BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 - DCC Sound Livery_BR Golden Ochre it was eventually taken into

it was eventually taken into stock in October 1996 at Crewe International Electric Maintenance Depot some two years after the opening of the Channel Tunnel

while six were sold for use in Ireland/Northern Ireland

Authentic livery

British Railways 21 Ton Coal 21VB / MDW Wagons

BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 - DCC Sound Livery_BR Golden Ochre it was eventually taken intoEnglish 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