BR Class 08 - Freightliner Green - 08585 'Vicky' Wagon Type_Fertiliser Wagon CAWD 92746

CAWD 92746

While 1987 brought sad news with the first three examples switched off

In 2000 it returned to the main line in BR blue and four years later following a large logo repaint it was partnered with the Fifty Fund’s 50031 Hood as the key representatives of the class in action on the national network

Die Cast Chassis for ideal weight

which finally saw the locomotive named

BR Class 08 - Freightliner Green - 08585 'Vicky' Wagon Type_Fertiliser Wagon CAWD 92746English 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