Hornby RailRoad: BR Class 08, 08512 EWS (Sound Fitted)

RailRoad: Class 08, 08512 EWS (Sound Fitted) This RailRoad Class 08 Shunter is the ideal model for arranging wagons in a goods yard and is suitable for model railway layouts large or small. It comes DCC-ready with a Next 18-pin plug, so you can upgrade it to run on DCC or with our HM7000 Bluetooth-controlled system, which also includes sound via a speaker inside the locomotive. The Class 08 350hp diesel electric shunter was the standard BR general-purpose shunting locomotive with 996 examples built between 1952 and 1962. They could be found shunting large marshalling yards and smaller goods depots. With the decline in the handling of individual goods wagons and the need to assemble trains, by 2000 there were just 100 left in service, with large numbers either scrapped, exported or sold into industrial use. Many of these useful locomotives found their way into the fleets of freight operating companies and 08512 is depicted as a typical EWS fleet member in the company’s eye-catching red and gold colour scheme. - DCC Sound Fitted (HM7000 Decoder) - OO Scale

Hornby Class 66 66850 'David Maidment OBE' Colas (TT) (Sound Fitted)

Class 66 66850 'David Maidment OBE' Colas (TT) (Sound Fitted) This model will feature directional and cab lighting. Night and day headlights will also be included. All the Class 66 models have 12 axles for the current pick-up and both bogies are motor-driven. - SOUND FITTED *Requires HM7000 APP or DCC controller to operate sounds and drive model. (Will not operate on analogue) - Era 11 - TT:120 Scale

Hornby BR Class 56 56060 'The Cardiff Rod Mill' (Sound Fitted)

BR Railfreight, Class 56, Co-Co, 56060 'The Cardiff Rod Mill' - Era 8 (TXS DCC Sound Fitted)  Includes: - Highly detailed with fine grill parts - BR railfreight two tone grey livery - Metal Sector logo - TXS DCC Sound Fitted    (NOTE: This model and sound functions can ONLY be operated with the HM7000 App via bluetooth or a DCC digital controller) - Accessory bag - Sprung buffers - NEM couplings and pockets - 5 pole motor - Model will traverse 2nd radius curves minimum (R606/R607) - Era 8 - OO Scale

Graham Farish Class 08 08950 'Neville Hill 1st' BR InterCity Sound Fitted

Class 08 08950 'Neville Hill 1st' BR InterCity (Swallow) Includes - Pristine BR Executive Intercity Livery - Running No. 08950 - Accessory Pack - NEM Coupling Pockets - Powerful Coreless Motor - Speaker Fitted - DCC SOUND FITTED - Fitted with a Zimo MX659N18 Sound Decoder - N Scale Locomotive information and history: The first diesel shunters were pioneered by the LMS which began trialling designs during the 1930s. It soon became apparent that this form of traction offered many advantages over the steam locomotive – the former being ‘ready to use’ as and when required, whereas steam locos had to be kept at the ready even when not required immediately – with the obvious staffing and fuel costs associated with doing so. By the time of Nationalisation in 1948, the LMS had built various shunters and the 12033 series was adopted by BR as the basis for a new standard design of diesel-electric shunting locomotive. As a stop gap whilst the Class 08 was being developed, BR constructed further 12033 series locomotives and these would later be designated as Class 11s. Production of the 08s began in 1952 with the first example, No. 13000, entering traffic in 1953. Construction continued until 1962 and during the ten year period, 996 locomotives were built making the Class 08 the most numerous of all British locomotive classes. In addition, construction of the near-identical Class 09s (26 examples) and Class 10s (171) took the total well above a thousand – the former differed in having higher gearing whilst the latter had different engines and transmission. Built ‘in-house’ at BR’s Crewe, Darlington, Derby, Doncaster and Horwich Works, the 08s were allocated across the BR regions, with many being based at major stations and terminals where stock was marshalled and positioned ready for service, where trains were divided or merged, and of course at many freight facilities. Although they had a top speed of just 15 mph, what the 08s lacked in speed they more than made up for with tractive effort which was more than double that of the 03s and 04s. Although the first example was withdrawn in 1967, just four had gone prior to the introduction of TOPS and despite an ever-decreasing need for shunting locomotives, around a quarter of the Class remained in traffic at the start of the 21st century. Upon Privatisation of British Rail in 1994, EWS inherited many of the survivors, with others going to passenger operators for use as depot shunters. More than a decade later EWS was still operating over 40 of the shunters, with many more in store. Even today, Class 08s can still be found earning their keep at numerous depots, freight facilities and railway workshops. Meanwhile, ever since the first withdrawals Class 08s have been popular machines with heritage railways and today, more than 70 have found a new lease of life in preservation – often carrying out similar tasks to those for which they were designed some seven decades ago.