BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum A matching crew designed and

A matching crew designed and produced in the UK specifically for the Accurascale class 30 and 31 by our partners Modelu

Named in October 1978 and refurbished in May 1982

The partner to 73966 in its current condition is 73970

LDB311717 was noted as being used by the Electrification Engineers for collecting scrap metal during the latter stages of the Birmingham Cross City Electrification scheme between Lichfield and Ridditch

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum A matching crew designed andEnglish 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