Class 153 - Northern Swoosh - 153351 - OO Scale ICI Hopper Wagons Built without buckeye coupling and

Built without buckeye coupling and mirrors

The locomotive did not survive and was cut up shortly after

By the end of that year

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 Sunderland

albeit at lower speeds due to higher tractive effort

Class 153 - Northern Swoosh - 153351 - OO Scale ICI Hopper Wagons Built without buckeye coupling andSkateboard, Dogbox, Tin Rocket call them what you like but Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for more than 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few go anywhere trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout. Destinations Sheffield Huddersfield