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Bachmann 31-442 LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank 1205 LMS Black (Revised) OO Gauge
31-442
Description
Bachmann 31-442 LMS Ivatt 2MT Tank 1205 LMS Black (Revised) OO Gauge
OO Gauge Locomotive
for Model Railways
Manufactured by Bachmann
MODEL FEATURES:
Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
Era 3
Pristine LMS Black livery
Running No. 1205
Accessory Pack
NEM Coupling Pockets
Powerful 5 Pole Motor
Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker
Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-567A
Length 160mm
IVATT 2MT TANK HISTORY
The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) lvatt Class 2 2-6-2 Tank Locomotive was designed by H. G. Ivatt with the first examples introduced in 1946. Using the ‘Prairie’ wheel formation that had proven so successful for the GWR and had been used by Stanier and Fowler before him, Ivatt employed modern labour-saving devices such as self-emptying ashpans and rocking grates to make these Class 2 Tanks more economical than the elderly locos that had been inherited by the LMS and which these would replace. Designed for mixed traffic duties, just ten were built by the LMS before Nationalisation. British Railways constructed a further 120, of which 50 were fitted with Push-Pull equipment.
The type found use on both passenger and freight traffic, working mainly on branch lines across the London Midland Region, although the final 30 to be built were allocated to the Southern Region from new and others had spells on the Western Region. A year after the final example was built, the design became the basis of the BR Standard 2MT Tank, proving just how good a design the Ivatt 2MT Tank was.
Withdrawals began in 1962 and all had gone by 1967, but thankfully four survive in preservation.
Delivery
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Worldwide Delivery
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Returns
No Quibble Returns Policy
Any unwanted items can be returned at the customer’s expense in original packaging and condition within 30 days of purchase. Goods should be returned to:
Returns Department
Jackson’s Models & Railways
33 New Street
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9AL
United Kingdom
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