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 railway works. the anticipated work for this class was yard shunting, trip work (between local yards) and short distance freight trains. the order was expanded to 56 in mid-1963, before work had started on the first order.