BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 pre TOPS The former D5523

The former D5523

One time only

Produced in association with Modelu

Kinetic NEM coupler mounts on tender at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers

like many of its classmates No

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 pre TOPS The former D5523English 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