Heljan's new batch of LNER Class O2 2-8-0 'Tango' locomotives in OO gauge have now completed production and are due to arrive in stock soon - during Q3 2024!
A whopping thirteen different models will be available covering a selection of Great Northern Railway, LNER and British Railways liveries. The tooling caters for O2/1, O2/2 and O2/4 subclasses with accurate detailing variations for different cabs, tenders, chimneys and more.
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, safety valve, whistle, chimney, pipework, coal rails and much more
Accurate tooling variations for O2/1, O2/2 and O2/4 subclasses with detail differences including different cabs, windows, tenders, chimneys and more
Powerful motor with flywheel and a robust chassis
Digital & Sound capability - 21-pin socket - with factory fitted speaker in the tender
Locomotive and tender wheel pickups
Improved design and assembly over the previous batch + more robust motion/ valve gear
Metal sprung buffers
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
The Class O2 was designed by Nigel Gresley for the Great Northern Railway in the late 1910s. These three cylinder 2-8-0 locomotives were designed for freight work and proved to be successful in service. Further examples were later produced by the LNER from 1924 onwards. The class survived long into British Railways use and were often seen across the former LNER network, from Stratford, through East Anglia and into the East Midlands on iron ore and coal traffic. Every locomotive was scrapped by the end of 1963.
(Information provided via Wikipedia)