The GWR prototype 2-8-0 locomotive 2800 (originally No 97) was built in 1903 and underwent two years of trials before further production began which resulted in 84 of the class being built. The design was much in advance of its time and this class and the slightly modified 2884 class were built from 1903 until 1942. They remained the standard freight design on the GWR for the rest of the Company’s existence and were used on the heaviest freight trains.

MODEL
1:76 Scale model of a 2800 Class Steam Locomotive decorated in GWR livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

FEATURES
1:76 Scale Model
Analogue DC Model
NEM Couplings
Highly Detailed Finish
A diecast compensated chassis
Detailed cab interior with screw reverse
The front pony truck is also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiate R2 curves with ease
Churchward top feed boiler
Original and later Boiler support/motion bracket
Churchward vertical drop & curved drop Footplates
Churchward (tapered) & Collet (Straight) sprung buffers
Smoke boxes with inside or outside steam pipes GWR & BR smoke box doors (with separately added number plate)
A slide in PCB offers simple ‘tool-free’ installation of a NEXT-18 DCC decoder and a ’no-solder’ speaker connection.
This board slides through the smoke box door and connects directly to the locomotive mother board.
The tender to locomotive drawbar includes reliable electrical connections moulded within the close-coupling push-fit coupling. This eliminates wired plugs and unreliable wiper style connections.
The locomotive and tender have electrical pick-up on all driving and tender wheels
An optional base reflex speaker can be fitted into the tender.
An audio frequency filter is integrated within the main locomotive PCB to ensure each speaker reproduces within it’s ideal frequency range
Firebox glow (synchronised with sound, Factory fitted models only)
Dapol’s proven slow speed mechanism and high torque motor
1 x Dapol Steam Locomotive