BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Sectorisation Mark 2 Coaches Ruston 338413 was built new

Ruston 338413 was built new for the National Coal Board

When the locomotive fleets were divided into sectorised pools in the second half of that decade 31301 was initially allocated to departmental work

signalling equipment and AWS/TPWS fitting catered for in tooling

based at nearby Norton Fitzwarren

Extra fine factory fitted detail plastic parts including air pipes

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Sectorisation Mark 2 Coaches Ruston 338413 was built newEnglish 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