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Why are class 14's known as Teddy Bears?

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GNERman said:
I was just wondering if any of you now why the Class 14's are known as Teddy Bears?
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It's because of a comment that the old Swindon works foreman George Cole made about the class "We've built the Great Bear, now we're going to build a Teddy Bear!" and the great bear was a steam engine built for the GWR at Swindon works.
 
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Phoenix said:
It's because of a comment that the old Swindon works foreman George Cole made about the class "We've built the Great Bear, now we're going to build a Teddy Bear!" and the great bear was a steam engine built for the GWR at Swindon works.
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It's also to do with the front-on view of them, they look like the cab windows are teddy bear ears.
 
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