7 1/4 inch BR Class 08 Shunter with Wagons
BR Class 08 0-6-0 Battery powered shunter in 7.25″ gauge, no. 08 590
Newly built 7 1/4inch BR Class 08 shunter, built to the Dan Jeavons design – now marketed by SAD Castings/MRSC.
Livery is BR blue with wasp stripes and yellow ends – for some reason the builder got carried away and decided the buffers needed to be yellow as well.
4QD controller with handset
2x 110 Ah 12v Multicell batteries
Nicely finished and detailed model, there are sandboxes, dummy leaf springs, handrails, fuel tanks, windows, footsteps etc. See pictures for more detail.
Dimensions:
Lenght 1.04m x Width 0.25m x Height 0.30m
The model comes complete with two 7 1/4″ wagons – the flat wagon having been modified as a riding truck with seat and footpegs.
Description
The British Rail (BR) Class 08, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive. In total, 228 locomotives in the class were built by English Electric between 1957 and 1968, the large number being in part because of the failure of other early designs in the same power range to provide reliable locomotives.
The British Rail (BR) Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. The pioneer locomotive, number 13000, was built in 1952 although it did not enter service until 1953. Production continued until 1962; 996 locomotives were produced, making it the most numerous of all British locomotive classes. As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, almost any duty requiring shunting would involve a Class 08. The class became a familiar sight at many major stations and freight yards.
[Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_08]
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