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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Manufacturer description
Rapido OO Gauge 926011 USATC S160 2-8-0, ‘2044’, WD Drab, Clark Railworks Exclusive
Specific Locomotive History
No.2044 arrived in Manchester in April 1943 and was originally allocated to the LMS at Toton. In July 1943 the locomotive was one of 5 S160s re-assigned to the War Department. Based at Sudbury in Staffordshire, there is a rumour that in August of that year it was in ’specially painted’ colours. A Barnsley fireman recalls that some of the locos were painted khaki or ’drab’. If any S160s appeared in green, 2044 is therefore the most likely candidate.
It was returned to the USATC for deployment in September 1944. The engine worked in France with the USATC before becoming part of the SNCF fleet until July 1946. The locomotive subsequently moved to Poland and joined the PKP fleet as Tr203.5.
DCC Ready: £269.95
DCC Sound: £379.95
Release Date: In tooling, samples due in Autumn
Manufacturer: ALCO - Schenectady - 1943
Date of Model: July 1943 - September 1944
Livery: WD Drab
Specification
- Standard lamp irons
- Straight strap smokebox door
- Westinghouse air pump
- Pipework mounted behind chimney
- Straight running boards
- Right hand drive with pole reverser and original pattern firehole door
- Standard wartime tender
- Boiler-mounted ejector pipe fitted
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