Model Year Details

2001 - Class 08 Diesel Electric Shunter

08828

Model: Class 08 Diesel Electric Shunter (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 08828
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives

Locomotive Class: Class 08

Designer: British Railways
Class Information: Class 08 diesel shunters were the most numerous diesel-electric locomotive design employed by British Railways. The antiquated outward appearance of the class finds roots in early experimentation with diesel locomotives by the London Midland Scottish Railways (LMS) during the 1930’s. More...
Weight: 49 tons
Purpose: Shunting
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0

Model Information: Length - 124mm.
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Company: EWS - English, Welsh and Scottish Railway
Logo: EWS Logo
Logo Years: 1996 - 2007

Livery: EWS Maroon & Yellow

Livery Details: Maroon with yellow stripe.
Company Information: EWS is the largest British rail freight company, formed after the break-up of British Rail.

Year: 2001
Catalogue Number: R.2163
Year Information: A contempory freight livery for the vernerable workhorse locomotive that has served British yards since 1953. Slow but powerful, the Class 08 is capable of manoeuvring the largest trains. Type 7 motor in SSPP chassis.
Model Motor: Type 7
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Seventh Edition 2001
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 47th Edition

Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Seventh Edition 2001

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