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D8568 currently resides at Chinnor on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.

18th November 2017 D8568 has now returned to Chinnor after succesfully staring at the South Devon Railway diesel gala. Click here for photos of the event.

Four more pictures of 8568 at Ribblesdale Cement in 1980, many thanks to Alan Paterson.

D8568 is the unique locomotive in our collection, being the only surviving example of the Clayton Type 1's which numbered 117 in total. D8568 is also our only diesel-electric loco.

The locomotive is based at the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway and is used during the running season and at special events.

Click the logo to visit the CPRR website

D8568 Details
Built 1964
Length 50ft 7in
Width 8ft 9½in
Height 12ft 8in
Weight 69 Tons
Power Unit Paxman 6ZHXL x 2
Power Output 450hp x 2
Tractive Effort 40,000 lbf Maximum
Transmission DC Generator and Traction Motors
(GEC WT800 and GEC WT421 x 4)
Max Speed 60 MPH
Train Brake Vacuum Only
Train Heat None, through-piped for Steam Heat
(currently isolated on D8568)

D8568 stands at Chinnor with a weekend service, 29th April 2011 courtesy J.Duncan
See the Gallery and Engineering pages for more photos of D8568

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