BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 Unit Class_Class 375 Modifications were required to the

Modifications were required to the cab roofs to allow for tighter clearances which involved removing the protruding roof section and placing a new rainstrip higher on the roof

110 darkened profile sets with 14

These locomotives all exhibit differences to the home fleet class 66 that we are familiar with

The Electrostar story spans a manufacturing period of 18 years

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BR Class 08/9 - EWS Maroon - 08993 Unit Class_Class 375 Modifications were required to theEnglish 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