Locomotives

78047 entered traffic at Hawick Shed on 25 October 1955 where the locomotive spent most of its lifetime working, even deputizing for failed Class 27, 40 and 45 diesels on the Edinburgh-Carlisle route post-1961. In 1966, once local passenger and freight...

D444 as it was originally known was introduced into service in 1968 and allocated to the Stoke Division, being renumbered 50044 under the TOPS classification system in 1973. In 1974 50044 was relocated to the Bristol Bath Road Shed where it would remain...

Operator/Livery: BR, BR Green Gauge: 00 Period : Era 6 (1957 - 1971) Length 203mm Designer : British Rail

00 gauge (1: 76) Length: 259mm DCC Type: DCC Ready Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound Operator/Livery: Early BR, BR Lined Green

Operator/Livery: BR (Early) Gauge: 00 Entered service 1910s Length 240mm Designer : Vincent Raven

Operator/Livery: BR, BR Rail Blue Gauge: 00 Period : Era 6 (1957 - 1971) Length 203mm Designer : British Rail

In 1926, with increased loading on the East Anglia passenger services and the introduction of modern, vacuum-braked coaching stock, there was a desperate need for a locomotive that could supplement the Holden B12 Class on the former Great Eastern routes...