BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995 - DCC Sound Locomotive Class_Class 73 Blackened metal 12mm disc wheels

Blackened metal 12mm disc wheels on metal axles

Since then it has been one of the most reliable members of the fleet

Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]

Original 5-rib body style with roller bearing axle boxes

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995 - DCC Sound Locomotive Class_Class 73 Blackened metal 12mm disc wheelsEnglish 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