BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum A potential reprieve came in

A potential reprieve came in September 1999 when it was sold to Fragonset with the intention of re-instating it to traffic

2c Ph2 SO (ex-FO) 4107 Black Roof

Dagenham (for Ford) and even to Poole

156 and 158 DMUs

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Grey - 08994 - DCC Sound Livery_British Gypsum A potential reprieve came inEnglish Electrics 1934 diesel electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the Big Four railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0 6 0