Class 73 - Caledonian (Current) - 73970 W. S. Sellar - DCC Sound Fitted73970 Caledonian Sleeper, Current The partner to 73966 in its current condition is 73970. This locomotive was converted from JB E6023 73117 which was built in March 1966 at the Vulcan foundry. Converted in 2016, this locomotive became the only namer of the Caledonian sleeper 73s on the 24th of May 2024 when in a ceremony at the Boness and Kinneil railway it was given the name W. S. Sellar in memory of founding member of the SRPS. The name had

Mark 2b SO - 934

Die-cast metal chassis with plastic body

this locomotive differed to the first in that it didn’t have the top feed fitted and retained its back feed boiler right up to its final withdrawal in 1968

Designed for easy 21mm gauge conversion

* Weight 40g minimum

Happily No

being new to Oswestry in December 1950

before finally moving to Oswestry

cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys

NEM Standard Coupler Pockets in ‘kinematic’ Fittings

Now fitted with vacuum braking and pained in an attractive dark blue

HMA Hoppers (ex