Bachmann 32-198 OO Gauge GW 8750 Pannier Tank 3650 GW Green Shirtbutton

Bachmann 32-198 OO Gauge GW 8750 Pannier Tank 3650 GW Green Shirtbutton

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: 32198

Manufacturer Number: 32-198
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Locomotives, Steam Locomotives
Brand: Bachmann
Range: Bachmann Winter 2024
Loco Class: GW Pannier Tank
Era: Era 3: The Big Four 1923 - 1947
Livery: GW Green
Scale: 1:76
Gauge: OO
DCC Type: DCC Ready
DCC Pin: 8 Pin

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Release Date: TBC

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£106.21

You can secure this item at NO COST, with the the full balance payable before delivery or collection.

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The Class 8750 Pannier Tank was a derivative of the Great Western Railway#s (GWR) Class 57XX design, the company#s most prolific class of locomotive. The 57XX was first introduced in 1929 and construction continued for 21 years until the final examples were outshopped by British Railways. Such was the success of the design that it became the GWR#s standard shunting and general purpose tank engine, used for shunting, light goods traffic and even passenger workings on branch lines and suburban routes.

The first three hundred locomotives to be built were classified as 57XXs (or 67XXs depending on their braking systems) but from 1933 a new, larger cab was introduced which incorporated square windows instead of round, and provided more enclosed side sheets for better crew comfort. Locomotives built from 1933 with this new cab were designated Class 8750s and when the 863rd and final Pannier Tank belonging to the 57XX family rolled off the production line, the Class 8750s made up the majority of the fleet.

Employed across the GWR network and then the Western Region following Nationalisation, all 863 locomotives passed into British Railways ownership before the first 8750 was withdrawn in 1957. The type would remain in service for another decade, with withdrawals accelerating at the start of the 1960s before British Railways withdrew the final examples in 1966.

Even then, some of these Pannier Tanks were still in use with London Transport (LT) and other private operators who had purchased them from BR; the LT Panniers surviving in traffic until 1971. Ultimately, sixteen Pannier Tanks from the 57XX family survive today in preservation, half of which are genuine 57XXs whilst the other half are Class 8750s.

- Water Filler Caps with Clasp Closure
- NEM Coupling Pockets
- Sprung Buffers
- Powerful 3 Pole Motor
- Equipped with a 8 Pin DCC Decoder Socket
- Length 130mm (over couplings)

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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