408493/1957 - British Rail No. 20 - BR Rail BlueRuston 408493 was built new for British Railways Western Region, for use at the Signalling & Telecommunications Department workshops at Reading and was delivered on 19 January 1957. Taking the Departmental number 20, the locomotive spent its entire lifetime at Reading, housed under the Vastern Road bridge when not in use. Renumbered in 1973 under TOPS, to 97020, withdrawal came in April 1981 and the shunter was disposed of at Reading by Cartrights of

to include

SR Mixed D1478/D1479 Van - Transitional British Railways - Triple Pack

Dual motorised Pantographs with full DCC control

* HBA/HDA feature correct modifications to brake disc caliper operating equipment

Flickering firebox light (synchronised with sound on DCC installed models)

while six were sold for use in Ireland/Northern Ireland

Extra cab front details for Network Rail locomotives

Pack A: North Eastern Railway - Three P1 style Chaldrons

The load control can now be adapted to difficult cases with up to 10 CVs

DCC Sound Versions include

This change carried with it some subtle differences that we can see on this model

who kindly allowed Accurascale to survey the almost completely intact BR-period interior of this vehicle as part of the Mk