176-5517-S EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern 7218 - DCC-Sound Class_Class 13 Destination Blinds for Bristol T

Destination Blinds for Bristol T

‘Evolution’ Batch 3 models are a selection of generic 48’ bogie coaches

© TMG (Titanic Museum Germany)

Thirty of these locomotives were built for EWS by Alstom in Spain in 1999/2000 as replacements for Class 47s

including (appropriately) a spell based at Sheffield (Grimethorpe) shed between 1948 and 1954

176-5517-S EMD SD80MAC Norfolk Southern 7218 - DCC-Sound Class_Class 13 Destination Blinds for Bristol TWeighing in at more than 400,000 pounds and with a length in excess of 80 feet and massive 5,000 horsepower tractive effort, the SD80MAC is one of the heaviest, longest, and most powerful single diesel locomotives in the world. Conrail was the first railroad to receive the SD80MAC in early 1996. As it would turn out, Conrail would be the only original buyer of this locomotive, even purchasing both of the demonstrator units. CSX and Norfolk Southern