DCCRC-BRONZEGREEN-I Class C 4-6-2 'Darjeeling' Deep Bronze Green (Radio Control, Insulated Wheels) Steam Locomotive Class-156 PowerBase Mounting Etches (35 Pack)

PowerBase Mounting Etches (35 Pack)

Hundreds of these general purpose two-axle vans were built from the early 1920's and were used on all railway networks in the UK

Announced as part of our Winter 2020 British Railway Announcements

with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities

but it is the bogies that really bring this model to life

DCCRC-BRONZEGREEN-I Class C 4-6-2 'Darjeeling' Deep Bronze Green (Radio Control, Insulated Wheels) Steam Locomotive Class-156 PowerBase Mounting Etches (35 Pack)In 1913 two 4 6 2 'Pacific' style locomotives were ordered from the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow for the use on the 70 mile Kishenganji branch of the DHR. Intially numbered 37 & 38, these locos saw extensive use on this branch line and were largely unmodified throughout their lifetime. After Indian independence in 1947 moves were made to replace the branch line with metre gauge track and by 1950 the 'Pacifics' were relegated to working