Bachmann WD 2-8-0 Austerity Class 90448 BR Black Late Crest ref: 32-260DC

Offering an ex-shop stock 00 gauge example locomotive especially developed by “Bachmann” as part of their latest DCC fitted series. This WD 2-8-0 Austerity Class locomotive is being offered in Wartime Black livery model reference model 32-260DC

This example is complete in every respect which includes factory packaging, sealed accessory pack / service sheet.

The War Department (WD) “Austerity” 2-8-0 is a type of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943 for war service. A total of 935 were built, making this one of the most-produced classes of British steam locomotive.

The Austerity 2-8-0 was based on the LMS Class 8F which until that point had been the government’s standard design. Various modifications were made to the 8F design by R.A.Riddles in order to prioritise low cost over design life. These included a simpler parallel boiler rather than tapered, a round-topped rather than a Belpaire firebox. The firebox was made of steel rather than the rarer and more expensive copper.