BR Class 08 - BR Blue (Red Running Plate) - 08912 Class 08 - 10 37057/D6757

37057/D6757

This four coach pack includes:

being the world’s first complete railway system that only utilised steam locomotives

cast Victorious nameplates

2c fleet was increasingly sidelined with many examples withdrawn or sold abroad

BR Class 08 - BR Blue (Red Running Plate) - 08912 Class 08 - 10 37057/D6757English 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