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Diesel Locomotives

Diesel Locomotives

As Pannier tanks were phased out, and diesel replaced steam across the British rail networks, the BR Class 14 locomotives found their niche in the Forest of Dean. While their working lives were short, as their intended work dried up shortly after introduction, many of them survived into preservation after having been sold into industrial work. Today, the DFR is home to two Class 14s, as well as a mixture of other mainline and industrial engines.

 

Operational
BR Class 14 no. D9521

Built: 1964
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
Weight: 49t
Max Tractive Effort: 30,910 lb/f
Owner: D9521 Locomotive Group

BR Class 08 no. D3937 ‘Gladys’

Built: 1960
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
Weight: 50t
Max Tractive Effort: 35,000 lb/f
Owner: Dean Forest Diesel Association

a train on a railroad track
Hunslet no. 6688 ‘Salty’

Built: 1968
Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-0
Weight:
Max Tractive Effort:
Owner: D9521 Locomotive Group

Image credit: Carl Brunnock

6688 Salty Hunslet 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter at Norchard 06.09.… | Flickr
Hunslet no. 5622  ‘Don Corbett’

Built:
Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-0
Weight:
Max Tractive Effort:
Owner: DFR

Image credit: Adam Williams

a yellow and black truck sitting on the train tracks
Under Overhaul 
BR Class 31 no. 31210

Built: 1960
Wheel Arrangement: A1A-A1A
Weight:
Max Tractive Effort:
Owner: Dean Forest Diesel Association

a train is parked on the side of the road
BR Class 08 no. 08238 ‘Charlie’

Built: 1956
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
Weight: 50t
Max Tractive Effort: 35,000 lb/f
Owner: Dean Forest Diesel Association

Image credit: Peter Bayliss

a train that is sitting on a track
BR Class 14 no. D9555

Built: 1965
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
Weight: 49t
Max Tractive Effort: 30,910 lb/f
Owner: Privately Owned

Image credit: Gareth James

Class 14s near Norchard - copyright Gareth James
Awaiting Overhaul / Stored
BR Class 31 no. 31235

Built: 1960
Wheel Arrangement: Co-Co
Weight:
Max Tractive Effort:
Owner: Dean Forest Diesel Association

Fowler no. 4210127

Built:
Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-0DM
Weight:
Max Tractive Effort:
Owner: Dean Forest Railway Society