Faur L18H in 009?

God I'm a bugger for collecting locomotive projects aren't I! Whilst looking at research for the forestry line I came across the following photo online and was inspired to find out more...

It turns out to be a 180hp Faur L18H diesel hydraulic used at Viseu de Sus. Rather handily the chassis dimensions scale out exactly as the Graham Farish class 08. As a result I think I'll ditch finishing the Vale of Rheidol Baguley Drewry and use the chassis I had acquired for that project for this one, as this is much more useful for the forestry project. I'm now looking into options to either 3D print, etch or scratch build the bodywork or a combination of all 3... More soon!


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