August 2025

D8568 is expected to have several running days in the next few month at the Severn Valley railway.

Please see the SVR website for confirmed dates

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.

D8568 is based on the Severn Valley Railway and is used throughout the running season, at diesel events.

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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 arrives at Doniford Halt on the WSR on the 12th June 2022 with a train for Minehead. Courtesy Tom Courtney
See the Gallery and Engineering pages for more photos of D8568