Class 153 - EMT Stagecoach - 153311 - OO Scale CIE Grey The waist and upper panels

The waist and upper panels were white under varnish

This is not as necessary when the lighter Dellner coupler

BR InterCity Executive livery

where Birchills became part of the Midlands Region of the Central Electricity Generating Board

Class 153 - EMT Stagecoach - 153311 - OO Scale CIE Grey The waist and upper panelsSkateboard, Dogbox, Tin Rocket call them what you like but Class 153s have been a familiar part of the UK railway scene for more than 30 years. Reaching almost every corner of the network, from Penzance to the Highlands of Scotland and Fishguard to Lowestoft, they are one of the few go anywhere trains and the perfect single vehicle train for any layout. Destinations Derby Crewe