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Gaugemaster GM4240402

Class 02 005 BR Blue with Wasp Stripes & Yellow Bufferbeam

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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

These tiny four-wheeled shunters were designed to reach the places other locomotives could not; with a wheelbase of just 6ft they were able to tackle sharply curved lines in streets, docks, warehouses and factories and even use traditional wagon turntables. They were a direct replacement for the legendary Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ‘Pug’ 0-4-0STs working dock lines in Liverpool, Manchester and beyond. Around 50 similar locomotives were built for industrial railways, in many cases with electric rather than hydraulic transmission.

As the work they were built for vanished in the 1960s, many of the 20-strong class found further work in industry, with some surviving well into the 1980s before being rescued for preservation. Highly regarded by crews for their Rolls-Royce engine, all-round visibility and unique (for a BR locomotive) rear platform for shunting staff, they continue to play a useful role in shunting and engineering work at heritage railways. One locomotive, D2860, was even claimed by the National Railway Museum as the perfect shunter for its Great Hall in York.

This locomotive forms part of the GM Collection range of commissions.

Locomotive Features Sprung Buffers Exterior Detail Interior Detail Beautifully Painted Body 8 Pin DCC Ready Cast Profiled Wheels with Appropriate Colouring All Wheel Pick-ups

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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.

Gaugemaster Class 02 005 is a 90 mm model of a British Rail 0‑4‑0 diesel shunter painted in blue with wasp stripes and a yellow bufferbeam. The model carries the running number D2850, is presented in a pristine finish and uses NEM couplings. It is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and includes sprung buffers, cast profiled wheels with appropriate colouring and both exterior and interior detailing. The manufacturer part number is GM4240402.

The prototype represented by the model was built between 1960 and 1961, with a total production of 20 locomotives for British Rail. The original shunters had a 6 ft wheelbase, a Rolls‑Royce diesel engine, a rear platform for staff and a maximum speed of 19.5 mph, allowing them to operate on sharply curved lines in docks, warehouses and industrial sites. After the decline of their intended work in the 1960s many were retained in industry and later preserved, some remaining in service on heritage railways into the 1980s. This model forms part of the GM Collection range of commissions.