We are thrilled to announce the eagerly awaited return of our EXCLUSIVE model of the Caledonian Railway 812 Class 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive, produced by Bachmann. Due to overwhelming demand, a brand new batch is currently in production and scheduled for arrival in Q1 2026!
This iconic Scottish steam engine will be available in two historically accurate liveries —portraying the preserved No. 828 in either the classic Caledonian Railway light blue or the striking Caledonian Railway dark blue.
The models will be offered in both DCC Ready and factory-fitted DCC Sound formats.
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Scottish railway heritage. Quantities will be limited, so make sure to place your order now to avoid missing out! A deposit of £30 is required with the final balance taken when the models arrive into stock.
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Watch Them In Action
Check out this review from Hornby Magazine, showcasing models from the original batch.
Product Features
Highly detailed model with many separately fitted parts including handrails, lamp irons, smokebox door wheel, safety valve, whistle and much more
Fully detailed and decorated cab with separate parts and hinged fallplate
Digital & Sound capability - NEXT-18 decoder socket, with pre-fitted sugarcube speaker - both located in the firebox area
Factory Sound Fitted options available
Working firebox glow effect (permanent on analogue or switchable on DCC)
Powerful coreless motor driving the centre axle with all-wheel pickups
Intricate livery application and printing
Many accurate detail variations depending on locomotive/ era
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
The locomotives were produced during the time that John McIntosh was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway (1895 -1914). The first 17 locomotives were built at the Caledonian’s St. Rollox works during 1899 (Nos. 812 - 828). A further 12 were built at St. Rollox later that year.
At the turn of the last century the Caledonian found itself to be short of engines suitable for mineral traffic. With St. Rollox fully committed to other work, it turned to three outside contractors (Neilson Reid, Sharp Stewart and Dübs) to build 50 more engines between them using the Class 812 drawings, orders being placed on December 29th1898. The engines from the outside contractors differed from the original batch only in having Drummond style number plates (the originals having the McIntosh type) and three link couplings.
The first 17 locomotives were officially mixed traffic locomotives but were turned out in the distinctive Caledonian blue livery. Some had Westinghouse pumps and screw link couplings to enable them to be used on passenger services. The remaining members of the class spent much of their time working coal and other mineral trains around Scotland. Under LMS ownership after 1923, the class were painted in black livery and lost their Westinghouse pumps.
The first of the class was withdrawn in 1946 and the last in 1963. No.828 is the sole survivor having been earmarked for preservation by the Caledonian Railway 828 Trust for display at the Glasgow Museum of Transport then located in a former Glasgow Corporation Tram Depot. It was restored at Cowlairs Works during 1966 and painted in Caledonian Railway blue.
It was the long-term ambition of the owners to restore the locomotive to full working order and in October 1980 it was moved to the Strathspey Railway where it was rebuilt. Returning to steam in 1992 and to operational traffic in 1993 where it is currently in use.
The locomotive is due major works attention in 2020. Bachmann and Rails of Sheffield would like to thank The Caledonian Railway 828 Trust, the owners of No. 828, for providing facilities and encouragement to turn this project into reality.
Rails was pleased to present a donation to the Caledonian Railway Trust in 2024 to tie in with the 125th Birthday of this historic Scottish engine.