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32-492
Class 40 Disc Headcode 40039 BR Green (Full Yellow Ends) [W] With DCC Sound fitted
'OO' Gauge
Released: 28/08/23
DCC Fitted
DCC Sound
Era 7
SOUNDS F0 - Directional Lights - On/Off (plus Light Switch Sound) F1 - On - Warm Engine Start / On, Off - Failed Engine Start / On, Off, On - Cold Engine Start F2 - Brake F3* - Horn F4* - Horn F5 - Heavy Load F6 - Coasting (Manual notch Down if F22 On) F7 - Maximum Revs (Manual notch Up if F22 On) F8** - On - Coupling Up / Off - Uncoupling F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related) F10 - Fan Noise F11 - On - Guard’s Whistle / Off - Driver’s Response Horn F12 - Cab Lights On/Off No. 1 End (plus Light Switch Sound) F13 - Cab Lights On/Off No. 2 End (plus Light Switch Sound) F14 - High Intensity Headlight (if fitted, F0 must be ON) F15 - Auto Uncouple Cycle F16 - AWS Horn F17 - AWS Bell F18 - On - Sound Fades Out / Off - Sound Fades In F19 - Mute (Latch) / Volume Cycles 6 Levels (Trigger) F20 - No. 1 End (Fan) Directional Lights Off F21 - No. 2 End (non-Fan) Directional Lights Off F22 - Manual Notching Logic On/Off (control with F6 & F7) F23 - Spirax Valve F24 - Station Announcement F25 - On - Driver’s Door Open / Off - Driver’ Door Shut F26 - Air Dump F27 - Exhauster *Alternative Horn sounds and behaviour can be selected via CV changes ** Alternative coupling sounds can be selected via CV changes Analogue Users: Please note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!
Our Price:
£288.95
32-392
Class 40 Disc Headcode 40039 BR Green (Full Yellow Ends) [W]
'OO' Gauge
Released: 28/08/23
DCC Ready (PluX22)
Era 7
CLASS 40 HISTORY The British Rail Class 40 is a British Railways diesel-electric locomotive, rated at 2,000 hp and classified as a Type 4. A total of 200 were built by English Electric between 1958 and 1962 and numbered in the series D200-D399. They were for a time the pride of the British Rail early diesel fleet. Despite their initial success, by the time the last examples were entering service they were already being replaced on some top-link duties by more powerful locomotives. As they were slowly relegated from express passenger uses, the type found work on secondary passenger and freight services where they worked for many years. The final locomotives ended regular service in 1985. Class 40s operated in all areas of British Railways although Western and Southern Region workings were less common. After the early trials, the majority of Class 40s were based at depots in northern England; notably Longsight, Carlisle Kingmoor, and Wigan Springs Branch on the Midland Region, and Thornaby and Gateshead on the Eastern Region. The heyday of the Class was in the early 1960s when they hauled top-link expresses on the West Coast Main Line and in East Anglia. However, the arrival of more powerful diesel locomotives, such as Class 47s and Class 55s, together with the electrification of the West Coast Main Line, meant that the fleet was gradually relegated to more mundane duties. In later life, the locomotives were mainly to be found hauling heavy freight and passenger trains in the north of England and Scotland. As additional new rolling stock was introduced, their passenger work decreased, partly due to their lack of electric train heating for newer passenger coaches. They lost their last front-line passenger duties - in Scotland - in 1980, and the last regular use on passenger trains was on the North Wales Coast Line between Holyhead, Crewe and Manchester, along with regular forays across the Pennines on Liverpool to York and Newcastle services. Throughout the early 1980s Class 40s were common performers on relief, day excursion (adex) and holidaymaker services along with deputising for electric traction, especially on Sundays between Manchester and Birmingham. This resulted in visits to many distant parts of the network. It would be fair to say that few routes in the London Midland and Eastern regions did not see Class 40-worked passenger services from time to time. Regular destinations included the seaside resorts of Scarborough, Skegness and Cleethorpes on the Eastern region, with Blackpool and Stranraer being regularly visited on the West Coast.
