Class 14 With 650 HP Paxman Ventura at Full Cry! D9525 Tackles the Incline From Leicester North

British Rail Class 14 No. D9525 in BR Two-Tone Green
Constructed by British Railways at Swindon Works in December 1964 (works number D9525, Lot No. 451, as part of the Western Region's 56-strong fleet of Type 1 diesel-hydraulic trip shunters), D9525 is a 62-year-old 0-6-0DH diesel-hydraulic locomotive owned and preserved by the Heritage Shunters Trust and visiting the Great Central Railway. Universally known across the railway network by the enduring class moniker "Teddy Bear", the locomotive is powered by a 6-cylinder Paxman Ventura 6YJXL turbocharged four-stroke diesel engine developing 650 bhp (485 kW) at 1,500 rpm, driving all three coupled wheelsets through a Voith L217U hydraulic transmission with a Hunslet final drive gearbox. Weighing 49.3 tonnes (48.5 long tons) in full working order, the locomotive produces a maximum starting tractive effort of 30,910 lbf (137.5 kN), an operational top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h), and carries an onboard fuel capacity of 1,540 litres (338 imperial gallons). Locomotive D9525 is immaculately turned out in authentic 1960s British Railways Two-Tone Green livery featuring dark Brunswick green bodywork, lime green cab surrounds, crisp white cab roof domes, and authentic high-visibility black-and-yellow wasp-striped bufferbeams.

British Rail Class 33/1 No. 33116 (Hertfordshire Rail Tours) Trailing at the Rear
Constructed by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) at Smethwick in December 1960 (works number DEL 139, entering service under the Southern Region as D6535 and later TOPS-numbered 33116 in December 1973), 33116 is a 65-year-old Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive forming part of the National Collection under the custodianship of the 5305 Locomotive Trust. Universally celebrated by enthusiasts as a classic Southern "Crompton", the locomotive is powered by an 8-cylinder Sulzer 8LDA28 in-line turbocharged four-stroke diesel engine developing 1,550 hp (1,156 kW) at 750 rpm, driving a Crompton Parkinson electrical generator and four axle-hung DC traction motors. Weighing 77.0 tonnes (75.8 long tons) in full working order, the locomotive produces a maximum starting tractive effort of 45,000 lbf (200 kN), an operational top speed of 85 mph (137 km/h), and carries an onboard fuel capacity of 3,640 litres (800 imperial gallons). Locomotive 33116 is presented in classic 1970s British Rail Corporate Blue livery with full high-visibility yellow warning ends, dual air-and-vacuum brakes, high-level push-pull jumper cables, and cast bodyside nameplates reading Hertfordshire Rail Tours, commemorating the famous railtour operator that officially named the locomotive at Weymouth Quay in December 1993.

British Rail Mark 1 6-Coach Passenger Consist: Carmine & Cream with Rear Blue & Grey
Marshalled between the two locomotives in precise sequential order is an authentic six-coach rake of preserved British Rail Mark 1 passenger stock, showcasing five carriages in 1950s Carmine and Cream ("Blood and Custard") followed by a single carriage in late-era InterCity Blue and Grey. Coupled directly behind leading locomotive D9525 is carriage E4857, a Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) constructed at York Carriage Works in 1959 to Diagram 89, finished in pristine Carmine and Cream. This is coupled to carriage E24421, a Mark 1 Corridor Second (SK) featuring eight passenger compartments constructed at Doncaster Works in 1953 (Lot 30005) to Diagram 146 in Carmine and Cream. Third in line is carriage E9316, a Mark 1 Brake Standard Open (BSO) built at Doncaster Works in 1956 (Lot 30198) to Diagram 183, featuring open saloon seating and an integral guard and luggage brake van compartment in matching crimson and cream. Fourth in the formation is carriage E5007, a Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open constructed in 1962 to Diagram 93 in Carmine and Cream. Fifth in the consist is carriage M1962, a Mark 1 Restaurant Unclassified (RU) buffet dining car constructed in 1957 to Diagram 24 in Carmine and Cream. Bringing up the rear of the passenger carriages directly ahead of banking locomotive 33116 is carriage M25711, a Mark 1 Corridor Second (SK) built at Derby Carriage & Wagon Works in 1961 (Lot 30368) to Diagram 146, turned out in British Rail InterCity Blue and Grey livery.

Thundering Up the Cutting from Leicester North on the 09:50 Service
Seen in 8K 16:9 widescreen tackling the steep climbing gradient out of Leicester North station on Saturday, 5th of September 2026 at 09:50, Class 14 diesel-hydraulic No. D9525 powers the 09:50 passenger service bound for Quorn & Woodhouse and Loughborough Central during the Great Central Railway's Autumn Diesel Gala.

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