BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum 'Plate' bogies with roller bearings

'Plate' bogies with roller bearings

the resulting BR standard 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunter—later known as the Class 08—entered production in 1952 as No

LDB311717 was noted as being used by the Electrification Engineers for collecting scrap metal during the latter stages of the Birmingham Cross City Electrification scheme between Lichfield and Ridditch

156 and 158 DMUs

26592 - CIE

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum 'Plate' bogies with roller bearingsEnglish 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