Class 60 - DB Red - 60100 - DCC Sound Fitted Class 89 In 1950 the board of

In 1950 the board of Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) appointed Oliver Bulleid as its Chief Mechanical Engineer

* Designed for easy conversion to EM and P4 gauge track

The introduction of Electric Train Heat (ETH) fitted locomotives to the restricted weight Cambrian route from Wolverhampton to the Welsh coast allowed InterCity to supplement its tired Mk

Designed specifically for the accurascale Class 37  locomotive with ‘Refurbished’  Engine Configuration

7027 was also the pioneer locomotive for the trial fitting of grease lubrication to the coupling pins and connecting rods in 1936

Class 60 - DB Red - 60100 - DCC Sound Fitted Class 89 In 1950 the board ofThe Brush Class 60 was the last stand of the British designed and built diesel electric locomotive. From concept to delivery in little over 18 months the construction of this 100 strong class was nothing short of impressive. Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type, they soon went to work on a variety of trains for the Coal, Petroleum, Aggregate and Metals sectors. All 100 locomotives passed through the shadow franchises