Roundhouse RRC-MAROON-NI 2-6-2 Side Tank Engine 'Russell' Maroon (Radio Control, Uninsulated Wheels) Steam Locomotive

Expected Delivery August 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

'Russell' is based on the well known 2-6-2 tank locomotive still running today on the Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales. Built by The Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd. of Leeds in 1906, it has undergone a number of changes over the years and the model depicts it as running in the early 1920's and as it currently appears.

Technical specifications for 'Russell':

• Internal gas firing using our ‘FG’ type burner.
  
• 2-6-2 outside framed chassis with two double acting slide valve cylinders operated by simplified Walschaerts type valve gear.
  
• Exhaust enhancer.
  
• Controls fitted as standard are :- steam regulator, safety valve, pressure gauge, displacement lubricator, gas regulator and reversing gear.
  
• Glazed cab spectacles.
  
• Dimensions (loading gauge) are :- length 358mm over buffers, width 115mm, height 150mm, weight 4.2 Kg.
  
• Full radio control is available for both regulator and reversing valve gear using 2.4GHz R/C.
• Supplied with etched brass works plates.
  
• Minimum radius 2'6".
  

PLEASE NOTE: This model does not come with insulated wheels.