NCB North East - VF5300 - 59This Austerity was another wartime product, this time from the Vulcan foundry, Newton le Willows. It was completed in 1945 and allocated the WD number 75310. Following war dept service, the locomotive was purchased by the NCB and allocated to number 6 area, North West Durham. Particular to this area is the cut back cabs on all locomotives for working the restricted clearance of the tunnel on the entrance to Lambton coal drops at the port of

Outshopped in 1930 it was allocated to Reading where it would be seen working all manner of trains

mainly being used for Permanent Way work

RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with separate brake blocks in line with tread

Heavy die-cast metal chassis

Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco

with fully shaded L&NER initials

which included extensive reworking to the nose ends with WIPAC light clusters

111 vehicles were built for British Rail to three designs

They have carried several liveries including BR yellow

Originally D6800

mostly declassified as Second Open coaches by 1984

3823 was allocated to the North West division