BR 30036 has late insignia on its tanks and is the short frame version of an M7 tank. The real locomotive was built for the London & South Western Railway in May 1898 and had a life of 66 years. It was taken out of service in January 1964. Designed by Dugald Drummond, the M7s are one of very few tank engines that have earned iconic status. Their long life speaks volumes about their usefulness both as a suburban passenger tank and on the distant branch lines. As DMUs started to take over these duties in the 1950s, their usefulness diminished but some held out on empty stock working. Although 25 were originally planned, 105 were eventually built - all but ten of them at Nine Elms.
The model comes with a bag of parts to fit which are not visible in the photograph. These include the NEM couplings, imitation articulated couplings and different types of vacuum pipes to suit the different variations. The brake rods are already fitted.
Model Railway Express
Run by model railway enthusiasts, Modelfair is an online shop specialising in new, pre-owned and collectable model railways. http://www.modelfair.com for friendly and reliable service.
For Hornby and spares for Hornby, Electrotren, Lima (HO), Jouef and Rivarossi visit www.hornbyspares.co.uk
You too could advertise here. E-mail us
at Pat@mremag.com for details.