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Bachmann 31-443

LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank 41227 BR Lined Black (British Railways)

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

Manufacturer description

We are delighted to present the Bachmann Branchline LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank No. 41227 in BR Lined Black livery with ‘British Railways’ wording on the tank sides.

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 the perfect addition to any early-BR locomotive fleet to handle both freight and passenger traffic.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 4
• Pristine BR Lined Black ‘British Railways’ livery
• Running No. 41227
• 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 the LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank locomotive, running number 41227, is finished in pristine British Railways lined black livery. The model measures 160 mm in length, has a minimum curve radius of 371 mm (first radius), and is DCC ready with a Next18 socket and provision for a speaker. It is equipped with a five‑pole motor, NEM coupling pockets and an accessory pack.

The prototype was built between 1946 and 1952, with a total of 130 locomotives produced. It belongs to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway Class 2 2‑6‑2T, later operated by British Railways, and features a 2‑6‑2 wheel arrangement. The design was created by Henry Ivatt and the model carries the manufacturer part number 31‑443, representing the early British Railways crest period.

The Ivatt 2MT was a mixed‑traffic engine designed for branch‑line work, originally fitted with modern features such as self‑emptying ashpan and rocking grates. Ten were built by LMS before nationalisation, with a further 120 constructed by British Railways, some equipped with push‑pull apparatus. All were withdrawn by 1967, though four examples survive in preservation.