British Rail Class 14
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| BR Class 14 | ||
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| TOPS numbers | None | |
| Early numbers | D9500-D9555 | |
| Builder | BR Swindon | |
| Introduced | 1964 | |
| Wheel Arrangement | 0-6-0 | |
| Weight | 50 t 0 cwt | 50,800 kg |
| Height | 13 ft 0 in | 3.96 m |
| Width | 8 ft 7 9/16 in | 2.630 m |
| Length | 34 ft 7 in | 10.54 m |
| Wheel Dia. | 4 ft 0 in | 1.22 m |
| Wheel Base | 6 ft 6 in + 9 ft 0 in | 1.98 m + 2.74 m |
| Minimum radius | 4.5 chains | 90.5 m |
| Maximum speed | 40 mph | 64 km/h |
| Engine output | 650 hp at 1500 rpm | 485 kW |
| Max. Tractive Effort | 30,910 lbf at 27.6% adhesion | 137 kN |
| Cont. Tractive Effort | 23,500 lbf at 6.2 mph | 105 kN at 10 km/h |
| Brake type | Vacuum | |
| Brake force | 43 te | 428 kN |
| Route availability | WR Route Code Yellow | |
| Fuel Tank | 338 imp gal | 1.537 m³ |
| Heating type | None | |
The British Rail Class 14 diesel locomotives were small diesel-hydraulic locomotives built in the mid-1960s.
An order for twenty-six 0-6-0 650 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives was placed in January 1963, these to be built at British Railways Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this class was yard shunting, trip work and short distance freight. A further 30 were ordered in mid-1963 before work had started on the first order.
Thus it was in July 1964 that the first of a class of 56 locomotives appeared from Swindon Works. These were designated as Class 14 by British Railways and christened 'Teddy Bears' by enthusiasts. In outline they resembled the Clayton Type 1 locomotives, having a cab which was (nearly) central with bonnets at each end but of course with a fixed 0-6-0 wheel configuration rather than bogies as seen on all the other Type 1 classes. They had an extremely short life with British Railways. 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, but several have found a third lease of life on preserved lines where they are ideal for both light passenger work and the maintenance of permanent way.
Incredibly, one example has been leased (2005) from its preservation group and finds itself in revenue earning employ on the newest mainline in the UK - the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, mainly in marshalling and stabling the 450 metre, 22 wagon concrete pumping train on the final stretch to St.Pancras station. [1]
The engine was a Paxman 6 cylinder Ventura 6YJXL connected to a Voith L217U hydraulic transmission and Hunslet triple-reduction final drive gearbox. The axles were connected by coupling rods and driven by a jackshaft located under the cab, between the second and third axles.
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| Key: | Preserved | Scrapped | Exported |
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| Depot codes | |
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| 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 Barrow Hill Engine Shed |
| D9501 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at C F Booth, Rotherham (6/68) |
| D9502 | CF | NCB Ashington | 07/69—? | Preserved at Peak Rail |
| 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 - on hire to CTRL construction project |
| 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 Buckmaster 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 Buckmaster 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 Buckmaster 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 Nene Valley Railway |
| 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 |
| D9519 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at G Cohen Ltd., Kettering (11/70) |
| D9520 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—03/81 | Preserved at Nene Valley Railway |
| D9521 | LE | NCB Ashington | 03/70—11/84 | Preserved at Vale of Glamorgan Railway |
| D9522 | CF | - | - | Scrapped at Arnott Young Ltd., Parkgate (05/68) |
| D9523 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—10/81 | Preserved at Nene Valley Railway |
| D9524 | LE | BP Grangemouth | 07/70—9/81 | Preserved at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway |
| D9525 | 50B | NCB Philadelphia NCB Ashington |
11/68—03/75 03/75—10/87 |
Preserved at Peak Rail |
| D9526 | CF | APCM Westbury | 01/70—4/80 | Preserved at West Somerset Railway |
| 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 Buckmaster BSC Corby (as No. 61) |
08/68—9/72 09/72—03/81 |
Preserved - on hire to CTRL construction project |
| 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 |
| 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 private location |
| 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 |
| 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, 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, 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, Rotherham (11/68) |
| D9551 | 50B | BSC Corby | 12/68—06/81 | Preserved at Royal Deeside Railway |
| D9552 | 50B | BSC Buckmaster 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 |
| 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 |
