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Oxford OR76AR007XS

Adams Radial Steam Locomotive number 3520

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

Manufacturer description

The Adams Radial was designed in 1882 by William Adams, these locomotives were based on the popular 4-4-0 tank engine design but due to the enlarged coal bunker a trailing axle was added for support. 71 of these locomotives were produced between 1882 and 1885 and most of them lasted until their withdrawral which started in 1916. Only one of these locomotives survived into preservation which is number 488 and lives happily on display at the Bluebell Railway.


FEATURES

• 5 Pole skew wound motor
• DCC Fitted
• Sound Fitted
• Geared for slow prototypical operation
• Sprung Buffers
• Detailed Cab Interior
• Weighted Chassis for extra pulling power
• All over spray with precision printing
• NEM Couplings
• Pickups on all the wheels

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH 146mm

Catalogue listing

Model details

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.

Oxford Adams Radial Steam Locomotive number 3520 is a 146 mm long, painted model in Southern Railway black livery. It is DCC fitted, with a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and sound equipment, and is geared for slow prototypical operation. The chassis is weighted for extra pulling power and fitted with NEM couplings, sprung buffers, and pickups on all wheels.

The model represents a Class 415 Adams Radial locomotive, a 4‑4‑2T tank engine designed by William Adams in 1882 for the Southern Railway. Seventy‑one of the original locomotives were built between 1882 and 1885; the majority were withdrawn from service beginning in 1916, and only one example, number 488, survives in preservation on the Bluebell Railway.

Key specifications include a black colour scheme, 4‑4‑2T wheel arrangement, detailed cab interior, all‑over spray with precision printing, and a manufacturer part number OR76AR007XS. The period represented is the era of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).