NEW Railway Icons Announcement
Posted by Warren Bennett on
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT
Just announced is a new Railway Icons collaboration with Rails of Sheffield and Locomotion Models with a new pair of WD Austerity 2-10-0 Steam Locomotives being produced by Clark Railworks in OO Gauge.
The models announced were the final two WD Austerity 2-10-0 steam locomotives 90773 and 90774 named "North British".
DCC Ready and DCC Sound Fitted versions to be released.
DCC Ready versions have a confirmed price of £295 with DCC Sound versions prices to be confirmed at a later date. Range expected Q2 2025.
Specification
- Die-cast Boiler, Smokebox & Chassis
- Brass & Plastic Constructed Tender
- Injection Moulded Cab & Fine Details
- High Quality Coreless Motor
- Finely Applied Separate Pipework
- Separately Fitted Cab Backhead Detailing
- Individual Specific Locomotive Details
- Separate Fire Irons included
- Fully Detailed Wheels & Axles
- Working Sprung Screw Link Couplings
- Sprung Buffers
- Left & Right Hand Drive Locomotives
- Factory Fitted DCC Sound Versions Available
- Finely detailed external and underside detailing
- Brass Bearings fitted to all Axles
- Firebox Glow
- Metal Cylinder Liners for Smooth Operation & Longevity
- Plug “N” Play Next18 DCC Easy Access Harness
- Fully Removable Front & Rear Tension Lock Coupling
- Specific Locomotive History
90773 History
The penultimate WD 2-10-0 to be built was No. ‘73798’ and was released from North British, Glasgow, in August 1945 with works number 25644. As built, this locomotive carried the ‘North British’ nameplates - as at the time, this was the last WD 2-10-0 to be built, however upon completion of ‘73799’ these nameplates were copied and fitted to 799 too.
It appears that 798 continued to carry ‘North British’ nameplates, even though 799 had been given copies of them. ‘73798’ was later given the BR number ‘90773’ and carried the ‘North British’ name plates until circa 1958.
The loco was first allocated to 65F Grangemouth. It was loaned out to 12A Carlisle Kingmoor, returning to 65F Grangemouth in September 1952, where it remained until withdrawal in 1962.
The penultimate WD 2-10-0 to be built was No. ‘73798’ and was released from North British, Glasgow, in August 1945 with works number 25644. As built, this locomotive carried the ‘North British’ nameplates - as at the time, this was the last WD 2-10-0 to be built, however upon completion of ‘73799’ these nameplates were copied and fitted to 799 too.
It appears that 798 continued to carry ‘North British’ nameplates, even though 799 had been given copies of them. ‘73798’ was later given the BR number ‘90773’ and carried the ‘North British’ name plates until circa 1958.
The loco was first allocated to 65F Grangemouth. It was loaned out to 12A Carlisle Kingmoor, returning to 65F Grangemouth in September 1952, where it remained until withdrawal in 1962.
90774 History
The final WD 2-10-0 was built for the Ministry of Supply in August 1945 and delivered as number ‘73799’ with works number 25645. As this engine was the last WD 2-10-0 to be built it was named ‘North British’ and carried large plates on the boiler side. The locomotive’s first British Railways allocation was to 66C Hamilton (West).
After three months it was reallocated to 68A Carlisle Kingmoor on 15th May 1954, 65F Grangemouth on 16th April 1955 and finally 84H Wellinton where the engine remained until 13th December 1962 when it was withdrawn and moved to Campbells in Airdrie for scrapping.
Take a look at the other Clark Railworks WD Austerity releases announced and available to pre order from Rails at the link below:
