BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 Locomotive Class_Class 30 in January 1973

in January 1973

Special packaging

in Irish Rail Livery (Dayglo Panels)

while others were used as runner vehicles on the incline between the two collieries

BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 Locomotive Class_Class 30 in January 1973English 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