Bachmann 35-231SF 8F Class Riveted Tender 48703 BR Late Black (DCC-Sound)

1:76 scale model produced by Bachmann. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

• DCC Sound Model
• This model mainly operates in British
• This model is decorated in 8F Class company markings
• This model is best suited to 438mm radius curves
• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 5
• Pristine BR Black (Late Crest) Livery
• Running No. 48703
• SOUND FITTED- Fitted with a Zimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder
• Welded Stanier 4,000-gallon Tender
• Smokebox Door with Large Numberplate
• High Front Lamp Iron (Top)
• Straight Reverser Rod
• Steam Lance Valve Mounted Low on the Smokebox and with External Pipework
• Countersunk Bufferbeam Rivets
• Fabricated Wheel Balance Weights
• AWS Equipment
• Coreless motor mounted in the locomotive, driving the third set of driving wheels
• Electrical pickup from all driving wheels along with tender pickups
• Separate metal bearings fitted to each driving axle
• Diecast metal chassis block (locomotive)
• Diecast metal gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
• 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
• Valve gear of metal construction
• Adjustable tender drawbar with integral loco-tender wiring
• Sprung front pony truck with integral coupling pocket to NEM362 standards
• Detachable coupling pocket to NEM362 standards fitted to the tender
• Length 260mm (over couplings)

Details

The LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 was introduced in 1935, designed by William Stanier as a heavy freight locomotive. A total of 852 were built by 1945, including many constructed during the Second World War when Robert Riddles, seconded to the Ministry of Supply, selected the 8F as Britain’s standard wartime steam locomotive. Over 200 were shipped overseas, particularly to the Middle East, with many remaining abroad after the conflict. At Nationalisation in 1948, British Railways inherited 624 examples, the fleet peaking at 666. Withdrawals began in 1960, with the last working in 1968. Fourteen locomotives survive in preservation worldwide.