EFE Rail E87047 Plasser 12T YOB Diesel-Hydraulic Crane DRP81522 BR Departmental Yellow

Recommended price £89.95   A 1:76 scale model of a Plasser 12 Ton General Purpose Diesel-Hydraulic Crane.  These self-propelled cranes were given the TOPS code ‘YOB’ following their introduction in the mid-1970s. Used countrywide primarily at track relaying work sites, the cranes would be transported to site within engineering trains, but being self-propelled they were able to move around site and even perform light shunting during engineering possessions. Their compact nature allowed the YOBs to be used whilst an adjacent line remained open to traffic, thanks to them having no tail swing when the crane was in operation. This example, No. DRP81522, operated in this condition from 1979 to 1990 and is now preserved, owned by Ron Bailes.  Please note these models are NOT motorised