BR Class 08 - Freightliner/G&W Orange - 08785 Livery_British Fuels It was named “Dick Mabbutt”

It was named “Dick Mabbutt” in a Ceremony in memory of respected Brush Engineer of 40 years Richard Mabbutt who passed away unexpectedly in 2013

Scale length of 70mm over headstocks

The locomotive is finished in early 1960s condition as allocated to 30A Stratford and during its glory days of passenger service on the Great Eastern main line and in charge of such iconic workings as the Liverpool-Harwich boat trains

our model carries the heavy duty “Yorkshire” buffers that were fitted to the prototype when it was in service

Extra cab front details for Network Rail locomotives

BR Class 08 - Freightliner/G&W Orange - 08785 Livery_British Fuels It was named “Dick Mabbutt”English 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