BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 pre TOPS Kinetic NEM coupler mounts on

Kinetic NEM coupler mounts on tender at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers

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Walkway Style : Late

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BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 pre TOPS Kinetic NEM coupler mounts onEnglish 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