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).

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 class 17 is part of an extensive cross breeding programme and whilst the clatter of tiny bogies are not imminent preservationists are hoping for Class 17 / 20 hi bred. it will be known as a Clopper.

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

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.

Apr 1, 2023 · Off the Rails: A series diving into the history of lost & forgotten parts of British Rail.Often considered to be the most unsuccessful British Mainline Diese...

The British Rail Class 17 (also known as the Clayton Type 1) was a low-power mainline Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive, of which 117 were built between 1962 - 1965 by the Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., for British Railways.

Welcome back to part 3 in the series of the BTC early diesel locos. This time, we take a closer look at the class 17 Clayton locomotive, which was part of the British Railways modernisation...