518494/1967 - Tarmac Roadstone No. 655/29/38 - Tarmac Yellow Olive ERA_Preservation Wheelbase of 40mm

Wheelbase of 40mm

costs were prohibitive

After spells at Carlisle Kingmoor

'unpainted' with GBRf and VTG logos - “Ghosted” former First logos

Mixed Q3 Hopper - Grouping transition period: 1910-22 NER Blue/1923-37 LNER Grey - Triple Pack

518494/1967 - Tarmac Roadstone No. 655/29/38 - Tarmac Yellow Olive ERA_Preservation Wheelbase of 40mmRuston Works No. 518494 was the last 88DS to be built by the firm, leaving Boultham Works on November 29th 1967 bound for Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Ltds Southern Division Plant at Hayes, where it was allocated the number 655 29 38 and painted into Tarmacs in house livery of Olive, with the Tarmac legend and Seven Ts logo being added. There, it joined a 4wDM Hibberd Planet, FH3765, which had been at the site since 1956.