CLASS 58 021 'HITHER GREEN DEPOT' MAINLINE BLUE

PROTOTYPE/HISTORY

The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight. The narrow body with cabs at either end led to them being given the nickname "Bone" by rail enthusiasts.

Their design represented a major departure from British conventions of construction; amongst the innovations was the adoption of the American practice of modularisation. The first locomotive of the class were delivered to British Rail during early 1983 and entered service that same year. Despite expectations of a lengthy service life, during 2002, EWS decided to withdraw all examples of the type after only 19 years in service.

Subsequently, 32 were hired abroad – four to the Netherlands, eight to Spain and twenty to France. A few examples have also been scrapped or have entered preservation.

MODEL

1:43 Scale model of a Class 58 diesel locomotive decorated in Mainline Blue livery. These models have been specially commissioned by Gaugemaster and form part of the Gaugemaster Collection Series.

These models feature lots of era specific details and markings and lots of external body details as modelled on the prototype.

FEATURES

• Gaugemaster Limited Edition
• Finely Applied Livery Details
• 3-Link Couplings
• DCC Ready
• Working Lights
• Sprung Buffers
• Sound Ready
• Smoke Ready
• Interior Lighting

Note: This locomotive requires a ESU Loksound XL decoder to operate on DCC.

CONTENTS

• 1 x Class 58 Diesel Locomotive