It doesn’t seem all that long ago that we announced our much-requested Class 73/9s. In fact, it wasn’t!
We announced them just before Christmas, and now our factory has pulled out all the stops to send us the first four decorated samples for review.
Please note that these are still early samples, which took the bumpy route to us from China, so some parts may be missing, and fit and finish might not yet meet the high standards we strive for—but, well, you’ll get the picture.
They’re shaping up rather nicely, but we’ll let the images do the talking and let you draw your own conclusions…
As ever, we will have some feedback ready for the factory when they resume after the Chinese New Year festivities, but so far, things are shaping up very nicely indeed.
With swift progress being made, we can confirm that our 73/9s are on schedule for delivery in Q4 2026!
Fancy one? With our production run of Mark 5 Caledonian Sleepers also underway for our Caledonian Sleeper–liveried locos (and who knows what else we have lined up for the GB Railfreight quartet!), we’ve got you covered when it comes to complete trains for these beauties.
Available exclusively through our website, you can place your order below!
