O Gauge 08 Shunters Arriving VERY Soon!

We are delighted to announce that the new production run of Class 08 diesel shunters are due to arrive very soon. We are pleased to be able to share images of the production samples with you.

Prototype Background

The British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric shunter is the most numerous of all British locomotive classes. In all 996 were produced between 1953 and 1962 at the BR works at Crewe, Darlington and Doncaster. The Class 08 became the standard BR Shunter and was a very common sight at stations and freight yards until the 1990s. However, as the nature of the British Railways changed with fixed rakes of wagons and the introduction of multiple units, the requirements for shunting diminished and many Class 08 were either scrapped or sold overseas, including 15 to Australia and 5 to Liberia. The Class 08’s role as a shunter has been continued onto the heritage railways and over 60 have survived into preservation, making it the most numerous class of preserved locomotive. 

Proposed Models

7D-008-018 Class 08 D3156 BR Green Late Crest No Warning Panels

7D-008-019 Class 08 D3201 BR Green Late Crest With Wasp Stripes

7D-008-020 Class 08 08538 BR Blue Wasp Stripes

7D-008-021 Class 08 08460 RSS Spirit of Oak

Unnumbered 08 models

• 7D-008-018U BR Green Late Crest No Warning panels Unnumbered 
• 7D-008-019U BR Green Late Crest With Wasp Stripes Unnumbered 
• 7D-008-020U BR Blue With Wasp Stripes Unnumbered 

Specification

• Sprung metal buffers 
• Die cast Running plate for extra quality and weight 
• Independently controlled running and cab lights 
• Sprung metal coupling hook and screw coupling 
• Etched plates where applicable 
• Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details 
• Cast profiled wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring 
• Heavy Diecast chassis and all wheel pick up 
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor with refined slow running control   
  
• DCC Ready with a 21 Pin decoder socket supplied
• DCC fitted and DCC sound fitted potions available. Dapol's 08 Sound profile was recorded from Class 08 13308 Charlie, all sounds are genuine and 100% authentic.

Recommend Retail Price

Project Update

These are expected to arrive very soon, so if you want one we strongly recommend you pre-order at your preferred Dapol stockist ASAP

Pre-Order at your preferred Dapol stockist today