GWR Manor - 7828 Odney Manor BR lined green with late crest

GWR Manor - 7828 Odney Manor BR lined green with late crest7828 Odney Manor BR Lined Green (late crest)Another 78XX that spent its BR career exclusively based in Wales, No. 7828 Odney Manor is notable as one of two members of the class named after a house that does not exist. While No. 7808 Cookham Manor was at least dedicated after an ancient estate of the same name, the actual building at Odney in Berkshire was always known as a Lullebrook Manor. The penultimate delivery of the post nationalisation batch

Built-in booster provides ample power for most layouts – often eliminating the need for additional boosters

In February 1989 it was transferred to the departmental DWCA pool and with its NSE livery now obsolete and looking tired

nuclear flask

PR 26844 Inner

196 was chosen to carry the name of Major General Errol Lonsdale who was the then chief of Army transport

PowerPack stay-alive system and dual speaker configuration to reproduce the characteristic sound and function of a BR Class 50 at work

which it last wore up until its refurbishment at Doncaster Works in February 1983

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Registration: 88 D 31372

which combine all the accessories into one:

SR Tadpole ex-D1479 Van - British Railways Departmental - Triple Pack