📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of RailwayModels.uk

Bachmann 30-180

Station Pilot Train Set

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

The “Station Pilot” was a common sight at major stations in the days of steam. They were used to move empty coaching stock in and out of the platforms as services arrived and departed. The “Webb Coal Tank” was ideally suited to these duties and comes with three BR Mk1 coaches to keep it busy.

 

Contents:

• LNWR Webb Coal Tank No. 58900 BR Black Early Emblem

• BR Mk1 FK Maroon Coach x 1

• BR Mk1 BSK Maroon Coach x 1

• BR Mk1 GUV Maroon Coach x 1

• Oval of track

• Fully compatible with all other leading makes of UK track

• AC mains wall transformer and controller

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Bachmann Station Pilot Train Set – 2018 range.
The set replicates a London & North Western Railway Webb Coal Tank locomotive (No. 58900) in black with the early British Railways emblem. It is a 0‑6‑2 steam engine, built to represent the period 1881‑1897, finished in pristine condition and equipped with a DCC‑Ready Next18 socket and sound fitted. The locomotive’s running number is 58900 and the minimum curve radius is 371 mm.

Included are three British Railways Mark 1 coaches in maroon livery: a First Corridor (FK), a Brake Standard Corridor (BSK) and a General Utility Van (GUV). All coaches are finished in pristine condition and model the early British Railways crest.

The package also contains an oval of track that is fully compatible with all other leading makes of UK track, together with an AC mains wall transformer and controller.

Manufacturer part number 30‑180, total production run of the model was 300 units. The set provides a realistic representation of a station‑pilot operation, moving empty stock in and out of platforms as services arrived and departed.