BR Class 08 - Freightliner/G&W Orange - 08785 Livery_British Fuels It was named “Dick Mabbutt”

It was named “Dick Mabbutt” in a Ceremony in memory of respected Brush Engineer of 40 years Richard Mabbutt who passed away unexpectedly in 2013

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Scale length of 70mm over headstocks

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BR Class 08 - Freightliner/G&W Orange - 08785 Livery_British Fuels It was named “Dick Mabbutt”English 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