D8568 ( the unique class 17) seen at Princes Risborough
D8568 was built by the Clayton Equipment Co, works No 4365U69 and is the sole survivor of the 117 built. The locomotive was first introduced in January 1964 and allocated to Haymarket, near Edinburgh. It was withdrawn from traffic in September 1971 and stored at Polmadie, until it was sold in September 1972 to the Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co.
In 1977 the locomotive moved north to Ribblesdale Cement at Clitheroe, Lancs. However, the Clayton proved too large for their requirements at Clitheroe and was frequently used on one engine only.
D8568 was eventually put up for private sale in December 1982, and was purchased by the Diesel Traction Group who moved it by road to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Pickering on 11th February 1983. During its years at NYMR it received a full overhaul and repaint back to its original green livery.
In August 1991 it was moved to Old Oak Common Depot in West London for display during the Open Days at the depot. Since then it was put into store at Old Oak Common until being moved by rail to Chinnor on 25th April 1992
Tags: Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Chinnor Railway C&PRR Oxfordshire Chiltern Chilterns Buckinghamshire Princes Risborough Princes Risborough Station Princes Risborough Railway Station Bucks Clayton Class 17 Diesel Traction Group D8568
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D8568 ( the unique class 17) seen at Princes Risborough
D8568 was built by the Clayton Equipment Co, works No 4365U69 and is the sole survivor of the 117 built. The locomotive was first introduced in January 1964 and allocated to Haymarket, near Edinburgh. It was withdrawn from traffic in September 1971 and stored at Polmadie, until it was sold in September 1972 to the Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co.
In 1977 the locomotive moved north to Ribblesdale Cement at Clitheroe, Lancs. However, the Clayton proved too large for their requirements at Clitheroe and was frequently used on one engine only.
D8568 was eventually put up for private sale in December 1982, and was purchased by the Diesel Traction Group who moved it by road to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Pickering on 11th February 1983. During its years at NYMR it received a full overhaul and repaint back to its original green livery.
In August 1991 it was moved to Old Oak Common Depot in West London for display during the Open Days at the depot. Since then it was put into store at Old Oak Common until being moved by rail to Chinnor on 25th April 1992
Tags: Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Chinnor Railway C&PRR Oxfordshire Chiltern Chilterns Buckinghamshire Princes Risborough Princes Risborough Station Princes Risborough Railway Station Bucks Clayton Class 17 Diesel Traction Group D8568
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D8568 ( the unique class 17) seen at Princes Risborough
D8568 was built by the Clayton Equipment Co, works No 4365U69 and is the sole survivor of the 117 built. The locomotive was first introduced in January 1964 and allocated to Haymarket, near Edinburgh. It was withdrawn from traffic in September 1971 and stored at Polmadie, until it was sold in September 1972 to the Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co.
In 1977 the locomotive moved north to Ribblesdale Cement at Clitheroe, Lancs. However, the Clayton proved too large for their requirements at Clitheroe and was frequently used on one engine only.
D8568 was eventually put up for private sale in December 1982, and was purchased by the Diesel Traction Group who moved it by road to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Pickering on 11th February 1983. During its years at NYMR it received a full overhaul and repaint back to its original green livery.
In August 1991 it was moved to Old Oak Common Depot in West London for display during the Open Days at the depot. Since then it was put into store at Old Oak Common until being moved by rail to Chinnor on 25th April 1992
Tags: Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Chinnor Railway C&PRR Oxfordshire Chiltern Chilterns Buckinghamshire Princes Risborough Princes Risborough Station Princes Risborough Railway Station Bucks Clayton Class 17 Diesel Traction Group D8568
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D8568 ( the unique class 17) seen at Princes Risborough
D8568 was built by the Clayton Equipment Co, works No 4365U69 and is the sole survivor of the 117 built. The locomotive was first introduced in January 1964 and allocated to Haymarket, near Edinburgh. It was withdrawn from traffic in September 1971 and stored at Polmadie, until it was sold in September 1972 to the Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co.
In 1977 the locomotive moved north to Ribblesdale Cement at Clitheroe, Lancs. However, the Clayton proved too large for their requirements at Clitheroe and was frequently used on one engine only.
D8568 was eventually put up for private sale in December 1982, and was purchased by the Diesel Traction Group who moved it by road to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Pickering on 11th February 1983. During its years at NYMR it received a full overhaul and repaint back to its original green livery.
In August 1991 it was moved to Old Oak Common Depot in West London for display during the Open Days at the depot. Since then it was put into store at Old Oak Common until being moved by rail to Chinnor on 25th April 1992
Tags: Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Chinnor Railway C&PRR Oxfordshire Chiltern Chilterns Buckinghamshire Princes Risborough Princes Risborough Station Princes Risborough Railway Station Bucks Clayton Class 17 Diesel Traction Group D8568
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D8568 ( the unique class 17) seen at Princes Risborough
D8568 was built by the Clayton Equipment Co, works No 4365U69 and is the sole survivor of the 117 built. The locomotive was first introduced in January 1964 and allocated to Haymarket, near Edinburgh. It was withdrawn from traffic in September 1971 and stored at Polmadie, until it was sold in September 1972 to the Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co.
In 1977 the locomotive moved north to Ribblesdale Cement at Clitheroe, Lancs. However, the Clayton proved too large for their requirements at Clitheroe and was frequently used on one engine only.
D8568 was eventually put up for private sale in December 1982, and was purchased by the Diesel Traction Group who moved it by road to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Pickering on 11th February 1983. During its years at NYMR it received a full overhaul and repaint back to its original green livery.
In August 1991 it was moved to Old Oak Common Depot in West London for display during the Open Days at the depot. Since then it was put into store at Old Oak Common until being moved by rail to Chinnor on 25th April 1992
Tags: Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Chinnor Railway C&PRR Oxfordshire Chiltern Chilterns Buckinghamshire Princes Risborough Princes Risborough Station Princes Risborough Railway Station Bucks Clayton Class 17 Diesel Traction Group D8568
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