BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995English 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

They are moreover suitable for a wide range of Industrial steam and diesel prototypes

you will immediately notice its excellent ergonomics

and other traffic were already on the drawing board

The second half of the 1980s saw a potential new direction for the Class 50s as passenger work began to dry up

50035 ran in this condition for several years

The Accurascale IIA biomass hopper features several notable changes over the previously announced HYA/IIA coal hopper

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·      Planked bodyside (replanked)

for all vehicles

Roller-bearing axle boxes

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* Detailed interior with rivets