Bachmann 32-255

WD Austerity 2-8-0 78697 in 21st Army Transport Group Green

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

WD Austerity Class 2-8-0 Locomotive, Running Number 78697 in 21st Army Transport Group Green Livery

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
32-255
Release date
2000

Model details

Finish
Pristine
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
Green
DCC status
No
Passenger figures
No
Tooling date
1996
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Running number
78697

Prototype information

In service until
1966
Build date
1943 to 1945
Total built
935
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
North British Locomotive Co
Vulcan Foundry
Tractive effort
34,215 lbf
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Operated by
War Department
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Kowloon-Canton Railway
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
USATC
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime Use
Locomotive class*
War Department Austerity 2-8-0
Motive power
Steam

* 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.

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