Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2005

Sorry both of these shots are blue, all I've got I'm afaraid:-

http://www.53a-pix.co.uk/picture/06005a-DE-140482.jpg

http://www.53a-pix.co.uk/picture/06005b-DE-140482.jpg

John.

The 204hp. Andrew Barclay shunters were built in 1958-60 for the
Scottish region and were delivered in green livery as numbers D2410 to
D2444. There is a picture of D2413 in the as built green in Brian
Haresnape, BR fleet survey 7,Diesel shunters, published by Ian Allen
as ISBN 0 710 1449 3.

Withdrawals started in 1967, nos D2413/14/20-23/26/37/40/44 survived
to carry blue livery as 06.001 to 06.010.
06-003 went to Reading Signal Works as departmental 97.804

Note nos D2410-24 had 3 windows in rear of cab, D2425-44 only had 2
windows so your choice of number depends on the model cab windows.

Keith

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Try and search these two books:

"Pictorial Record of the Diesel Shunter" by Marsden, published by OPC
and "The Diesel Shunter", also by Marsden. Quite a few green 06's amongst
those.
My favourite is D2413 (IIRC) carrying three BR emblems on one side, because
someone's been having fun with engine room doors!

I think most, if not all, 06's were originally delivered in green without
wasp stripes. Note that the cab stripes on all the 06 phots I've seen aren't
at the "standard" angle as other shunters. They are much "steeper". Compare
an 06 cab phot, with that say, of an 08.
Bonnet stripes vary from loco to loco. Some are chevron, and some are
horizontal!

You might want to look out for a few detailing parts from A1 models and
Branchlines. B/L also do a complete replacement chassis kit.

HTH,
Mick