Tooling complete for Graham Farish BR Standard 82000 Class 2-6-2T
Date: 12 September 2009
Source: Bachmann
Tooling for the 82000 Class 3 British Railways Standard 2-6-2 tank locomotive has now been completed and was revealed for the first time at the International N Gauge Show held at Leamington Spa today (12 September 2009).
Designed by Robert Riddles they were built at Swindon Works and were based on the 77000 Class 2-6-0 tender locomotives from the same designer. 45 locomotives were built between April 1952 and August 1955. They were fitted with a standard Great Western Swindon No.2 boiler as used on the GWR 51xx, 56xx and 81xx Class tank locomotives. The first examples were allocated to South Wales working from Barry and Treherbert depots on Cardiff Valley services. The Western Region allocated examples were subsequently painted in lined passenger green livery, the others carrying BR lined black. A number were sent to Wrexham to allow the withdrawal of former LNER classes used on the former Wrexham, Mold & Connah’s Quay routes. The Southern Region saw examples allocated to Eastleigh and Exmouth Junction for working local services, the Exmouth Junction locomotives replacing former London & South Western Railway M7 0-4-4 tanks on the Exeter – Exmouth services. Four of the class were allocated to Kirkby Stephen and Darlington for working services over the testing Stainmore line between Darlington and Penrith / Tebay. They also saw service on the Somerset & Dorset route with locomotives being allocated to both Bath Green Park and Templecombe, whilst Bristol Bath Road examples hauled local services to Bath and on the Cheddar Valley line. When steam began to be run down they found their way to Nine Elms (London) working empty stock trains between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo and local passenger services run for General Post Office staff between Clapham Junction and Kensington Olympia. Others found themselves in mid-Wales working passenger and freight trains on the Cambrian section.
Withdrawals commenced in February 1964 with the last surviving until the end of Southern Region steam in July 1967.
Three versions will be released next Spring as part of the expanding Blue Riband range. They are No. 82016 in BR Lined Black with Early Emblem (372-335), No. 82005 in BR Lined Green with Late Crest (372-326) and No. 82028 in BR Lined Black with Late Crest (372-327). Locomotives are fitted with a 6PIN DCC decoder socket, NEM coupling pockets and are supplied with a bag containing extra parts to fit (if required) encompassing cylinder drain pipes, end steps and buffer beam detail. A bracket is provided on the water tanks to fit the separately supplied fireman’s long handled shovel and rake.
The tooling has enabled both Western Region and Southern Regions to be produced with smooth or fluted coupling rods, cab roof variations, water tank filler options and different lamp bracket types.
Each has a recommended retail price of £76.95
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