BR Class 14 D9551
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 14 D9551 | |
|---|---|
 D9551 (Wikimedia Commons) | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Swindon Works |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| Power type | Diesel Hydraulic |
| Status | Under overhaul |
| Loco Number | D9551 |
| History | |
| Built | 1965 |
| Designed By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) |
| Type | Class 14 |
| 1968 | Withdrawn by BRBritish Rail or British Railways |
| 2013 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| Technical | |
| Weight | 48½t |
D9551 is an 0-6-0 Class 14 650hp diesel hydraulic locomotive. 56 of these locomotives were built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways’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!"[1]
D9551 in service
D9551 entered service in September 1965 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 BRBritish Rail or British Railways service.[2]
D9551 went on to work for BSCBritish Steel Corporation, or British Sugar Corporation at Gretton Brook and Corby.[3]
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.[3] The locomotive was acquired by the SVR Class 14 Company Limited, arriving in November 2013.
Following arrival, an overhaul of ‘Angus’ took place at Bridgnorth. On 30 April 2016, D9551 underwent its first test run on the SVRSevern Valley Railway between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster, assisted by 50049. A loaded test run took place on 26 October 2016, following which the locomotive was classified as servicable[4], although further work and testing took place before its debut at the Spring Diesel Festival in May 2017.
It carries a non-original 'golden ochre' livery, originally an experimental livery carried by BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion.
See Also
References
- ↑ The Railway magazine, December 2006
- ↑ BRDatabase website
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 UKLocos.com
- ↑ SVR diesel locomotive status retrieved 6 November 2016
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