BR Class 08 - Freightliner Green - 08585 'Vicky' - DCC Sound

BR Class 08 - Freightliner Green - 08585 'Vicky' - DCC SoundEnglish Electrics 1934 diesel electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the Big Four railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0 6 0

with Pack B adding the two vehicles necessary for the later 6-car portion

being replaced by a Barclay Class 06 No

to suit every modeller's needs:

BR Class 50 - Railfreight General - 50149 'Defiance' - Exclusive

At the same time

a total of 150 of these two-axle wagons were built by Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) to convey bulk loads of cement from Irish Cement’s plants at Drogheda in County Louth

the locomotive was unveiled in its new colours by actor Chris Chittell and named “Teenage Spirit

officially opened on 30th September

·      OLEO buffers

which entered service in 1892

1990-2000's

Subsequent developments included revised nozzle arrangements in 2007