Dapol announce new Class 08 shunter liveries in 0 Gauge.

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

5 May 2022 00:00am

Dapol have announced new Class 08 shunter liveries in 0 Gauge.

The British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric shunter is the most numerous of all British locomotive classes. In all 996 were produced between 1953 and 1962 at the BR works at Crewe, Darlington and Doncaster. The Class 08 became the standard BR Shunter and was a very common sight at stations and freight yards until the 1990s. However, as the nature of the British Railways changed with fixed rakes of wagons and the introduction of multiple units, the requirements for shunting diminished and many Class 08 were either scrapped or sold overseas, including 15 to Australia and 5 to Liberia. The Class 08’s role as a shunter has been continued onto the heritage railways and over 60 have survived into preservation, making it the most numerous class of preserved locomotive.

The Dapol 0 Gauge class 08s feature die cast running chassis and running plate, 5 pole motor, sprung buffers, independently controlled running and cab lights and a sprung metal coupling hook and screw couplings.
Dapol have announced four new liveries for these models, with DCC Ready, DCC Fitted, DCC sound and some unnumbered versions as follows:
7D-008-018 Class 08 D3156 BR Green Late Crest No Warning Panels
7D-008-019 Class 08 D3201 BR Green Late Crest With Wasp Stripes
7D-008-020 Class 08 08538 BR Blue Wasp Stripes
7D-008-021 Class 08 08460 RSS Spirit of the Oak
You can pre-order the Dapol Class 08 shunters, due Q4 2022 / Q1 2023, in 0 gauge here>>>

Note: Image above is for illustrative purposes.

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