5700 Class - L91 - London Transport MaroonLondon Transports railway network is well known for being electrified and underground but there had always been a small fleet of steam locomotives retained for working infrastructure trains on the surface lines. By the 1950s, these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements. Diesel locomotives were considered, as was a small fleet of ex GNR J52 steam locomotives but their trial was unsuccessful. In

Rumoured to be the first of a series of Class 50s renamed after famous people

with posable steel plate hoods in Blue British Steel Livery:

it ran in this condition until it was repainted two-tone green in August 2003

Acquired as part of the mass transfer of Class 37/4s from DB Schenker to Direct Rail Services in 2011

Horn positions

All wheel drive (sprung centre axle) and all wheel pickup

Switchable Red and white marker lights with correctly configured lights for preservation era oddballs 50008 and 50044

Pack A: North Eastern Railway - Three P1 style Chaldrons

Ready to fit to your Accurascale Class 37

and later acquired the Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed nameplates from No

DCC ready [21-Pin MTC Socket] or Factory-Fitted DCC Sound options

3-car Set 22002 comprising: