Class 58 - Railfreight - 58040 DB

Class 58 - Railfreight - 58040 DB58040 was released to traffic on 16th March 1986. This locomotive is typical of the second batch of 15 Class 58s and has many differences from the earlier 35. The engine room doors were now fitted with proper handles, cab ventilation had been improved with the fitting of cab side vents, and the tall cab access handrails had changed to a full height version. Underneath, the bogies had been revised to a new design: the CP3A type with external sandboxes.

Railfreight Metals triple-grey

notably the grilles and the area above the cab windows

60051 was unusual in that it kept its Petroleum sector markings right through the shadow franchise period

the upgrade costing around £2 million

and the most important functions can even be accessed "blindly

• Pack of two Wagons each with individual numbers and decoration

31271 also has the distinction of being the only surviving example to retain the iconic Roundel-designed scheme into the present day

albeit underpowered

Extra fine factory-fitted detail plastic parts and sprung buffers

Simply record the original sound of your locomotive and edit it at home on your computer

All controls are within easy reach with one hand

They were transferred north starting with 142017 in August 1987 and the ‘Skippers’ were no more after the last day of November with the fleet being split between Newton Heath and Neville Hill