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<p>British Railways originally ordered ten Class 40s, then known as "English Electric Type 4s", as evaluation prototypes. They were to be used as replacements for steam locomotives, usually hauling passenger services. The prototypes were successful enough to warrant a further 190 production models.It was initially worried that the locomotives lacked the power needed to maintain the speeds required on express services and as a result the capability to run in multiple was considered a main design feature. This resulted in the inclusion of small gangways at each end of the first 145 units. After this point it was realised that multiple running was rare and could be achieved without the gangways.The first 125 units were built with a disk route identification. When unfolded the disks were white with a small hole to allow a light to shine through during the night. When the top half of the disk was folded down the back was painted so as to blend into the locomotive and make it clear the disk was not in use. A few locomotives forwent the disks and simply relied on lights or the more traditional lamps, lamp irons having remained a feature.The disk system was soon abandoned in favour of the more modern headcode system, initially requiring split headcodes to accommodate the gangway doors. Once the gangway doors were abandoned the split headcode boxes were combined in a central position where the gangway doors had previously been.The arrival of more powerful locomotives such as the class 47, 50 and 55 along with the electrification of the WCML made the Class 40s redundant, relegating them to freight duties for which they were not well suited. Withdrawals began in 1976 with the majority of locomotives being withdrawn in the early 1980s.Locomotive D232 was built in 1959 and entered service in September that year. The locomotive was named 'Empress of Canada' in March 1961, named after the vessel operated by Canadian Pacific Steamships. Under the TOPS numbering system, the locomotive became 40032 in late 1973. The locomotive was withdrawn in February 1982 and scrapped at Swindon Locomotive Works.</p> <h3>Specification</h3> <ul> <li>Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 60</li> <li>Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 5</li> <li>Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5</li> <li>Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.41</li> <li>Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge</li> <li>Finish: Painted</li> <li>Colour: Green</li> <li>DCC Status: DCC Ready 8 pin socket</li> <li>Operator: BR</li> <li>Designer: English Electric</li> <li>Livery: BR Green</li> <li>Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2</li> <li>Motor: 5 Pole Skew wound</li> <li>Number of Parts: 1</li> </ul>

<p>The Victorian Railways built 53 K class engines at Newport Workshops over a 24 year period, commencing in 1922. The first series of 10 engines were progressively rebuilt in the 1940s to match the performance and visual appearance of the other class members. Later in 1946 the last 9 engines entered service, these engines had single cab side windows and the last 7 engines were fitted Boxpok style driving wheels.</p> <p>They were extremely versatile engines and could be found and all classes of trains, many worked until the late 1960s and several into the early 1970s.</p> <p>The Phoenix Reproductions model represents the class in it's later years of government service as well as several colourful liveries of early days preservation.</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Highly detailed Ready-to-Run HO gauge model</li> <li>Diecast boiler, frame and footplate</li> <li>Genuine Kadee scale head whisker coupler (Tender)</li> <li>Separately applied boiler details</li> <li>Working LED lights</li> <li>All models come standard with an MTC 21 pin motherboard</li> <li>Keep Alive Circuit</li> <li>DCC version with LokSound V5 decoder</li> <li>22" Minimum Radius</li> </ul>

<p>The Victorian Railways received their second series of T class locomotives from late 1959, these were mechanically similar to the first series but featured a new raised height operating cab layout. This new style of raised cab design featured throughout the remainder of the T class series.</p> <p>SDS Models are pleased to offer the inclusion of the T-2 series within our range of Victorian Railways T class models.</p> <p>Based upon the tried and proven Austrains T class mechanism we have comprehensively retooled almost every item, bringing the model inline with our exacting scale and design standards. Some 220 new or re-made parts are involved in the production of the four series we are offering below. All the models now feature prototypically correct width long hoods, series specific and appropriate fuel tank and battery box combinations, improved appearance bogie side frames and brake shoe / wheel tread alignment and a host of other design detail enhancements.</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Highly detailed Ready-to-Run HO gauge model</li> <li>Precisely tooled plastic body (ABS)</li> <li>Genuine Kadee scale head whisker coupler</li> <li>Separately applied handrails and detail parts</li> <li>5-Pole skew wound electric motor and dual flywheels</li> <li>All wheel drive and electrical pickup</li> <li>LED head and marker lights</li> <li>All models come standard with an MTC 21 pin motherboard</li> <li>Exclusive and locally recorded EMD sounds by DCCSound</li> </ul>

