Adding to the ever-popular BR Class 08 diesel range, is Colchester TMD D3760. Featuring a die-cast chassis, coreless motor, all-wheel drive, and immaculate paint application, this ubiquitous shunting locomotive will stand out on your TT:120 layout. This example depicts No.08593/D3760 in retro BR Lined Purple livery, complete with ‘Cycling Lion’ Early Emblem and named ‘Colchester TMD’ as per 1990’s condition when based at either Colchester or Ipswich.

Model Specification:

• Highly detailed model based on extensive research and design
• Die-cast chassis
• Assortment of separately fitted parts, including body grabrails, cab steps, sandpipe fillers and buffer stocks
• Brass coupling rods
• Detailed cab interior
• Powerful coreless motor providing power to all wheels
• Electrical pick-ups on all wheels
• Pivoting NEM coupling sockets
• Accessory pack that includes bufferbeam pipes
• Minimum 2nd radius curves

Electronics:

• 6-Pin DCC Decoder Socket compatible with HM7000 system

Livery:

• Retro BR Lined Purple, complete with early emblems
• Crisply applied Red lining
• White roof
• Wasp stripes
• Semi-gloss finish
• Faithfully created using accurate colours and fonts
• Era 8

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History:

Built at Crewe Works, this standard 350hp diesel electric shunter started life in November 1959 as D3760 and was allocated to Dannycraig depot at Swansea in South Wales. 

Under TOPS it was renumbered to 08593 and, in the 1990s, was reallocated to Colchester where it received a retro Great Eastern Railway inspired livery, reminiscent of the iconic Liverpool Street pilot from the 1950s. 

It regained its pre-TOPS number D3760 and was named ‘Colchester TMD’ which was applied in a cursive hand-writing style. Classmate 08833 also received the same delightful red-lined paint scheme with early ‘cycling lion’ emblem and served further south at Liverpool Street and Stratford. 

After serving a stint at Ipswich on container freight shunting duties, D3760 became part of the EWS fleet and, by 2010, was withdrawn and then stored. It was acquired by Railway Support Services at Wishaw in 2016.