LEAD-OO-S-BLACK SR Bulleid "The Leader" BR Black (Early Crest) 0-6-6-0 Articulated Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound Class-02 The rounded nose up front

The rounded nose up front also distinguished them from the earlier U28CG

STRAIGHT LENGTH 248mm

which was replaced with Rail Express Systems livery applied between December 1991 to February 1995

A total of 422 locomotives were built in this class and some of them still remain in preservation

LEAD-OO-S-BLACK SR Bulleid "The Leader" BR Black (Early Crest) 0-6-6-0 Articulated Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound Class-02 The rounded nose up frontSR BR Leader Class model, designed by Oliver Bulleid. The Leader was a class of experimental 0 6 6 0 articulated steam locomotive, 5 were planned but only one was completed and was produced in The United Kingdom. It looked like a new generation of diesel but was actually a steam powered loco. The Leader project was part of Bulleid's desire to modernise the steam locomotive based on experience gained with the Southern Railway's fleet of electric stock.