Our Price:
£203.95
374-107C
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet BR Maroon
'N' Gauge
Released: 30/08/23
Era 5
The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it. Vehicles providing standard accommodation, with first- or second-class seating, or a composite mix of the two, were built in their thousands, along with many specialist types each with their own dedicated purpose. Numerous different catering vehicles were built, offering as little as a counter service right through to a full restaurant dining experience, whilst vehicles which incorporated an area for the Guard were combined with passenger accommodation and varying spaces for the conveyance of luggage, newspapers and parcels. Sleeping cars were also included, along with various general merchandise and specialised Post Office vans – some of which were equipped with apparatus to allow mail to be collected and set down on the move. Such was their success that following withdrawal from BR service, Mk1 coaches have become the mainstay of preservation operations and hundreds of vehicles remain in service today with heritage railways, whilst several still run on the main line in charter formations.
Our Price:
£43.15
374-109A
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet BR (WR) Chocolate & Cream
'N' Gauge
Released: 30/08/23
Era 5
The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it. Vehicles providing standard accommodation, with first- or second-class seating, or a composite mix of the two, were built in their thousands, along with many specialist types each with their own dedicated purpose. Numerous different catering vehicles were built, offering as little as a counter service right through to a full restaurant dining experience, whilst vehicles which incorporated an area for the Guard were combined with passenger accommodation and varying spaces for the conveyance of luggage, newspapers and parcels. Sleeping cars were also included, along with various general merchandise and specialised Post Office vans – some of which were equipped with apparatus to allow mail to be collected and set down on the move. Such was their success that following withdrawal from BR service, Mk1 coaches have become the mainstay of preservation operations and hundreds of vehicles remain in service today with heritage railways, whilst several still run on the main line in charter formations.
Our Price:
£43.15
374-109B
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet BR (WR) Chocolate & Cream
'N' Gauge
Released: 30/08/23
Era 5
The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it. Vehicles providing standard accommodation, with first- or second-class seating, or a composite mix of the two, were built in their thousands, along with many specialist types each with their own dedicated purpose. Numerous different catering vehicles were built, offering as little as a counter service right through to a full restaurant dining experience, whilst vehicles which incorporated an area for the Guard were combined with passenger accommodation and varying spaces for the conveyance of luggage, newspapers and parcels. Sleeping cars were also included, along with various general merchandise and specialised Post Office vans – some of which were equipped with apparatus to allow mail to be collected and set down on the move. Such was their success that following withdrawal from BR service, Mk1 coaches have become the mainstay of preservation operations and hundreds of vehicles remain in service today with heritage railways, whilst several still run on the main line in charter formations.
Our Price:
£43.15
374-110C
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet BR Blue & Grey
'N' Gauge
Released: 30/08/23
Era 6
The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it. Vehicles providing standard accommodation, with first- or second-class seating, or a composite mix of the two, were built in their thousands, along with many specialist types each with their own dedicated purpose. Numerous different catering vehicles were built, offering as little as a counter service right through to a full restaurant dining experience, whilst vehicles which incorporated an area for the Guard were combined with passenger accommodation and varying spaces for the conveyance of luggage, newspapers and parcels. Sleeping cars were also included, along with various general merchandise and specialised Post Office vans – some of which were equipped with apparatus to allow mail to be collected and set down on the move. Such was their success that following withdrawal from BR service, Mk1 coaches have become the mainstay of preservation operations and hundreds of vehicles remain in service today with heritage railways, whilst several still run on the main line in charter formations.
