Class 02 - Industrial - Diane - O Scale
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Detailed Description
Detailed Description
The BR Class 02 0-4-0DH built by Yorkshire Engine Co. for dock shunting and goods yard duties in northern England. These tiny four-wheeled shunters were designed to reach the places other locomotives could not; with a wheelbase of just 6ft they were able to tackle sharply curved lines in streets, docks, warehouses and factories and even use traditional wagon turntables. They were a direct replacement for the legendary Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ‘Pug’ 0-4-0STs working dock lines in Liverpool, Manchester and beyond.
Around 50 similar locomotives were built for industrial railways, in many cases with electric rather than hydraulic transmission. As the work they were built for vanished in the 1960s, many of the 20-strong class found further work in industry, with some surviving well into the 1980s before being rescued for preservation. Highly regarded by crews for their Rolls-Royce engine, all-round visibility and unique (for a BR locomotive) rear platform for shunting staff, they continue to play a useful role in shunting and engineering work at heritage railways.
One locomotive, D2860, was even claimed by the National Railway Museum as the perfect shunter for its Great Hall in York.
Features
- High-performance chassis with all-wheel drive and pick-up.
- Switchable cab lights.
- LED marker lights.
- 21-pin DCC decoder interface and provision for DCC sound.
- External features will include authentic detail variations.
- Highly-detailed cab interior and underframe, separate handrails, door handles and pipework.
- Etched Yorkshire Engine Co. worksplates.
Specification
Specification
Power, DCC and Lighting
Power, DCC and Lighting
Customers praised this O Scale locomotive for its "incredible detail" and excellent value. The model "runs well" with fine interior cab details and great lighting. Shoppers appreciate the solid construction and compact size, with one customer buying 5 units. Minor wish: openable cab doors. Highly recommended for hobbyists.
Can't believe how good these 02 shunters are...
Hopefully will stretch out for few more!
Excellent detailed and great value locomotive
I've got a soft spot for these little shunters made in the steel city so have another on order !
Lovely solid little model. Runs well.
So good i have 5 of them
this is a superb model with fine details and great lighting I particularly like the interior cab detail the icing on the cake would have been if the cab door opened!! but we can't have everything! lol a small loco like this has such potential despite being O gauge and best of all i paid a great price! I may even buy another!
Incredible detail packed in to such a small locomotive! Perfect for new starters in the hobby at such a great price