Hornby has received the first completed production samples of its newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge BR Standard ‘2MT’ 2-6-0 for inspection ahead of the full batch which is due to arrive this summer.
Designed by Robert Riddles, 65 BR Standard ‘2MT’ 2-6-0s were built in the 1950s for use on secondary passenger and freight trains. They incorporated modern design features including self-cleaning fireboxes, rocking fire grates and hopper ashpans.
Hornby’s all-new tooling for the '2MT’ is set to be appear in five guises for general release as 78000 in BR lined green with late crests (Cat No. R3839), 78006 in BR lined green with late crests (R3982), 78010 in BR lined black with early crests (R3840), 78047 in BR lined black with late crests (R3836) and 78054 in BR lined black with late crests (R3981).
The first completed 'OO' gauge samples to arrive for scrutiny are 78006 in BR lined green with late crests and 78054 in BR lined black with late crests.
Detailing includes separately fitted metal handrails, fine pipework, sliding cab roof vents, lamp irons and sprung metal buffers, together with fluted or plain coupling rods, as appropriate. Each also features a five-pole skew-wound motor and 8-pin Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder socket.
Prices range from £217.99 to £228.99, with the first releases expected later this Summer.
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