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R30134LMS, Princess Royal Class 'The Turbomotive', 4-6-2, 6202
'OO' Gauge
Released: 27/09/23
DCC Ready (21 Pin)
Era 3Stanier’s Turbomotive, often referred to as ‘The Turbo’ was an experimental non-condensing steam turbine locomotive inspired by similar Swedish Ljungström locomotives. No. 6202 was built as the third of the 'Princess Royal' Class by Stanier, an attempt to innovate steam locomotive technology with the advent of Dieselisation and Grouping upending the traditional notions of rail transport.
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£239.84
£239.84
R30135BR, Princess Royal Class 'The Turbomotive', 4-6-2, 46202
'OO' GaugeReleased: 27/09/23DCC Ready (21 Pin)Era 4Stanier’s Turbomotive, often referred to as ‘The Turbo’ was an experimental non-condensing steam turbine locomotive inspired by similar Swedish Ljungström locomotives. No. 6202 was built as the third of the 'Princess Royal' Class by Stanier, an attempt to innovate steam locomotive technology with the advent of Dieselisation and Grouping upending the traditional notions of rail transport.
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£239.84
£239.84
R30012GCR(N), Ruston & Hornsby 48DS, 0-4-0, No.1 'Qwag'
'OO' GaugeReleased: 27/09/23DCC Ready (6 Pin)Era 10'Qwag' or No. 371971 has had a long association with the Great Central Railway, having been the first locomotive to be based at the newly preserved railway in 1972. A refurbishment of 'Qwag' was completed around 2010 with the locomotive being returned to working condition.
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£98.09
£98.09
R30125BR, W1 Class 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 60700
'OO' GaugeReleased: 28/09/23DCC Ready (21 Pin)Era 4Having been rebuilt with a conventional boiler and A4 style streamlining in 1937, the W1 ‘Hush-Hush’ continued to serve with LNER and later British Railways. Under BR the locomotive was renumbered 60700 and used to operate regular services out of Kings Cross to Leeds and Cambridge, remaining with BR until scrapping in 1959.
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£229.04
£229.04
35-353Class 20/0 Headcode Box D8133 BR Green (Small Yellow Panels)
'OO' GaugeReleased: 25/09/23DCC Ready (PluX22)Era 5The 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.
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£191.20
£191.20
