Description
Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Manufacturer description
Announced as part of our Autumn 2021 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to offer the popular Bachmann Branchline LNER J72 Class locomotive in LNER Lined Black livery with SOUND FITTED.
This newly tooled model was designed from the ground up and features a wealth of detail in-cluding representation of the inside valve gear which can be seen beneath the boiler, sprung buffers and a cab interior which is fully detailed with intricate decoration. An accessory pack is supplied which includes headlamps that clip onto the locomotive’s lamp irons, plus three-link couplings and etched cab doors.
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
J72
Operator
London & North Eastern Railway
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-6-0
Designer
Wilson Worsdell
Built
1898-1951
Total produced
113
* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.
