BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995 Livery_SouthEastern Networker small 's' prefix

small 's' prefix

Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco

This locomotive was built in August 2003 for HSBC Rail and leased to ERS Railways (formerly European Rail Shuttle) in the Netherlands and was given their fleet number 6608

A real go anywhere locomotive and is suitable for use right up to the present day

replacing older Mark 2 and Mark 3 stock

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995 Livery_SouthEastern Networker small 's' prefixEnglish 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