Our Price:
£43.15
374-112
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet WCRC Maroon
'OO' Gauge
Released: 30/08/23
Era 6
The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it. Vehicles providing standard accommodation, with first- or second-class seating, or a composite mix of the two, were built in their thousands, along with many specialist types each with their own dedicated purpose. Numerous different catering vehicles were built, offering as little as a counter service right through to a full restaurant dining experience, whilst vehicles which incorporated an area for the Guard were combined with passenger accommodation and varying spaces for the conveyance of luggage, newspapers and parcels. Sleeping cars were also included, along with various general merchandise and specialised Post Office vans – some of which were equipped with apparatus to allow mail to be collected and set down on the move. Such was their success that following withdrawal from BR service, Mk1 coaches have become the mainstay of preservation operations and hundreds of vehicles remain in service today with heritage railways, whilst several still run on the main line in charter formations.
Our Price:
£43.15
374-113
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet BR Crimson & Cream
'N' Gauge
Released: 30/08/23
Era 6
The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it. Vehicles providing standard accommodation, with first- or second-class seating, or a composite mix of the two, were built in their thousands, along with many specialist types each with their own dedicated purpose. Numerous different catering vehicles were built, offering as little as a counter service right through to a full restaurant dining experience, whilst vehicles which incorporated an area for the Guard were combined with passenger accommodation and varying spaces for the conveyance of luggage, newspapers and parcels. Sleeping cars were also included, along with various general merchandise and specialised Post Office vans – some of which were equipped with apparatus to allow mail to be collected and set down on the move. Such was their success that following withdrawal from BR service, Mk1 coaches have become the mainstay of preservation operations and
Our Price:
£43.15
904001
BR 15xx – No.1506 Unlined Black No Crest
'OO' Gauge
Released: 11/09/23
DCC Ready (Next18)
Era 4
Our Price:
£127.50
904006
BR 15xx – No.1509 NCB Maroon
'OO' Gauge
Released: 11/09/23
DCC Ready (Next18)
Era 5/6
Our Price:
£127.50
R60164
L&MR Coal Wagon Pack
'OO' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
Era 1
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Wagons have long been a popular sight in many a railway enthusiasts layout, and pack contains 3 Wagons tailored for coal.
Our Price:
£69.29
R30129
BR, Battle of Britain Class, 4-6-2, 34072 '257 Squadron'
'OO' Gauge
Released: 08/09/23
DCC Ready (21 Pin)
Era 4
257 Squadron' was completed at Brighton Works in 1948 as one of the first of its Class produced under BR, and allocated to Dover Marine Shed to work the Continental Boat Trains to London. Perhaps more incredible than its service life are the efforts made in light of '257 Squadron's' significant name in relation to the Battle of Britain and Second World War to return the locomotive to traffic in October 2021.
Our Price:
£239.84
35-357A
Class 20/0 Disc Headcode 20010 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe)
'OO' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
DCC Ready (PluX22)
Era 8
The British Railways Board's (BRB) 1955 modernisation plan called for a change to alternative forms of traction and manufacturers were asked to produce trial or initial designs for evaluation. English Electric adapted an existing design based on an export model for a 1,000bhp diesel and 20 were built as a pilot scheme for assessment. The first batch was built in 1957 and the diesels were assigned to work from Devon's Road depot, East London. The design was a success from the start and by 1962 a total of 127 had been built. Following assessment of all the Type 1 diesels, BRB placed a further order increasing the total to 228 by 1968 and the design became the BR standard for 1,000bhp diesel locomotives. With the introduction of TOPS the locomotives were designated Class 20 and renumbered 20001 to 20228. The locomotives were principally designed for freight work but also saw service on summer passenger trains where train heating was not required. The Class 20s worked over the Eastern, London Midland and Scottish regions as well as into Wales and were commonly associated with coal traffic. The only drawback the Class had was its single end cab, unlike modern designs that have a cab at each end. BR resolved this problem by regularly operating the Class 20s as pairs, nose to nose, and with the combined power of 2,000bhp they were able to haul the heavier block freight trains. BR's decision to switch to Type 5 and in particular Class 60 diesels in the late 1980s started a gradual withdrawal of the fleet, with just 28 left by 1994. A tribute to the design is that after 45 years the Class is still in service with DRS on mainline duties following refurbishment, the resulting locomotives being designated Class 20/3s. At least 28 of the class are now preserved.
