Class 30 - D5501 BR Green Northern Ireland Railways the Legion d’Honneur

the Legion d’Honneur

The highlight of the Direct Rail Services' annual open day in 2022 - the first such event since 2019 - was the official unveiling of 37218 in a 'heritage' livery backdating the centre headcode machine to its original DRS paint scheme with rectangular branding that it wore after departing Brush Traction

An ESU Loksound DCC decoder which is custom programmed for Accurascale Class 37 locomotives

Includes three Steel Coil Loads

Photographed model is a decorated sample

Class 30 - D5501 BR Green Northern Ireland Railways the Legion d’HonneurD5501 BR Green with SYP New to 30A Stratford in November 1957, D5501 was only the second Type 2 to be released from Brushs Falcon Works in Loughborough as part of the 20 strong Pilot Scheme batch of locomotives. The Hawker Siddeley owned company was so proud of their new 1,250hp A1A A1A machines that this particular example spent its first few weeks on display at its new acquired sister firm Mirrlees Hazel Grove factory, home of the 12 cylinder