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[[File:D9551 diesel hydraulic 0-6-0 engine - geograph.org.uk - 1075840.jpg |400px|thumb|right|D9551 (Wikimedia Commons)]]
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{{Infobox diesel loco
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|image      = D9551 diesel hydraulic 0-6-0 engine - geograph.org.uk - 1075840.jpg
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|caption    = D9551 (Wikimedia Commons)
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|construc  = BR(W) Swindon Works
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|wheels    = 0-6-0
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|power      = Diesel Hydraulic
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|status    = Under overhaul
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|locono    = D9551
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|othernos  =
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|designed  = BR(W)
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|locotype  = '''Class 14'''
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|built      = 1965
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|years1    = 1968
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|events1    = Withdrawn by BR
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|years2    = 2013
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|events2    = Arrived on SVR
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|length    =
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|weight    = 48½t
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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 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 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 BR service. <ref name=”UKLocos”>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=9551&loco=9551 BRDatabase website]</ref>
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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 BR service.<ref>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 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>
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{{As of|2016}} 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> On 30 April 2016, D9551 underwent its first test run on the SVR between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster, assisted by [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance|50049]].
 
{{As of|2016}} 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> On 30 April 2016, D9551 underwent its first test run on the SVR between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster, assisted by [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance|50049]].
  
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== See Also ==
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[[Diesel Locomotives]]
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== References ==
 
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== See Also ==
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[[Diesel Locomotives]]
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_14 BR Class 14 on Wikipedia]

Revision as of 15:58, 30 September 2016

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 14 D9551
D9551 diesel hydraulic 0-6-0 engine - geograph.org.uk - 1075840.jpg
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

Diesel Locomotives

D9551 is an 0-6-0 Class 14 650hp diesel hydraulic shunting 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 for the SVRSevern Valley Railway by the SVR Class 14 Company Limited, arriving in November 2013.

As of 2016 an overhaul of ‘Angus’ is in progress at Bridgnorth.[4] On 30 April 2016, D9551 underwent its first test run on the SVRSevern Valley Railway between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster, assisted by 50049.

See Also

Diesel Locomotives

References

  1. The Railway magazine, December 2006
  2. http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=9551&loco=9551 BRDatabase website]
  3. 3.0 3.1 UKLocos.com
  4. SVR "Meet The Loco" web page

Links

BR Class 14 on Wikipedia