Our Price:
£191.20
35-357ASF
Class 20/0 Disc Headcode 20010 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) With DCC Sound
'OO' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
Era 8
SOUNDS F0 - Directional Lights - On / Off (plus Light Switch Sound) F1 - On - Warm Engine Start / On (with F8 On) - Cold Engine Start F2 - Brake F3 - Single Horn (Speed Related) F4 - Two Tone Horn (Speed Related) F5 - On - Light Train Mode / Off - Heavy Train Mode F6 - Engine Idle / Coasting F7 - Speed Lock F8 - Cold Start F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related) F10 - Guard's Whistle F11 - Buffer Up F12 - Coupling F13 - Cab End High Intensity Light (If Fitted) F14 - On - Night Mode Directional Lights / Off - Day Mode Directional lights (If Fitted) F15 - Detonators F16 - Priming Pump F17 - Wagon Snatching & Buffering F18 - On - Driver's Door Open / Off - Driver's Door Closed F19 - Fade All Sounds F20 - Nose End Directional Lights Off F21 - Cab End Directional Lights Off F22 - Cab Light On (Only when Stationary) F23 - Windscreen Wipers F24 - Compressor F25 - Spirax Valves F26 - Shunt Mode F27 - Volume Down F28 - Volume Up Analogue Users: Please note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!
Our Price:
£276.20
372-626BSF
LMS Ivatt 2MT 46474 BR Lined Black (Early Emblem) With DCC Sound
'N' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
DCC Fitted
DCC Sound
Era 4
SOUNDS F1 - Sound On / Sound Off F2 - Brake (Non-Latching) F3 - Cylinder Drain Cocks F4 - Single Whistle (Speed Related) F5 - Reverser F6 - Shovelling Coal F7 - Injectors F8 - Blower F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related) F10 - Safety Valve F11 - Handbrake (locomotive will not move with the handbrake applied) F12 - Water Tank Filling F13 - Coupling Clank F14 - Light Engine Mode F15 - Fade All Sounds F16 - Guard’s Whistle F17 - Automatic Wagon Buffering F18 - Unfitted Freight Mode F19 - Pinned Brakes (F18 must be On) F20 - Detonators F21 - Short ‘Toot Toot’ Whistle F22 - Long Duration Whistle F23 - Short Duration Whistle F24 - ‘Clear from the Guard’ F25 - 'Going under Charlie’ F26* - Guard to Driver Instructions F27 - Volume Down F28 - Volume Up * A selection of different instructions can be selected via CV changes Analogue Users: Normal-load running sounds, acceleration steam chuff sounds and any other automatic and randomised sounds can be enjoyed when using this model on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!
Our Price:
£225.20
372-627A
LMS Ivatt 2MT 6418 LMS Black
'N' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
DCC Ready (Next18)
Era 3
Designed by H. G. Ivatt for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), 128 of these Class 2 Moguls were built for light freight and passenger duties. With construction commencing in 1946, just twenty examples were built by the LMS and the remaining 108 were outshopped by British Railways following Nationalisation in 1948. The construction programme was completed in 1952 and these Mixed Traffic locomotives would go on to operate on all the BR regions, with the exception of the Southern. Light axle loadings allowed the Ivatt 2MTs to be used on most routes including branch lines, where their almost enclosed cabs made them ideal for working tender first when no turning facilities existed. The design provided the basis for the BR Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0, and the two are very similar in appearance, with the Standard version having only a modified cab and tender profile to allow unrestricted route availability across the British network. With BR progressively closing more and more branch lines, and rationalising others – often employing new diesel multiple units to provide a more economical passenger service – duties for small locomotives like the Ivatt 2MTs began to disappear and the decline of the class began in 1961 when the first example was withdrawn. The Mogul’s versatility and its relatively modern design however ensured that many examples were still in traffic until the mid-1960s, but by 1967 all had been withdrawn. Thankfully, seven Ivatt 2MT have been preserved and the type is an ideal source of motive power for many of the trains running on heritage railways today.
