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BR Class 14 D9551

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D9551 is an 0-6-0 Class 14 650hp diesel hydraulic shunting locomotive. 56 of these locomotives were built by BR’s Swindon Works between 1964 and 1965. Locomotives of the class were given the nickname “Teddy Bears”, after a comment by Swindon Works foreman George Cole "We've built the Great Bear, now we're going to build a Teddy Bear!"<ref>The Railway magazine, December 2006</ref>

==D9551 in service==
D9551 entered service in September 1665 at Cardiff Canton. A move to Hull Dairycoates shed in January 1967 was followed by withdrawal in April 1968 after less than 2 years 7 months BR service. <ref name=”UKLocos”>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=9551&loco=9551 BRDatabase website]</ref>

D9551 went on to work for BSC at Gretton Brook and Corby.<ref name="UKLocos">[http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&Id=5597 UKLocos.com]</ref>

==D9551 in preservation==
D9551 was preserved at the West Somerset Railway, before moving to the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society at Milton of Crathes in 2003.<ref name="UKLocos" /> The locomotive was acquired for the SVR by the Severn Valley Railway Class 14 Company Ltd, arriving in November 2013. As of May 2015 an overhaul of ‘Angus’ is in progress at Bridgnorth.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref>

== Links ==
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== See Also ==
[[Diesel Locomotives]]
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