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Bachmann 31-442

LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank 1205 LMS Black (Revised)

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Unveiled in the Winter 2021 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to offer the popular Bachmann Branchline LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank in LMS Black livery as No. 1205.

Featuring a detailed and true-to-prototype bodyshell coupled with a high performance chassis, which is driven by a five pole motor and complete with a Next18 DCC decoder socket and space for a speaker, this model is sure to be popular with LMS enthusiasts and adds another tank engine to the LMS locomotive fleet.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 3
• Pristine LMS Black livery
• Running No. 1205
• Accessory Pack
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Powerful 5 Pole Motor
• Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker
• Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-567A
• Length 160mm

 

IVATT 2MT TANK HISTORY

The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) lvatt Class 2 2-6-2 Tank Locomotive was designed by H. G. Ivatt with the first examples introduced in 1946. Using the ‘Prairie’ wheel formation that had proven so successful for the GWR and had been used by Stanier and Fowler before him, Ivatt employed modern labour-saving devices such as self-emptying ashpans and rocking grates to make these Class 2 Tanks more economical than the elderly locos that had been inherited by the LMS and which these would replace. Designed for mixed traffic duties, just ten were built by the LMS before Nationalisation. British Railways constructed a further 120, of which 50 were fitted with Push-Pull equipment.

The type found use on both passenger and freight traffic, working mainly on branch lines across the London Midland Region, although the final 30 to be built were allocated to the Southern Region from new and others had spells on the Western Region. A year after the final example was built, the design became the basis of the BR Standard 2MT Tank, proving just how good a design the Ivatt 2MT Tank was.

Withdrawals began in 1962 and all had gone by 1967, but thankfully four survive in preservation.

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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 Branchline OO scale model of LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank No 1205, painted in LMS black livery with a pristine finish. The model was announced in the Winter 2021 edition of British Railway Announcements and carries the manufacturer part number 31‑442.

The locomotive is 160 mm long, fitted with a NEM coupling pocket and a five pole motor. It includes a Next18 DCC decoder socket (recommended decoder item 36‑567A), space for an on‑board speaker and interior lighting. The model is described as DCC ready, era 3 and supplied with an accessory pack.

The prototype was designed by Henry Ivatt for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and built between 1946 and 1952, with a total production of 130 examples. It was a 2‑6‑2 steam tank engine used for mixed‑traffic duties on branch lines throughout the LMS network. The design later formed the basis of the British Railways Standard 2MT Tank. Withdrawals were completed by 1967, and four examples survive in preservation.