176-4379 EMD NW2 Switcher Union Pacific 1032 Peco 009 4 Wheel Ffestiniog Railway Coaches Intended for high speed express

Intended for high speed express services to South Wales and later used for fast commuter trains from Oxford

Construction of the Diagram 48 wagons continued until the summer of 1908

Weathered ‘Ciba-Geigy’ Blue livery

Kato power controller

commanding attention no matter whether they are stationary

176-4379 EMD NW2 Switcher Union Pacific 1032 Peco 009 4 Wheel Ffestiniog Railway Coaches Intended for high speed expressEMDs NW2 switchers lifetime was nearly cut short just three years after its introduction, with the establishment of the War Production Board in 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switching locomotives, manufacturing only road diesels during the years of 1942 to 1945. However, such was the popularity of this end cab switching locomotive that after the restriction was lifted, the NW2 sprung back as many railroads placed orders