BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum a charity that had the

a charity that had the ambitious goal of returning the locomotives to the main line with modern components while training engineering apprentices

LDB311717 was noted as being used by the Electrification Engineers for collecting scrap metal during the latter stages of the Birmingham Cross City Electrification scheme between Lichfield and Ridditch

In January 1978 the ten-year old locomotive become the first of the newly-minted ‘Warship’ class to be honoured with nameplates following the easing of the ridiculous embargo on new namings

As yards declined in the 1980s–90s

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum a charity that had theEnglish Electrics 1934 diesel electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the Big Four railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0 6 0