Kato OO9 51-251C Festiniog Railway Palmerston Small England 0-4-0TT Maroon Livery

Believed to be the fourth of the 1864 'Small England' class Palmerston was the first to be rebuilt into it's current form with saddle tank and cab in 1888. The engine was thoroughly rebuilt in 1910, but was in poor condition by late 1930s and considered beyond restoration in the early preservation era. Purchased privately from the FR restoration started in 1974, progressing slowly until with a new boiler, cylinders and wheels, Palmerston was returned to service in 1993.
Palmerston is a well traveled locomotive having been hired for the construction of the NWNGR/WHR in the mid 1870s and assisting on the Vale of Rheidol line on several occasions in the pre-grouping era. Since 1993 Palmerston has been used during the progressive re-opening the WHR, visited the Chemin de Fer des Chanteraines (Paris), Teifi Railway, National Railway Museum (York), Hollycombe Steam Collection (West Sussex), Llangollen Railway (on a temporary track), Kings Cross Station (London) and Bala Lake Railway. So there's good reasons for Palmerston to be arriving on any narrow gauge layout!
Produced by Kato in Japan these models feature very fine detailing and engineering, the diecast chassis unit, boosted by using the saddle tank to accommodate as much weight as possible, surrounds a motor and flywheel combination designed for smooth running even at slow speeds.

£153.00

MRP £170.00

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The Small England engines are the first 4 steam locomotives of the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales. They were build by George England & Co in South London in 1863, followed by two ‘large Englands’ in 1867. They were originally built as 0-4-0 side tank locos and modified gradually over the years into their final and most iconic form with extended saddle tank, enclosed cab and a tender for coal, as depicted by our model. 4 of the 6 England engines survive and three of those are still in service, still on the Ffestiniog Railway.

The "England" locomotives are synonymous with the Ffestiniog Railway and will make a very attractive and appealing model of a classic Welsh narrow gauge engine. A rake of slate wagons, or Peco Festiniog Railway coaches will look just right behind one of these cute little engines!

Kato/Peco OO9 Festiniog Railway 'Small England' locomotive model specification

Narrow gauge ready-to-run locomotive - OO-9, 1:76 scale, 9mm gauge track
Separate locomotive chassis also available - supplied with detachable unpainted body moulding for protection
DC (analogue) coreless motor fitted within loco body giving smooth and reliable running
Loco and tender electrically connected - pick ups on front loco axles and two tender axles. Inner axle of loco fitted with traction tyres
Will comfortably negotiate 9inch/229mm radius curves
Fully decorated with fine lining and small details
Separate moulding supplied for handrails, etc.
Supplied fitted with standard PECO OO-9 coupling, Arnold N gauge couplings supplied separately

Please note: DCC operation is technically possible but no provision has been made for this in the model due to limited available space.

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