Seven Class 14s star at 60th anniversary gala

A four-day gala at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway on July 25-28 celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Class 14 Type 1 diesel hydraulic locomotives (built at Swindon Works in 1964-65), and brought together seven survivors of the once 56-strong class.

Resident D9537 was joined by guests D9504 from the Kent & East Sussex Railway, D9523 from the Wensleydale Railway, D9529 from the Nene Valley Railway, D9551 from the Severn Valley Railway, and D9553 from the Caledonian Railway.