NCB North East - VF5300 - 59This Austerity was another wartime product, this time from the Vulcan foundry, Newton le Willows. It was completed in 1945 and allocated the WD number 75310. Following war dept service, the locomotive was purchased by the NCB and allocated to number 6 area, North West Durham. Particular to this area is the cut back cabs on all locomotives for working the restricted clearance of the tunnel on the entrance to Lambton coal drops at the port of

Modifications were also required to fit the locomotives with “trip cocks” to be compatible with LT’s signalling system

Both of these features are faithfully recreated on the model

with Early Emblem

Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)

BR Lined Green with late Crest

It had barely settled in north of the border when it received the call to Crewe Works in the October for refurbishment as one of the Welsh-based Class 37/4s

The last to gain a full repaint into the Railfreight Metal scheme in March 1991

with the ballast being removed from the wagons

Midland and Scottish regions

factory-installed pipework and high fidelity dummy screw couplings

A Class Locomotive 018

Plymouth’s Laira depot also outshopped the former 50049 Defiance in the stunning new Railfreight General livery with re-geared CP7 bogies and new 50149 number