New Bachmann V2's arrive!
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LNER V2 60847 'St Peter's School'
LNER V2 60845 BR Lined Black (Early)
LNER V2 4791 LNER Lined Green
Plus two sound versions still available!
LNER V2 60847 'St Peter's School' - DCC Sound
LNER V2 60845 BR Lined Black (Early) - DCC Sound
Highlights
• All new body tooling
• Adjustable tender draw-bar length
• Realistic fire-box flicker
• Sprung buffers
The LNER Class V2 steam locomotives were designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for express mixed traffic work and were built between 1936-1944. The V2s were the only significant class of 2-6-2 tender locomotives used in Britain.
184 locomotives were built at Doncaster and Darlington Works, construction continuing through the Second World War as they proved their usefulness. The V2 was developed from the Class A1/A3 Pacifics with smaller driving wheels and a shortened boiler. During WW2, the V2 locomotives achieved fantastic performances of haulage. Trains of over 20 carriages loaded to 700 tons proved within their abilities.