Hornby R30430 RailRoad: Class 08 Diesel Shunter - EWS #08512

History from Hornby's website:

The Class 08 350hp diesel electric shunter was the standard BR general-purpose shunting locomotive with 996 examples built between 1952 and 1962. They could be found shunting large marshalling yards and smaller goods depots. With the decline in the handling of individual goods wagons and the need to assemble trains, by 2000 there were just 100 left in service, with large numbers either scrapped, exported, or sold into industrial use.

Many of these useful locomotives found their way into the fleets of freight-operating companies. Our 08512 model locomotive is depicted as a typical EWS fleet member in the company’s eye-catching red and gold colour scheme.