Our Price:
£140.20
372-630
LMS Ivatt 2MT 46521 BR Lined Green (Early Emblem)
'N' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
DCC Ready (Next18)
Era 4
IVATT 2MT HISTORY Designed by H. G. Ivatt for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), 128 of these Class 2 Moguls were built for light freight and passenger duties. With construction commencing in 1946, just twenty examples were built by the LMS and the remaining 108 were outshopped by British Railways following Nationalisation in 1948. The construction programme was completed in 1952 and these Mixed Traffic locomotives would go on to operate on all the BR regions, with the exception of the Southern. Light axle loadings allowed the Ivatt 2MTs to be used on most routes including branch lines, where their almost enclosed cabs made them ideal for working tender first when no turning facilities existed. The design provided the basis for the BR Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0, and the two are very similar in appearance, with the Standard version having only a modified cab and tender profile to allow unrestricted route availability across the British network. With BR progressively closing more and more branch lines, and rationalising others – often employing new diesel multiple units to provide a more economical passenger service – duties for small locomotives like the Ivatt 2MTs began to disappear and the decline of the class began in 1961 when the first example was withdrawn. The Mogul’s versatility and its relatively modern design however ensured that many examples were still in traffic until the mid-1960s, but by 1967 all had been withdrawn. Thankfully, seven Ivatt 2MT have been preserved and the type is an ideal source of motive power for many of the trains running on heritage railways today.
Our Price:
£140.20
372-630SF
LMS Ivatt 2MT 46521 BR Lined Green (Early Emblem) With DCC Sound
'N' Gauge
Released: 12/09/23
DCC Fitted
DCC Sound
Era 4
SOUNDS F1 - Sound On / Sound Off F2 - Brake (Non-Latching) F3 - Cylinder Drain Cocks F4 - Single Whistle (Speed Related) F5 - Reverser F6 - Shovelling Coal F7 - Injectors F8 - Blower F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related) F10 - Safety Valve F11 - Handbrake (locomotive will not move with the handbrake applied) F12 - Water Tank Filling F13 - Coupling Clank F14 - Light Engine Mode F15 - Fade All Sounds F16 - Guard’s Whistle F17 - Automatic Wagon Buffering F18 - Unfitted Freight Mode F19 - Pinned Brakes (F18 must be On) F20 - Detonators F21 - Short ‘Toot Toot’ Whistle F22 - Long Duration Whistle F23 - Short Duration Whistle F24 - ‘Clear from the Guard’ F25 - 'Going under Charlie’ F26* - Guard to Driver Instructions F27 - Volume Down F28 - Volume Up * A selection of different instructions can be selected via CV changes Analogue Users: Normal-load running sounds, acceleration steam chuff sounds and any other automatic and randomised sounds can be enjoyed when using this model on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!
