Beilhack Snowplough ZZA ADB965578/579 'Stratford Shark' BR yellow (ex Class 40)The 'Beilhack' ZZA Snowplough dates back to 1982, when BR required additional snowploughs on the network. A novel solution was found using redundant bogies from withdrawn Class 40 and 45 locomotives, which were fitted with a plough blade manufactured by Beilhack, and weight added. A total of 10 were built at Stratford and Ashford up to 1990 latterly using Class 45 bogies. They have carried several liveries including BR yellow, Railtrack, and they are

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particularly branded as Enparts

110 chemically blackened OO gauge split spoke wheels

differed from the initial C72 order by being designated for shunting duties and differed in build accordingly

Birchalls burned ‘slack’ coal

Early Class 37/0 features frost grille

Initial allocation was to Tyseley but was soon sent North to Birkenhead

we're including etched 'First East Anglian Regiment' nameplates that it carried for several months in mid-1963 before being removed

It has just returned from a major overhaul and can be seen still working serviced on the Llangollen Railway

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pipe runs and accurate differences between versions

and 432477 was utilised around the region