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Bachmann 31-086A

GWR 32XX 'Earl' 9018 BR Black (Early Emblem) (Weathered)

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

3200 (Earl) Class 9018 BR Black Early Emblem Weathered

 

Built: 1936 – 1939

Built for: GWR

Designed by: Charles B. Collett

Duties: passenger

Wheels: 4-4-0

 

Highlights

• Adjustable tender draw-bar length

• Fully detailed and decorated cab interior 

• Copper cap chimney

• Hinged tender fall-plate

 

History

The Great Western Railway 3200 Class was a class of steam locomotive with 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and was nicknamed ‘Earl’ or ‘Dukedog’ class. These passenger train locomotives were composed of former Duke class boilers on Bulldog class frames. They were one of the last steam locomotive classes to retain outside frames.

 

The first prototype conversion retained its Duke number and name, but the others took new numbers in the 32xx series and were given the names of Earls who had some connection to the GWR. The names were removed and re-applied to Castle Class locomotives in 1937.

 

In 1946 the whole class was renumbered 90xx upon the delivery of new 2251 Class engines. Only one member of the class survives in preservation at the Bluebell Railway, No. 9017 (3217).

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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 GWR 32XX “Earl” 9018 BR Black (Early Emblem) – weathered‑look model, released in the 2018 range. The locomotive is presented in a pristine black livery with the early British Railways emblem and carries the running number 9018.

The model measures 230 mm in length, runs on a 4‑4‑0 wheel arrangement and is fitted with a 21‑pin DCC‑ready socket. It can negotiate a minimum radius of the second radius, 438 mm, and features an adjustable tender draw‑bar, a fully detailed cab interior, a copper‑cap chimney and a hinged tender fall‑plate.

It represents a Great Western Railway 3200 “Earl” class locomotive built between 1936 and 1939, designed by Charles Collett. The real locomotives were passenger engines with outside frames, formed from Duke class boilers on Bulldog class frames, and were renumbered to the 90xx series in 1946. Only one example, No 9017, survives in preservation on the Bluebell Railway.