GWR Manor - 7828 Odney Manor BR lined green with late crest - DCC Sound Livery_BR Olive Green 'Enparts' one of the three shadow

one of the three shadow privatised freight operators spun off from the Trainload freight business in 1994

In January 1978 the ten-year old locomotive become the first of the newly-minted ‘Warship’ class to be honoured with nameplates following the easing of the ridiculous embargo on new namings

although it has stubbornly retained its unique arrangement of single lamp irons on different sides of the locomotive at each end

as modelled was actually the second locomotive to carry the number L91

GWR Manor - 7828 Odney Manor BR lined green with late crest - DCC Sound Livery_BR Olive Green 'Enparts' one of the three shadow7828 Odney Manor BR Lined Green (late crest)Another 78XX that spent its BR career exclusively based in Wales, No. 7828 Odney Manor is notable as one of two members of the class named after a house that does not exist. While No. 7808 Cookham Manor was at least dedicated after an ancient estate of the same name, the actual building at Odney in Berkshire was always known as a Lullebrook Manor. The penultimate delivery of the post nationalisation batch