Class 17 ‘CLAYTON’

Class 17 No.D8568

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 It was withdrawn from traffic in September 1971 and stored at Polmadie, until it was sold in September 1972 to the Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete Co.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. The locomotive is now in full working order and arrived at Chinnor on Saturday 25th April 1992.

Number D8568	Wheel Arrangement : Bo-Bo DE	Built 1964
Weight 69 tonnes	Wheel diameter 1003mm	Max. Speed 60 mph
Engine Two Paxman 67HXL of 336 kW (450 Hp) at 1500 rpm
Transmission Electric Four GEC WT421 axle hung traction motors.
Power at Rail: 461 kW (618 hp).	Tractive Effort :178 kN (40,000 lbf)	Continuous Tractive Effort : 80 kN (18,000 lbf) at 12.8 mph.

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