Completed at Swindon in July 1952 82007 was allocated to the Western region and sent to Tyseley, the formers GWR's principal Birmingham area shed. The GWR was well supplied with capable tank engines so like many of the standard tanks 82007 moved around a lot, going to Barry in October 1953, then Treherbert in July 1955, moving on to Shrewsbury that December. A flurry of moves in the latter half of 1958 saw 82007 working from Shrewsbury, Leamington, Wrexham Rhosddu and Worcester sheds until arriving at Bristol Bath Road shed in November. Alternating between the former Midland Barrow Road and GWR St Philips March sheds after Bath Road was closed to steam locomotives in 1960 number 82007 remained allocated to Bristol sheds until withdrawn from service in June 1964.
Model Features
- Die cast metal body and chassis
- Die cast wheels which are tapered from the rim inwards on both sides as per the prototype, with steel tyres
- Brake shoes in ABS plastic
- 5 pole skew wound precision motor
- Sprung centre driving wheel and pony trucks
- Die cast pivoted coupling and connecting rods, plated then blackened
- Fully working prototypical Walschaerts valve gear
- Easily removable cab roof (for adding a crew) by means of small magnets
- Working cab doors
- Wire handrails with stanchions in metal
- Sprung metal buffers and screw link couplings
- Full back head detail with reversing wheel in ABS
- Flickering firebox glow