Description
Conceived in 1937 when Oliver Bulleid became Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, the Merchant Navy Class represented Bulleid’s vision for a quick accelerating, mixed traffic 4-6-2 locomotive, equally capable of hauling passenger services (such as the Golden Arrow and Atlantic Coast Expresses), or freight workings, to a speed of around 75mph.
- Item Length – Without Packaging (cm): 36.2
- Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- Finish: Painted
- Colour: Blue
- Gauge: OO
- DCC Status: DCC Ready 8 pin socket
- Operator: British Railways
- Designer: Oliver Bulleid
- Wheel Configuration: 4-6-2
- Livery: Early Crest
- Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
- Class: Merchant Navy Class
