This is a Hornby R3617 OO Scale BR Rebuilt Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 Elder Dempster Lines - Era 5 #35030. Of all the new features Bulleid incorporated into the design, perhaps the most ingenious and, ultimately, most controversial, was his decision to totally enclose the valve motion in an oil bath, to prevent attritional wear through grit ingress. Despite the onset of war in 1939, Bulleid’s design was accepted by the wartime Railway’s Executive Committee and production commenced through November 1940 at Eastleigh Works, the first loco, 21C1 Channel Packet, being named on March 10, 1941.The reaction to the new design was divided into two camps: The footplate staff were dramatically in favour, whilst the maintenance staff cursed the design, but it was Bulleid’s departure from the Southern in September 1949 that decided the fate of his air-smoothed Pacific locomotives. Reliability, ease of maintenance and the complete withdrawal of steam were high on British Rail’s priority list and for a while there was the distinct possibility that the class would be scrapped. By 1954 it was apparent that steam would continue to be required, at least over the next decade, and consideration was given to the rebuilding of the Merchant Navy locomotives, incorporating the existing boilers and fireboxes.
Condition: Factory New (
C-9)
Operational Status: FunctionalOriginal Box: Yes (
P-9)
Manufacturer: Hornby
Model Number: R3617
MSRP: $220.99
Scale/Era: Other Scales
Model Type: Other
The Trainz SKU for this item is P12341388.
Trainz Product Id: 12341388
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