BR Class 08 - Freightliner Green - 08585 'Vicky'

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BR Class 08 - Freightliner Green - 08585 'Vicky'English 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

thanks to its large

BR Lined Black with Early Crest

where they would join the seven European Passenger Services examples purchased the previous year

The covid 19 pandemic placed the overhaul on hold indefinitely and Wilbert was shunted to the end of a siding

In the early 1970s

Toughened windscreens with as built cab layout

Metal buffers

CAWD 92765

accessories

Standard sleeper coach 15323

This particular locomotive was delivered on the 9th September 2007

As part of the Neil Boden fleet with 50017 and 50050 it returned to Network Rail metals in May 2014 in BR blue