<p>The Victorian Railways received their second series of T class locomotives from late 1959, these were mechanically similar to the first series but featured a new raised height operating cab layout. This new style of raised cab design featured throughout the remainder of the T class series.</p> <p>SDS Models are pleased to offer the inclusion of the T-2 series within our range of Victorian Railways T class models.</p> <p>Based upon the tried and proven Austrains T class mechanism we have comprehensively retooled almost every item, bringing the model inline with our exacting scale and design standards. Some 220 new or re-made parts are involved in the production of the four series we are offering below. All the models now feature prototypically correct width long hoods, series specific and appropriate fuel tank and battery box combinations, improved appearance bogie side frames and brake shoe / wheel tread alignment and a host of other design detail enhancements.</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Highly detailed Ready-to-Run HO gauge model</li> <li>Precisely tooled plastic body (ABS)</li> <li>Genuine Kadee scale head whisker coupler</li> <li>Separately applied handrails and detail parts</li> <li>5-Pole skew wound electric motor and dual flywheels</li> <li>All wheel drive and electrical pickup</li> <li>LED head and marker lights</li> <li>All models come standard with an MTC 21 pin motherboard</li> <li>Exclusive and locally recorded EMD sounds by DCCSound</li> </ul>

<p>SDS Models HO T376 Metro T4 Series T Class Locomotive</p>

<h3>Model Features:</h3> <ul> <li>Highly detailed Ready-to-Run HO gauge model</li> <li>Precisely tooled plastic body (ABS)</li> <li>Genuine Kadee scale head whisker coupler</li> <li>Separately applied handrails and detail parts</li> <li>5-Pole skew wound electric motor and dual flywheels</li> <li>All wheel drive and electrical pickup</li> <li>LED headlights, marker lights, number boxes and ditch lights</li> <li>All models come standard with an MTC 21 pin motherboard</li> </ul>

<p>Ixion Models HO A990 VR A2 Class 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive Spoked Oil Tender Plate Cowcatcher</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Smooth-running, powerful motor with flywheel and 40:1 gearbox</li> <li>Exceptional level of detail with crisp pad-printed loco numbers</li> <li>New push-to-click loco-tender coupling</li> <li>Directional lighting</li> <li>Speaker installed in tender of all models</li> <li>Zimo MS581N18 Next18-plug sound decoder with authentic A2 sound file in all DCC sound versions</li> <li>Genuine Kadee #148 scale couplers</li> <li>Sprung buffers</li> <li>Smokebox painted matt black, satin black applied to rest of loco</li> <li>Walschaerts valve gear</li> <li>Loco and tender joined in the box</li> <li>And, in a World’s First, a full-colour 3D-scanned and colour 3D-printed loco crew is included with each loco in the accessories pack, produced exclusively for Ixion by <em>West Edge 3D</em>.</li> </ul> <h3>Specification</h3> <ul> <li>Driving wheels: Spoked</li> <li>Tender: Coal</li> <li>Cowcatcher: Bar</li> </ul>

<p>The LNER Thompson Class L1 2-6-4T steam locomotives began with prototype No. 9000 in 1945 as part of Thompson’s ‘Standardisation Programme’, painted in an apple-green livery. No. E9011 was constructed at Darlington Works and entered traffic on 25th March 1948.</p><p>A few months later, on 21st July 1948, the locomotive was renumbered to a more standardised BR number of 67712. It was originally allocated to Stratford shed and then on 8th February 1959, it was allocated to Cambridge. The engine was condemned on 4th October 1961 and moved to Darlington to be cut up the next day.</p><p>Our replication of the standardised Thompson L1 Class ‘E9011’ locomotive is complete with the striking BR green livery. This model is DCC-ready and is compatible with our HM7000 8-Pin decoder. The accessory pack contains one hook coupling, one bar coupling, an articulated small coupler assembly, two vacpipes, a tall L1 rear vac pipe, an L1 front step, two L1 cylinder drain cocks for the left-hand side, a tall L1 front vac pipe and an L1 pull rod.</p><h3>Specifications</h3><ul> <li>Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 29</li> <li>Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 5</li> <li>Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5</li> <li>Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.42</li> <li>Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge</li> <li>Finish: Painted</li> <li>Colour: Green</li> <li>Gauge: OO</li> <li>DCC Status: DCC Ready 8 pin socket</li> <li>Operator: BR</li> <li>Designer: Edward Thompson</li> <li>Wheel Configuration: 2-6-4T</li> <li>Livery: BR Green</li> <li>Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2</li> <li>Motor: 5 Pole Skew wound</li> <li>Number of Parts: 1</li> <li>Class: Thompson L1 Class</li> <li>Buffer Type: Metal Sprung Buffers</li> <li>Coupling Type: NEM Couplings</li> <li>Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary: HM7000-8TXS: Bluetooth® &amp; DCC Sound Decoder (8-pin)</li> </ul>