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Accurascale ACC3191

BR Class 10 - BR Green - D3450

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

English Electric’s 1934 diesel-electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the “Big Four” railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways’ push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunter—later known as the Class 08—entered production in 1952 as No. 13000.

Between 1950 and 1962, 1,193 locomotives were built at several BR workshops, with multiple engine/electrical pairings and a higher-geared variant for the Southern Region that became the Class 09. The locomotives evolved through different liveries, safety markings and braking systems, and by the 1970s were allocated TOPS classifications: Class 08, 09 and 10. As yards declined in the 1980s–90s, the fleet shrank, though hundreds survived into privatisation.

Today, around 250 examples remain in service or preservation, with some still working for Freightliner and others being converted for modern green traction, proving the enduring flexibility of the original design.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Accurascale Class 10 BR Green Late‑Crest D3450 Diesel Shunter Locomotive is a ready‑to‑run model released in response to strong demand from the modelling community. It is listed under the Accuragronk range and carries the manufacturer part number ACC3191. The model represents British Railways’ late‑crest period and is catalogued as a Class 08 shunter, with interior lighting fitted.

The locomotive reproduces the distinctive features of the seldom‑modelled Class 10, including the Blackstone diesel engine and GEC electrical gear, and offers the unique sound of this “non‑standard” unit via an ESU LokSound 5 decoder and twin “sugar‑cube” speakers. It also includes full directional fibre‑optic and LED lighting, with options for marker lights, high‑intensity lamps, flashing beacons and separate cab lighting.

Power is provided by a large‑diameter coreless motor coupled to a helical gearbox, delivering smooth, low‑speed performance ideal for shunting. Each unit is equipped with a Stay‑Alive capacitor (PowerPack) to ensure uninterrupted operation over points and crossings.

The model’s construction features a die‑cast metal chassis and underframe for maximum weight and tractive effort, an ABS body and cab with metal and wire detailing, and era‑specific tooling for accurate cab, door and buffer‑beam representation. Comprehensive surveys across the UK, including cooperation with Freightliner Group at Southampton Terminal and visits to preservation sites in County Durham, North Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Kent, East Sussex, Hampshire and Wiltshire, have been used to verify the accuracy of the detailing.