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7D-008-018 O Gauge Class 08 D3156 BR Green late crest no wng panels

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The British Rail Class 08 diesel-electric shunter is the most numerous of all British locomotive classes. In all 996 were produced between 1953 and 1962 at the BR works at Crewe, Darlington and Doncaster. The Class 08 became the standard BR Shunter and was a very common sight at stations and freight yards until the 1990s. However, as the nature of the British Railways changed with fixed rakes of wagons and the introduction of multiple units, the requirements for shunting diminished and many Class 08 were either scrapped or sold overseas, including 15 to Australia and 5 to Liberia. The Class 08

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as DAPOL LIMITED, number 01694602. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
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7D-008-018 O Gauge Class 08 D3156 BR Green late crest no wng panels

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