#3757· Class 14

British Rail Class 14

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail· from 1964· class of 56 650hp C-diesel-hydraulic locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Hugh llewelyn D9526 (5558010307): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. BR (Swindon) Type 1 D9528 (8227326967): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. 26I07I2014 ELR Class 14s @ 50 Gala A1: PeterSkuce· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. BR (Swindon) Type 1 D9508 (8148098344): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. D9517 - cardiff - aug 1967: Max Batten· CC BY-SA 2.5
6. Blue Anchor - D9526 to the rescue: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Helwell Bay D9526 and D9520: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Stogumber - D9526 down train: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Washford - D9526 accelerating away to Minehead: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Watchet - D9526 arriving with down train: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s. Twenty-six of these 0-6-0 locomotives were ordered in January 1963, to be built at British Railways' Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this class was trip working movements between local yards and short-distance freight trains.

who runs it

British Rail British Steel National Coal Board Blue Circle Industries Grangemouth Refinery Western Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 64 km/htop speed
power 485 kWpower output
built 56made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 62 years ago, in 1964.
485 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
10.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1964–1965
in service from: 1964
status: preserved
number built: 56
kind: Diesel-hydraulic
traction: diesel
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: British Rail, Swindon Works
operators: British Rail, British Steel, National Coal Board, Blue Circle Industries, Grangemouth Refinery, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: 64 km/h
power: 485 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 10.4 m
nicknames: Teddy Bear
Dutch name: Class 14

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4970734, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.