Class 42 'warship': The Western Region of British Railways had decided upon hydraulic transmission with lightweight alloy construction for its new diesel locomotives to replace "King" and "Castle" class steam locomotives. This was partly because of the stiff gradients between Exeter and Plymouth on theExeter to Plymouth line: to save fuel compared with hauling the additional weight of the locomotive up these gradients and allow an extra revenue-earning passenger coach to be added to the train.
This is a collection of TMC Custom Finish Locomotives that we make to order, It usually takes between 4-6 Weeks to complete the orders depending on how readily available the donor locomotive is and the nameplates etc. The Products listed in the catagories are by no means all the locomotives we can make We can do hundreds more variations and Classes of locomotives please get in touch if the locomotive your searching for is not listed! If you have any further questions then just get in touch! Kind Regards TMC |