Class 73 - GBRf (Early) - 73962 Dick Mabbutt - DCC Sound Fitted

Class 73 - GBRf (Early) - 73962 Dick Mabbutt - DCC Sound Fitted73962 GBRf, Early This loco started life as E6032 and entered service in May 1966. TOPS renumbering saw it become 73125 and then finally 73204 when it became part of the Gatwick express fleet. 73962 was unveiled to the (almost) public at the Wabtec Brush open day in August 2014 carrying a one off all over GBRF blue livery. It was named Dick Mabbutt in a Ceremony in memory of respected Brush Engineer of 40 years Richard Mabbutt who passed away

During the shadow franchises

Roof variations for NIR Radio

Sprung buffers

CIE details

The LokSound 5 decoder can reproduce up to 10 channels simultaneously

faster class of locomotive was needed

having split from the Aberdeen Service with two sleepers

This saw it given a crest above the nameplate on each side – notably in BR service it had only worn a single example

one of 12 sets to return to the South West in 2007

24252 - CIE Bauxite

the Mobile Control Pro is compatible with a wide variety of command stations – not just ESU’s own systems – making it one of the most flexible handheld controllers on the market

37903 hung on until April 2005 and was the last to be scrapped