Rapido Trains UK 986705 Sirdar Class 0-4-0 Kerr, Stuart & Co. Short-Tank 'What If' - Lined Umber Steam Locomotive - DCC Fitted

• 009 Gauge Kerr, Stuart & Co. ‘What If’ Short-Tank Sirdar Class 0-4-0
  
• Lined Umber
  
• Open Back Cab
  
• Standard Chimney factory-fitted
  
• Short ‘Hook and Loop’ compatible coupling factory-fitted
  
• Detail bag of optional parts for full customisation, including full-length ‘Hook and Loop’ coupling, and stovepipe & spark arrestor chimneys
  
• Suitable for operation on 1st radius curves (228mm or greater)
  
• 6-pin DCC decoder socket
  
• Museum quality paint finish
  
• Smooth & powerful mechanism
  
• Highly detailed
  
• NEM coupler pockets
  
• 1:76 scale, (009 gauge)

009 Gauge Kerr, Stuart & Co. ‘What If’ Short-Tank Sirdar Class 0-4-0.

Narrow gauge loco builders rarely had an off-the-shelf template; this was due to the varying needs and desires of the companies that placed the orders with them. There was stiff competition amongst the different loco builders, all of which were willing to create something unique for their customers and ship them worldwide. If you could give the customer what they wanted, your company would get the order!

Whilst locomotives may have been physically unique, each manufacturer had a design style, leading to a familiarity between different locos. Some builders even produced semi-standard designs, allowing different capacity tanks and styles of cabs to be 
interchanged with each other.

Kerr, Stuart and Co. were no different, and their Sirdar Class had several variations, including several cab styles and long and short tanks.

Taking inspiration from these, we have developed our new highly detailed 009 Gauge models of Kerr, Stuart & Co. ‘What If’ Short-Tank Sirdar Class 0-4-0. This has designelements from several “real”locos, combining them into a prototypically literate model. 

This newly tooled loco body fits over our existing Kerr Stuart Sirdar chassis and features slightly longer tanks than the real Short-Tank Sirdar locos that were seen around the world. This is combined with a larger enclosed cab based on other Kerr, Stuart & Co. 
products. 

All versions are available in both DCC-Ready and DCC-Fitted, and feature 6 wiper pick-ups and a small coreless motor with flywheel.

So that customisation and servicing your Short-Tank Sirdar is uncomplicated, the loco's removable body is held in place with 4 easily accessible screws; this also gives you access to the model’s 6-pin DCC socket. 

Sourcing parts to customise models can often be challenging, so we have made it as simple as possible by including a polybag full to the brim with interesting and easy-to-fit parts. With a huge number of combinations, we are sure you will have great fun personalising your models. 

These detailed parts include screw in alternative chimneys, dumb buffers, vacuum brake gear, toolboxes, coal bunker covers, and front steps.