Background

Not a lot to say about this, it is the Bachmann model pretty much as it comes (bar the renumbering with Narrow Planet plates).  It was even DCC fitted so I haven’t even needed to do that.

Usage

At present I only have the one Bird in the fleet, realistically I need several Bulldogs to cover both the assistance of express services as well as use on local freight.  For the moment the Dukedog will be filling in for these locos (particularly as the Bird does not currently work!)   Going forward it will be less useful, I have found a photo of a Dukedog powered freight crossing Devon, which remains the most likely option.  (But an alternative would be some 3d printed parts to convert it to a Bulldog…)

Further Work

The loco needs coal, Dinghams, a crew, lamps and weathering.  I want to make sure that the lamps are removeable so that once it is replaced by the Bulldog’s on the assistance duties it can be easily changed to a freight service.