8750 Class - 9600 - BR Lined Black Early Emblem - DCC Sound Fitted

8750 Class - 9600 - BR Lined Black Early Emblem - DCC Sound Fitted9600 was the first loco from lot 352, which completed at Swindon in Feb of 1945. An engine that didnt have to travel far to its first allocation of Swindon shed! It moved to Bristol SPM (82B) in 1961 before moving on to South Wales. Withdrawn from Ebbw Junction (86B) and was withdrawn in September 1965. Luckily it was purchased by the national coal board and moved to Merthyr Vale Colliery where it would work until 1973. From here it was purchased by

67 wide for P6 and 32mm for P7

the same year that production at Renfrew was scaled back due to the recession

Coal Sector branding gave way to Mainline

and once transformed it left the Western Region after 23 years for a new life up north

Single style of 11mm solid wheel

which continued

PowerPack stay-alive system and dual speaker configuration to reproduce the characteristic sound and function of a BR Class 89 at work

This saw it given a crest above the nameplate on each side – notably in BR service it had only worn a single example

Corridor First (FK) and Brake Corridor First (BFK)

Injector overflow routed outside running plate

Despite their recent heavy overhaul

Mark 2b Grill / Bar - 547