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Bachmann 31-617

LNER V3 Tank 390 LNER Lined Black

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

Manufacturer description

As part of our Winter 2022 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to offer the popular Bachmann Branchline LNER V3 Tank in LNER Lined Black livery as No. 390.

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 LNER enthusiasts and adds another tank engine to the LNER locomotive fleet.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 3
• Pristine LNER Lined Black livery
• Running No. 390
• Accessory Pack
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Sprung Buffers
• Powerful 5 Pole Motor
• Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker
• Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-567A
• Length 174mm

 

V1/V3 TANK HISTORY

The LNER Class V1 and V3 were two classes of 2-6-2T steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. Eighty-two V1s were built, 71 being rebuilt into the V3s. An additional ten were built as V3s from the final batch of V1s. Developing the V3 from the V1 gave it an increased boiler pressure and thus increased its tractive effort. During the Second World War, a number were transferred to help with heavy wartime loads from the Royal Ordnance Factory at Thorp Arch near Wetherby until the end of the war. The V1 and V3s were hard working engines suited to the suburban workings. The withdrawal of both classes began in 1960, the V1s by 1962 and the V3s by 1964. None of either class survived to be preserved.

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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.

The Bachmann model of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) V3 tank locomotive in LNER Lined Black livery is a new addition to the Bachmann Branchline range. This OO scale model features a detailed and accurate bodyshell, a high-performance chassis driven by a five-pole motor, and a Next18 DCC decoder socket.

The model is representative of the LNER Class V3, a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. The V3s were developed from the V1 class, with an increased boiler pressure and tractive effort. A total of ten V3s were built between 1939 and 1940, and they were used for suburban workings and wartime loads. The V3s were withdrawn from service between 1960 and 1964.

The model is DCC-ready and has a Next18 socket, allowing for easy installation of a decoder. It also features a powerful five-pole motor, sprung buffers, and NEM coupling pockets. The model is 174mm in length and is available with an accessory pack.