Class 153 - London Midland City - 153356 - OO Scale Subclass_37/7

Class 153 - London Midland City - 153356 - OO Scale Subclass_37/7Skateboard, 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 Bedford Bletchley

All windows still in place

31407 was possibly the most surprising locomotive to be outshopped in the attractive aircraft blue house colours of Mainline Freight

which MDO did not carry

and the company was one of the few that fitted their ex-NER P1 Chaldrons with additional ‘greedy boards’

One of a number of “postwar” austerities

Cutdown HYA -  Blue/Black with Touax/GB Railfreight branding  (Pack 2)

Power Handling (max)1W

A South Wales engine for its entire life

It was eventually scrapped at EMR Kingsbury in January 2008

500 wagons built to this pattern

light blue

Huddersfield