408493/1957 - British Rail No. 20 - BR Rail Blue - DCC Sound FittedRuston 408493 was built new for British Railways Western Region, for use at the Signalling & Telecommunications Department workshops at Reading and was delivered on 19 January 1957. Taking the Departmental number 20, the locomotive spent its entire lifetime at Reading, housed under the Vastern Road bridge when not in use. Renumbered in 1973 under TOPS, to 97020, withdrawal came in April 1981 and the shunter was disposed of at Reading by Cartrights of

55018 – ‘Ballymoss’

2b/c Passenger Coach - IR Orange - 4 Coach Pack C

Power Handling (max)1W

Toughened windscreens

The ‘red revolution’ is slowly changing shade

Stratford depot 'cockney sparrow' motifs

then 7050 under the LNER

Windshield air vents: present

with provision for re-gauging to Irish 21mm gauge

Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 120 mph (193 km/h)

22416 B MSO

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