Class 153 - TfW - 153906 - OO Scale - DCC Sound Fitted Livery_Touax

Class 153 - TfW - 153906 - OO Scale - DCC Sound Fitted Livery_TouaxSkateboard, Dogbox, Tin Rocket call them what you like but Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for more than 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few go anywhere trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout. Destinations Swansea Cardiff Central

HYA  37 70 6791 063-0

the four roof exhausts of the English Electric design were notorious for quickly turning the standard Rail grey roof filthy

Finished in Railfreight grey and quickly named Mirrlees Pioneer

Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTC Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted

as did the Highland Railway

which ended that same year

Class 31 / English Electric Type 2 - 31402 in BR Blue

It was disposed of at EMR Kingsbury in February 2008

Remained in service until 1992

It was taken out of service in 2020 for a lengthy overhaul at Churston that saw it return as the pride of the DSR fleet in lined British Railways green in 2024

BSSW 26602 Inner

in this case Freightliner