New Dapol B17 Steam Locomotives
Posted by Warren Bennett on
Even more in N Gauge from Dapol, with a new batch of B17 Steam Locomotives announced.
It's been a number of years since the B17 models were available from Dapol in N Gauge with four new football themed locomotives expected, Sunderland, Hudderfield Town, Bradford and the last one will be very close to many of Rails Of Sheffield's football fans Sheffield Wednesday!
Also Dapol have plans to produce a B17 Easterling Set which will also include 4 Crimson & Cream Coaches. Expected Q3 2023.
Pricing as follows
DCC Ready - £128.53 (RRP £151.20)
Easterling Set DCC Ready - £220.32 (RRP £259.20)
DCC Fitted - £160.65 (RRP £189.00)
Easterling Set DCC Fitted - £252.45 (RRP £297.00)
The models manufactured by Dapol represents the later variants built between 1935 and 1937
The Dapol B-17 features:
• Finely moulded body and tender with many separately added fine details
• Cast wheels with fine relief and detail
• Dapol’s tender drive system that delivers power to the locomotive wheels
• DCC Ready - 6 Pin Decoder Socket
• DCC Fitted option available
• Heavy chassis and all wheel pick up
• Super Creep Motor for controlled pulling power with fine slow speed control
• Finely etched name plates
• Accessory bag with spares and other added detail
• Finely moulded body and tender with many separately added fine details
• Cast wheels with fine relief and detail
• Dapol’s tender drive system that delivers power to the locomotive wheels
• DCC Ready - 6 Pin Decoder Socket
• DCC Fitted option available
• Heavy chassis and all wheel pick up
• Super Creep Motor for controlled pulling power with fine slow speed control
• Finely etched name plates
• Accessory bag with spares and other added detail
The B17 locomotives were a class of LNER 4-6-0 locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for passenger haulage on the Great Eastern Line. They first came into operation in 1928. In all 73 were built and continued into service until the early 1960s. During their lifetime there were many amendments and upgrades to the class including a streamlined version. Unfortunately, no examples have survived into preservation, however there are currently “new builds” underway to bring the class back from extinction.