245034/1947 - Babcock & Wilcox No. P4937 - Industrial Green, with Wasp Stripes - DCC Sound FittedRuston 245034 was built new for the firm of Babcox & Wilcox Ltd in Refrewshire, leaving the works on 1 December 1947, where it was part of a fleet of 88DS utilised by the Boilermakers. The works opened in 1895 and covered 180 acres, one of the largest boiler making works in the world at the time, which was accessed from the 3 mile long Paisley & Renfrew line running from the east bank of the River Cart at Paisley to a wharf at Renfrew on the south

Extra fine factory fitted Pipework

Correct height NEM standard coupling sockets with mini tension lock couplers

the Western Region’s fleet of vans used for transporting spare parts for locomotives and rolling stock from Swindon to the larger Motive Power Depots

it spent periods at Oswestry and Hereford before being withdrawn from Cardiff East Dock after a 16 year working life

vents and louvres

Testament to the quality of repaint back in 2019 the loco still looks fresh today and can be seen all across the network

before finally moving to Oswestry

DCC ready or Factory-Fitted DCC Sound options

* Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)

• Factory-fitted pipework

Single style of 11mm solid wheel

or side fitted