Correct, same engine as our Sulzers. BR blue is seeing serious nostalgia in recent years. I think it's the diverse loco classes on elderly stock and what people with disposable income now remember most fondly!
I'd have to disagree with you on that one Noel. My Brass LMS 10000 diesel knocks the spots off the Dapol and Bachmann equivalents. I've put the three of them side by side and there's only one, very clear winner.
Latest news from Irish Railway Modellers Towers including what to do if you missed out on ordering the ballast wagon http://irishrailwaymodels.com/index.php/2016/02/01/irm-sells-out-first-run-of-ballast-wagons/
Apologies, it was £14, not £24. You wouldn't get out of bed for that!
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hattons-model-railways-moves-out-10767754