BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 Subclass_375/6 The British Railways-built ‘Manor’ returned

The British Railways-built ‘Manor’ returned to steam in March 1973 and made its first solo runs on the DVR’s newly acquired Torbay Steam Railway (later renamed the DSR) between Paignton and Kingswear on 27 April 1973

Train heating: steam heat

Highly-detailed OO gauge model

A twin-pack of both KUA Nuclear flask wagons in OO

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 Subclass_375/6 The British Railways-built ‘Manor’ returnedEnglish 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