Check out Heljan's wonderful range of Class 14 'Teddy Bear' diesel locomotives in OO Gauge!
A variety of Heljan's popular OO Gauge Class 14 locomotives are in stock now - covering BR green liveried examples as well as NCB South Wales and BP variations too. Originally developed as an exclusive model for Hattons, this ever-popular release still looks the part and performs beautifully for all of your shunting and short trip working duties.
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, pipework, footsteps and etched guard plates, sprung buffers and more
Digital & Sound capability - 21-pin socket
Improved chassis with tighter tolerances
Smooth and powerful mechanism with 5-pole motor and all-wheel pickups
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s. Twenty-six of these 0-6-0 locomotives were ordered in January 1963, to be built at British Railways Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this class was trip working movements between local yards and short-distance freight trains. The good all-around visibility from the cab and dual controls also made them capable of being used for shunting duties.
The order was expanded from 26 to 56 in mid-1963, before work had started on the first order. They were numbered D9500-D9555. They are known as 'Teddy Bears' by enthusiasts, following a comment by Swindon Works' foreman George Cole who quipped "We've built the Great Bear, now we're going to build a Teddy Bear!"