Twins to be released
Date: 06 August 2010
Source: Dapol
Dapol are proud to announce that they have been commissioned by Hattons to produce the LMS 'twins' Diesel Electric locomotives in OO gauge.
Hattons, have issued this press release on their website for those interested in the details.
" Following on from the success of our Class 14 and the forthcoming Class 28 project with Heljan of Denmark, Hattons and Dapol are pleased to announce the launch of the LMS prototype diesels 10000 and 10001 in OO scale.
We are aware a retailer has announced that they have discussed commissioning the 10000/1 locos with another manufacturer. In view of the capital investment and that we have been working with Dapol since mid-2009 on this project plus the fact that we have a mid-February 2011 delivery date we have made the decision to continue with production of this model."
10000 was introduced by the LMS 3 weeks before the railway was nationalised on 1st January 1948 and 10001 by BR in 1949. Both loco’s were used out of London Euston and St Pancras stations when they were introduced but were transferred to the Southern Region in 1953 to test them alongside the other Southern prototypes. In 1955 both were sent to Derby for full overhaul and appeared in 1956 in BR Green livery.
• All wheel drive
• Sprung Buffers
• RP25 wheel profiles with space for EM/P4 conversion
• All wheel pickup
• Centrally mounted Dapol 5 pole acute skew wound motor
• Flywheels
• Separate Handrails and wipers
• Accurate nose detailing
• Bufferbeam piping
• Etched see through roof grill
• Detailed side grills
• Fully detailed underframe
• Yellow and Red LED lighting
• 21 pin DCC socket
• Full metal chassis
• NEM coupling pocket
• Space for sound decoder
• Split frame chassis
• Pinpoint axles
• Seperately fitted roof horns
• Cab Lights
• Brass Worksplate
Liveries will all be printed. Chromed LMS letters on 10000 and numbers on both locomotives will be factory fitted.
Operating and livery periods have been taken from LMS Locomotive profiles No.9 Mainlne Diesel Electrics No. 10000 & 100001 by Wild Swan ISBN 1905184042
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Weathered models will be produced in batch 5 and later.
Hattons Model Railways
364 - 368 SMITHDOWN ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L15 5AN
Tel: 0151 - 733 3655
Fax: 0151 - 734 4040
Orders are being taken as of Monday 09.00 2nd August 2010, and please contact Hattons directly if you have any questions or would like to reserve your model.
All items are preorderable at www.ehattons.com/10000
Hattons ‘OO’ Scale
10000 & 10001
