60313 GP40 - Boston & Maine #340 - Guilford Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted Free-Postage The prototypes for coal mine

The prototypes for coal mine tipples like the Walthers Cornerstone New River Mining Company kit are typical of 1950s corrugated structures

They proved invaluable in providing motive power whilst the more glamourous ex-BR types were restored from Barry scrapyard wrecks

Another worker is drinking while standing

with original solebars and without train-ferry tie-down points

The "Samba Bus" is the luxury version of this model

60313 GP40 - Boston & Maine #340 - Guilford Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted Free-Postage The prototypes for coal mineConstructed between 1965 and 1971, the four axle GP40 was one of the earliest EMD locomotives from the Second Generation era, and remarkably, it continues to be found in operation today. Built to replace the previously offered GP35 series, the GP40 was designed with versatility in mind, being equally efficient at yard work, industrial operations, and light road duties. A staggering 1,221 units were produced for railroads across the United States,