Bachmann 32-652ASF OO Gauge Class 44 44007'Ingleborough' BR Blue DCC Sound Fitt

Bachmann 32-652ASF OO Gauge Class 44 44007'Ingleborough' BR Blue DCC Sound Fitted. The British Rail Class 44 or Sulzer Type 4 diesel locomotives were built by British Railways' Derby Works between 1959 and 1960. They were named after British mountains, and consequently nicknamed'Peaks'.

Their 16-wheel 1Co-Co1 wheel arrangement became idiosyncratic in later years. Inspired by LMS prototypes Nos. 10000 and 10001, and by Southern Railway Nos. 10201 - 10203, the Class 44 diesels were some of the first large diesel locomotives commissioned for the British Rail modernisation project and were the precursors to the Class 45 and Class 46 locomotives of similar design. Ten locomotives were built to the Class 44 design, with a number of differences across the fleet. When introduced, the locomotives were fitted with multi-unit working and steam heating boilers for passenger service. They mostly operated in the East Midlands, with services centred on or radiating from Toton # to which all ten locomotives were allocated in March 1974.

Withdrawals began in 1976 and the last taken out of service in 1980 but two have been preserved. Or Telephone - 01242 523117.