BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 Subclass_375/6 where it was a key

where it was a key member of the operational fleet

Highly-detailed OO gauge model

Designed specifically for the accurascale Ruston 88DS  locomotive

Outshopped from BREL Crewe in February 1987

The British Railways-built ‘Manor’ returned to steam in March 1973 and made its first solo runs on the DVR’s newly acquired Torbay Steam Railway (later renamed the DSR) between Paignton and Kingswear on 27 April 1973

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 Subclass_375/6 where it was a keyEnglish 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