BR Class 08 - Freightliner/G&W Orange - 08785 - DCC Sound 92-Run2 This locomotive is one of

This locomotive is one of the two 73/9s that started life as a JA 73

It underwent extensive bodywork repairs and a full repaint into Railfreight Construction in the first months of 2004 ahead of its naming as Stratford 1948-2001 at the York Railfest event in May

Starting life as E6030 also in May 1966

31271 also has the distinction of being the only surviving example to retain the iconic Roundel-designed scheme into the present day

Ex D1478 and D1479 patterns

BR Class 08 - Freightliner/G&W Orange - 08785 - DCC Sound 92-Run2 This locomotive is one ofEnglish 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