The British Steel Corporation purchased 24 examples (almost half of the total build) of British Rail's barely run-in (but redundant) Class 14 diesel-hydraulic fleet, including one acquired via BP-Shell. Initially dispersed across various sites, all ultimately migrated to BSC's vast ironstone quarry complex at Corby in Northamptonshire.
Unlike the National Coal Board, BSC didn't consider it necessary to repaint its Class 14s, which retained their original duo-tone green livery (minus BR logo and with the addition of a large BSC number) throughout their working lives. The only significant external modifications appear to have been the addition of twin headlights at each end and orange warning beacons on the cab roof.
This digital representation shows BSC No 52 as it would have appeared when freshly prepared for service. This is believed to be the former D9537 although records do differ (clarification would be welcome). In any event, the image is based on D9537 as preserved at the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway in the mid-1980s, but digitally backdated with BSC running number and warning beacons. Eight former BSC Class 14s survive in preservation. For additional background information and a complete list of survivors, please visit
www.railblue.com (28-Oct-08).
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