Ready-to-run is awash with a range of ‘OO’ gauge BR Eastern Region motive power with steam, diesel and electric traction. MIKE WILD surveys the choices.
Above: A wide range of Eastern Region motive power is available off-f for ‘OO’ gauge. For freight traffic there is a healthy choice of 2-8-0s including the Thompson ‘O1’ from Hornby.
LOCOMOTIVES OF THE London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and its pre-grouping predecessors have become popular subjects for ready-to-run models in ‘OO’ gauge. Naturally the likes of the famous streamlined Gresley ‘A4’ and renowned ‘A3’ class ‘Pacifics’ have long been popular choices, but it is only in recent years that we have started to see more of the day-to-day locomotives come through including 0-6-0s, 2-8-0s and the tank engines.
Above: Great Eastern modellers have been treated to a selection of region-specific locomotives including the ‘N7’ 0-6-2T from Oxford Rail.
In this motive power survey we have gathered together the full list of available ready-to-run locomotives suitable for the Eastern Region focused on ‘OO’ gauge. For completeness, we have also listed the North Eastern Region locomotives available off-the-shelf as well (noted with…
