Cute Hornby Class 06 Diesel Loco

My latest acquisition is this lovely little class 06 diesel locomotive. Typically used as a shunter or small goods engine, sometimes in locations like ports or harbours this was quite a popular locomotive in its day.

This model is the old 'British Rail' livery from the days of railway nationalisation in the UK, this finished some 15+ years ago when British Rail was broken up and the network sold off to various franchises that mirrored those that existed prior to the original nationalisation back in the 1950's.