BR Class 08 - BR Blue (Red Running Plate) - 08912 - DCC Sound British Steel Works number ‘3806’ led an

Works number ‘3806’ led an average working life

As an extra special treat and recognising this loco's historic position as the first of the class to be named

Common Class Features:

British Railways Coil - A Steel Coil Wagons - KAV

BR Class 08 - BR Blue (Red Running Plate) - 08912 - DCC Sound British Steel Works number ‘3806’ led anEnglish 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