R30016 - British Gas Ruston & Hornsby 'Hilsea' (OO)

• Blue and White
• 1:76 Scale (OO Gauge)
• Suitable for 1:87 Scale (HO Gauge)
• DCC ready 6 pin socket
• NEM couplings
• Metal buffers
• ERA 8

History

The Hornby 88DS ‘Hilsea’ represents Ruston & Hornsby's durable 0-4-0 industrial shunter, delivered new to British Gas (Southern) in 1961. Based at Hilsea Gas Works, No. 1139 worked shunting duties until its retirement and preservation in the late 1980s.