The British Rail Class 17 (also known as the Clayton Type 1) was a class of 117 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built 1962–1965 by Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., on behalf of British Railways (BR).

British Rail Class 17 (also known as the Clayton Type 1) is a class of 117 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built 1962–1965 by Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., for British Railways (BR).

The Clayton Type 1 (class 17) locomotive was introduced in 1962 and was billed as the new standard type 1 locomotive which would be purchased in preference to the highly successful English Electric Type 1 (later class 20).

Clayton Class 17 D8568 is the only surviving example of the Clayton Type 1s which numbered 117 in total. Intended by British Railways as the standard Type 1 for the railway system, supplanting the EE type 1 (later class 20), poor reliability meant withdrawals began as early as 1968, when some members were just four years old.

Class 17 may refer to: APL-17-class barracks ship; British Rail Class 17, a British class of diesel locomotive; DRG Class 17, a German class of 4-6-0 tender locomotive; GWR 17 Class; LNER Class B17; New South Wales Z17 class locomotive, steam locomotive; NSB Cmb Class 17; NSB El 17, a Norwegian class of electric locomotive; R-17-class lifeboat

The British Rail Class 17 (also known as the Clayton Type 1) was a class of 117 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built 1962–1965 by Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., for British Railways (BR).

The British Rail Class 17, originally known as the Clayton Type 1, was a class of diesel locomotive operated by British Railways.

The British Rail Class 17 (also known as the Clayton Type 1) was a class of 117 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built 1962–1965 by Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., on behalf of British Railways (BR).

2025年1月29日 · English: The Clayton Type 1 (later known as Class 17) was a class of diesel locomotive operated by British Railways.

CLASS TYPE 17. RETURN TO LIST OF CLASS TYPES. RETURN TO LIST OF LOCO NUMBERS. An example of the design of Diesel Shunter Class 17. SPECIFICATIONS. POWER TYPE: Diesel Electric: BUILDER: Clayton Equipment/Beyer,Peacock: UIC WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: Bo-Bo: WHEELBASE: 36ft 6in ft: DIMENSIONS: L.50ft 7.5in - W.8ft 9.5in - …