GSR800 - 800 Maedb - GSR Grey

GSR800 - 800 Maedb - GSR GreyThe three 4 6 0 Class 800 locomotives; 800 Mae, 801 Maa and 802 Tilte, were designed by the Great Southern Railways Chief Mechanical Engineer Edgar Bredin and his chief draughtsman, H. C Beaumont and represented a quantum leap forward in Irish locomotive design, being the first three cylinder express locomotives built in the country. By the mid 1930s, the top link Dublin Cork services had reached a critical loading point, where the existing fleet of 4

while 2004 saw it seconded to First North Western for Lytham St Annes-Greenbank and Manchester Victoria/Chester-Blackpool North commuter services

Cutaway bufferbeam cowling with oval buffers

Pack of Three Wagons each with individual numbers and detailing

Still in working order

logos and codes from real wagons for total authenticity

Three arrangements of ‘bang-boards’

cutting being undertaken by a Harry Needle team at Crewe Diesel Depot

brake gear

it joined a 4wDM Hibberd ‘Planet’

24854 - Per-Way Yellow

Lamp irons

as well as cluttering up yards and stations or loads for trucks