/84) |
| D9528 | CF | NCB Ashington | 03/69—12/81 | Scrapped at D. Short, North Shields (12/81) |
| D9529 | 50B | BSC Buckminster BSC Corby (as No. 61) |
08/68—9/72 09/72—03/81 |
Preserved - normally at Kent & East Sussex Rly |
| D9530 | CF | Gulf Oil Co.Ltd., Waterston NCB Mardy NCB Tower Colliery |
09/69—10/75 10/75—08/82 08/82 |
Scrapped at NCB Tower Colliery (08/82) |
| D9531 | CF | Arnott Young Ltd., Parkgate NCB Crigglestone NCB Burradon NCB Ashington |
07/68—11/68 11/68—10/73 10/73—04/74 04/74—? |
Preserved at East Lancashire Railway East Lancashire Railway The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.-Overview:After formal closure by British Rail in 1982, the line was reopened on 25 July 1987. The initial service operated between Bury and Ramsbottom, via Summerseat. In 1991 the service was extended... |
| D9532 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—02/82 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (02/82) |
| D9533 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—09/82 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (09/82) |
| D9534 | 50B | APCM Hope, Derbyshire | 10/68—05/75 | Exported to Bruges, Belgium (05/75) |
| D9535 | CF | NCB Burradon NCB Backworth NCB Ashington |
11/70 — 01/76 01/76—09/80 09/80 — 01/84 |
Scrapped at NCB Ashington (01/84) |
| D9536 | LE | NCB Ashington | 03/70—12/85 | Scrapped at NCB Ashington (12/85) |
| D9537 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—11/82 | Preserved at Rippingale Rippingale railway station Rippingale railway station was a station serving the villages of Rippingale, Dowsby and Dunsby, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930. The section from Bourne through Rippingale to Billingborough remained open for goods... , Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders... |
| D9538 | LE | Shell-Mex & BP Ltd., Shellhaven BSC Ebbw Vale BSC Corby |
04/70—2/71 02/71—04/76 04/76—9/82 |
Scrapped at BSC Corby (09/82) |
| D9539 | 50B | BSC Corby | 10/68—02/83 | Preserved at Ribble Steam Railway Ribble Steam Railway The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks,... |
| D9540 | 50B | NCB Philadelphia NCB Burradon NCB Ashington |
11/68—11/71 11/71—06/72 06/72—01/84 |
Scrapped at D. Short, North Shields (01/84) |
| D9541 | 50B | BSC Harlaxton BSC Corby |
11/68—08/74 08/74-08/82 |
Scrapped at BSC Corby (08/82) |
| D9542 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—08/82 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (08/82) |
| D9543 | 50B | - | - | Scrapped at C F Booth C F Booth C F Booth Ltd is a business based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, dealing in recycling and scrap metal. Their main site is Clarence Metal Works adjacent to the Rotherham Ring Road, although there are, or have been, a number of other associated sites and businesses including a rail served... , Rotherham (11/68) |
| D9544 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—09/80 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (09/80) |
| D9545 | 50B | NCB Ashington | 11/68—07/79 | Scrapped by D. Short, North Shields (07/79) |
| D9546 | 50B | - | - | Scrapped at C F Booth C F Booth C F Booth Ltd is a business based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, dealing in recycling and scrap metal. Their main site is Clarence Metal Works adjacent to the Rotherham Ring Road, although there are, or have been, a number of other associated sites and businesses including a rail served... , Rotherham (11/68) |
| D9547 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—08/82 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (08/82) |
| D9548 | 50B | BSC Harlaxton BSC Corby Hunslet Ltd |
11/68—08/74 08/74—11/80 11/80 — 07/82 |
Exported to Charmartin, Madrid, Spain (07/82) |
| D9549 | 50B | BSC Corby Hunslet Ltd |
11/68—11/81 11/81—7/82 |
Exported to Charmartin, Madrid, Spain (07/82) |
| D9550 | 50B | - | - | Scrapped at C F Booth C F Booth C F Booth Ltd is a business based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, dealing in recycling and scrap metal. Their main site is Clarence Metal Works adjacent to the Rotherham Ring Road, although there are, or have been, a number of other associated sites and businesses including a rail served... , Rotherham (11/68) |
| D9551 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—06/81 | Preserved at Royal Deeside Railway Royal Deeside Railway The Royal Deeside Railway was formed in 1996 with the intention of reclaiming part of the former branch line from Aberdeen to Ballater, constructed between 1853 and 1856 by the Deeside Railway company and closed by British Railways in 1966... |
| D9552 | 50B | BSC Buckminster BSC Corby |
09/68—06/72 06/72—09/80 |
Scrapped at BSC Corby (09/80) |
| D9553 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—? | Preserved at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently... |
| D9554 | 50B | BSC Corby | 11/68—08/82 | Scrapped at BSC Corby (08/82) |
| D9555 | LE | NCB Burradon NCB Ashington |
03/70 — 02/75 02/76—??/87 |
Preserved at Dean Forest Railway Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and... |
Models
Hattons commissioned Danish company Heljan to produce a limited run in OO gauge in three liveries. Since then they have announced plans for further examples, still in limited numbers, but in a wider variety of liveries.Graham Farish will also be producing an example in N Gauge.
In 2011 a 7 1/4" model of D9522 won best locomotive and best model in show at the national model engineering exhibition in Harrogate.