2 of these locos are based at the West Somerset Railway and are owned by the DEPG, but only one of these locos (D9526) is currently operational whilst D9518 is undergoing long term restoration. History of the Class 14 Built in 1964 and 1965, They are known as 'Teddy Bears' by enthusiasts, following a comment by Swindon Works' erecting shop foreman George Cole who quipped "We've built The Great Bear, now we're going to build a 'Teddy Bear'!". 56 of the class were built, with 5 of the class making moves out mainland Europe in the 1970s and 1980s after their BR and industrial service ended. (D9505 and D9534 to Belgium in 1975, with D9515, D9548 and D9549 moving to Spain in 1982). The fleet was originally allocated solely to the Western Region but over half of the class moved up to Hull Dairycoates after their previous work in places such as the Dean Forest and the Cardiff & Bristol area dried up due to the lines shutting. Then, in an abrupt change of tact from BR, the class were sold off to the National Coal Board for work at mines or scrapped, with BR having no working examples left by the early 1970s (I still believe that they would've been better for moving freight between yards on small trip workings than 08s were.) Eventually, this coal work began to dry up in the 1980s and all of the NCB fleet was withdrawn. 19 of the Class 14s managed to make it to preservation, D9526 amongst this number after it finished working at APCM Westbury in April 1980. Technical Details Engine: Paxman Ventura 6YJXL with a Napier Turbocharger. Total Horsepower: 650hp Tractive effort: 30910 lbf Transmission: Hydraulic (Voith L217U, with final drive provided by Hunslet) Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0 Brakes: Vacuum only Length: 34ft 7in Weight: 49.3 tons Fuel capacity: 338 gallons Top Speed: 40mph What would be included in the pack? Class 14 no D9526 in BR Green livery All new timetable based on the 2023 WSR Diesel Gala timetable (Class 52 subbing for Class 55, Class 37 subbing for Class 35, Class 31 subbing for Class 25, Class 20 subbing for D9551) as the current one doesn't fit for a route that is meant to be a 'diesel gala' based timetable.
They would be great for the route but in real life I can't stand the Teddy Bears, horrible machines personally.
Nice suggestion but limited scope for layering elsewhere other than another heritage line, if ever built. I suppose you could sub in for 08 or 09 on other routes.
Yes please. The almost forgotten diesel hydraulic class. DTG, or someone, should do a diesel hydraulic dlc pack for WSR with both these and the Class 35 Hymek as both reside at WSR with DEPG.