Our Price:
£225.20
R30132
BR, Class 9F, 2-10-0, 92002
'OO' Gauge
Released: 25/09/23
DCC Ready (21 Pin)
Era 4
The British Railways Standard 9F Class was a 2-10-0 steam locomotive, the last of the standardised BR designs. The Robert Riddles design was intended as a long distance heavy express freight locomotive. In total 251 of the class were produced between January 1954 and March 1960, with the final locomotive No. 92220 'Evening Star' being the last steam locomotive built by British Railways. The huge length of the 10 coupled driving wheels proved problematic when faced with tight curves, a situation that freight haulage would make inevitable. A solution was found by removing the flanges from the centre driving wheel and reducing the size on the flanges on the second and fourth driving axle's wheels. Riddles had chosen the 2-10-0 wheel configuration in-order to spread the load of the boiler over a greater area. This meant that the boiler had to be raised considerably compared to other designs to allow the firebox to sit above the trailing driving wheels. As a result, the 9F features a distinctive void between the suspended boiler and the footplate. In operation the class proved extremely versatile. Not only did the 9F excel as a freight locomotive, but when required it also succeeded as a passenger locomotive. Reports even suggest that when 92220 'Evening Star' was used to pull the Red Dragon express service between Cardiff and London it was forced to delay its arrival to allow the restaurant services to be completed, having outperformed the normal Britannia Class locomotives used on the service. This was not the only time 9Fs had been recorded outperforming dedicated express locomotives and on such services the locomotives were capable of running at over 90mph. This combination of high speed, fast acceleration and powerful hauling capabilities mean that many consider the class to be pinnacle of British steam locomotive design. Locomotive numbers 92165-92167 were built with a mechanical stoker. This system used a helical screw to move coal from the tender straight into the firebox. This meant that coal could be burnt a faster rate than a fireman could maintain otherwise. Systems like this proved extremely useful on long distance American railways however in Britain it was rare for a locomotive to require such as high rate of coal delivery over a long period of time meaning that a good fireman could prove just as effective. Locomotive 92002 was the third such locomotive to be constructed by BR, being built at Crewe in 1954. The locomotive was outshopped with the BR1G tender and in the usual BR black colour scheme. The locomotive would go on to be one of the 106 locomotives withdrawn in 1967, the locomotive would not be preserved.
Our Price:
£227.69
R30133
BR, Class 9F, 2-10-0, 92097 with Westinghouse Pumps
'OO' Gauge
Released: 25/09/23
DCC Ready (21 Pin)
Era 5
The British Railways Standard 9F Class was a 2-10-0 steam locomotive, the last of the standardised BR designs. The Robert Riddles design was intended as a long distance heavy express freight locomotive. In total 251 of the class were produced between January 1954 and March 1960, with the final locomotive No. 92220 'Evening Star' being the last steam locomotive built by British Railways. The huge length of the 10 coupled driving wheels proved problematic when faced with tight curves, a situation that freight haulage would make inevitable. A solution was found by removing the flanges from the centre driving wheel and reducing the size on the flanges on the second and fourth driving axle's wheels. Riddles had chosen the 2-10-0 wheel configuration in-order to spread the load of the boiler over a greater area. This meant that the boiler had to be raised considerably compared to other designs to allow the firebox to sit above the trailing driving wheels. As a result, the 9F features a distinctive void between the suspended boiler and the footplate. In operation the class proved extremely versatile. Not only did the 9F excel as a freight locomotive, but when required it also succeeded as a passenger locomotive. Reports even suggest that when 92220 'Evening Star' was used to pull the Red Dragon express service between Cardiff and London it was forced to delay its arrival to allow the restaurant services to be completed, having outperformed the normal Britannia Class locomotives used on the service. This was not the only time 9Fs had been recorded outperforming dedicated express locomotives and on such services the locomotives were capable of running at over 90mph. This combination of high speed, fast acceleration and powerful hauling capabilities mean that many consider the class to be pinnacle of British steam locomotive design. Locomotive numbers 92165-92167 were built with a mechanical stoker. This system used a helical screw to move coal from the tender straight into the firebox. This meant that coal could be burnt a faster rate than a fireman could maintain otherwise. Systems like this proved extremely useful on long distance American railways however in Britain it was rare for a locomotive to require such as high rate of coal delivery over a long period of time meaning that a good fireman could prove just as effective. Locomotive 92002 was the third such locomotive to be constructed by BR, being built at Crewe in 1954. The locomotive was outshopped with the BR1G tender and in the usual BR black colour scheme. The locomotive would go on to be one of the 106 locomotives withdrawn in 1967, the locomotive would not be preserved.
Our Price:
£227.69
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