Class 17 Profile and Models

Class 17

D8568 near Bewdley in May 2017. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The Class 17 (aka "Clayton Type 1) was a Bo-Bo diesel produced for British Railways in the 1960s. They featured a single central cab, with low bonnets and were designed to mitigate visibility issues that the drivers had suffered with pilot-scheme Type 1 locomotives. The 17s initially found work out of depots across Scotland, initially at Polmadie and Haymarket but some did see use south of the border working out of depots in the North East and in the Eastern region. Unfortunately, their horizontally mounted Paxman engines proved to be incredibly unreliable, even after extensive modifications. Withdrawals of the class took place at the end of the 60s, with some locomotives working for only five years.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

 Diesel-Electric

Builder

 Clayton Equipment Company
Beyer, Peacock & Co.

Build Dates

 1962 to 1965

Total Built

 117

Tractive Effort

 40,000 lbf

Power Output

 450hp (x 2)

Top Speed

 60mph

Wheel Configuration

 Bo-Bo

Operated By

 British Rail

Main Duties

 Freight

In Service Until

 1971

Surviving Examples

 1

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Logo for Heljan
Heljan OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 17

DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
Private Owner livery sample Private Owner
Unpainted livery sample Unpainted
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N Gauge
trainModels Produced
Logo for EFE Rail
EFE Rail N Gauge Class 17

DCC Ready. 18-pin socket
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
Private Owner livery sample Private Owner
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O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Logo for Heljan
Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 17

DCC Ready. Screw terminals for wired decoder
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dave Alexander Models 17DA Class 17 Diesel kit Requires assembly Not set 17DA
View 		Class 17 Diesel kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Judith Edge Kits No image available Requires assembly Not set 17JE
View 		BR Class 17 Clayton Diesel locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) C17RC Class 17 in Ribble Cement Livery - Kit Built RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set C17RC
View 		Class 17 in Ribble Cement Livery - Kit Built Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) KB135 Class 17 'Clayton' 8567 in BR blue - scratchbuilt RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB135
View 		Class 17 'Clayton' 8567 in BR blue - scratchbuilt Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) KB212 Class 17 D8512 in BR green - built from Alexander Models kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB212
View 		Class 17 D8512 in BR green - built from Alexander Models kit BR green with late crest
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) JLTRT - Just Like The Real Thing PWRL32 Class 17 "Clayton" Type 1 Loco Kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set PWRL32
View 		Class 17 "Clayton" Type 1 Loco Kit Awaiting Categorisation