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Bachmann 35-282ZSF

McIntosh 812 Class 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive in BR Black Early Emblem No.57565 (Weathered) DCC Sound

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

Manufacturer description

Fewer than 5 remaining!

Exclusive Product

The locomotives were produced during the time that John McIntosh was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway (1895 -1914). The first 17 locomotives were built at the Caledonian’s St. Rollox works during 1899 (Nos. 812 - 828). A further 12 were built at St. Rollox later that year.

At the turn of the last century the Caledonian found itself to be short of engines suitable for mineral traffic. With St. Rollox fully committed to other work, it turned to three outside contractors (Neilson Reid, Sharp Stewart and Dübs) to build 50 more engines between them using the Class 812 drawings, orders being placed on December 29th1898. The engines from the outside contractors differed from the original batch only in having Drummond style number plates (the originals having the McIntosh type) and three link couplings.

The first 17 locomotives were officially mixed traffic locomotives but were turned out in the distinctive Caledonian blue livery. Some had Westinghouse pumps and screw link couplings to enable them to be used on passenger services. The remaining members of the class spent much of their time working coal and other mineral trains around Scotland. Under LMS ownership after 1923, the class were painted in black livery and lost their Westinghouse pumps.

The first of the class was withdrawn in 1946 and the last in 1963. No.828 is the sole survivor having been earmarked for preservation by the Caledonian Railway 828 Trust for display at the Glasgow Museum of Transport then located in a former Glasgow Corporation Tram Depot. It was restored at Cowlairs Works during 1966 and painted in Caledonian Railway blue.

It was the long-term ambition of the owners to restore the locomotive to full working order and in October 1980 it was moved to the Strathspey Railway where it was rebuilt. Returning to steam in 1992 and to operational traffic in 1993 where it is currently in use.

The locomotive is due major works attention in 2020. Bachmann and Rails of Sheffield would like to thank The Caledonian Railway 828 Trust, the owners of No. 828, for providing facilities and encouragement to turn this project into reality.

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Bachmann McIntosh 812 Class 0‑6‑0 steam locomotive model, part number 35‑282ZSF, is supplied in a weathered British Railways early crest black livery and fitted with DCC sound. The model is part of the limited edition ‘Rails of Sheffield’ range and carries the early emblem number 57565.

The prototype locomotives were designed by John McIntosh while he was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway (1895‑1914). The first batch of seventeen units was built at the St Rollox works in 1899 and a further twelve followed later the same year. Additional engines were produced by outside contractors after orders were placed on 29 December 1898, differing only in the style of number plates and the use of three‑link couplings.

Fewer than five examples of this model remain in stock, making it an exclusive product for collectors.

The surviving original locomotive No 828, preserved by the Caledonian Railway 828 Trust, was restored at Cowlairs Works in 1966, returned to steam in 1992 and to operational traffic in 1993 on the Strathspey Railway. Bachmann and Rails of Sheffield acknowledge the Trust for its support in bringing this model to market.