Class 153 - Northern Swoosh - 153351 - OO Scale - DCC Sound Fitted Locomotive Class_57XX Pannier

Class 153 - Northern Swoosh - 153351 - OO Scale - DCC Sound Fitted Locomotive Class_57XX PannierSkateboard, 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 Sheffield Huddersfield

lined red livery

This was completed alongside some of the Phase two locomotives and as such has some paint differences to the first three

with blue doors/cycle graphic

this 1935 built locomotive emerged from Swindon works carrying a new enlarged cab but still retained some of the earlier style parts such as water fillers and backplate feed

Vacuum brake fitted and running on roller bearing axle boxes

seven became departmental coaches

Early Class 37/0 features frost grille

Engine bay lighting

NEM standard coupler pockets

and these were commonly fitted with the ubiquitous offset gangway

With route and shuttle programming

single spoke and 3-hole disc