A Clayton at Gloucester
A very memorable Sunday excursion to the Gloucester Rail Day, held at the old Horton Road Motive Power Depot. A good collection of preserved diesel traction was on display, including the sole surviving Clayton Class 1 Bo-Bo D8568. The 117-strong class was built between 1962-65 and became Class 17 under the British Rail TOPS scheme, but proved unsuccessful in service. The first examples were withdrawn in July 1968, weeks ahead of the final BR steam, and the class was extinct by the end of 1971. I never managed to photograph Claytons in service, the type being confined mainly to Central Lowland Scottish depots. D8568 managed to escape scrapping by virtue of its sale to industrial users, and in later preservation, it has enjoyed an active life on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.
August 1991
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.
A Clayton at Gloucester
A very memorable Sunday excursion to the Gloucester Rail Day, held at the old Horton Road Motive Power Depot. A good collection of preserved diesel traction was on display, including the sole surviving Clayton Class 1 Bo-Bo D8568. The 117-strong class was built between 1962-65 and became Class 17 under the British Rail TOPS scheme, but proved unsuccessful in service. The first examples were withdrawn in July 1968, weeks ahead of the final BR steam, and the class was extinct by the end of 1971. I never managed to photograph Claytons in service, the type being confined mainly to Central Lowland Scottish depots. D8568 managed to escape scrapping by virtue of its sale to industrial users, and in later preservation, it has enjoyed an active life on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.
August 1991
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.