Accucraft UK Ltd
This model is now discontinued.
Caledonia was built in 1885 by Dubs & Co. for the 3′ gauge Manx Northern Railway. The M.N.R. needed a powerful loco for working coal trains on the Foxdale branch. In 1895 she was shipped by sea to Laxey to work on the construction of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. In 1904 the M.N.R. was absorbed by the Isle of Man Railway Co. who found a variety of uses for her including working to the internees’ camp in Peel during WW1 and for various contractors employed in public works, as well as market day cattle trains and snow-ploughing.
This model is based on No 15 ‘Caledonia’ as now running on the Isle of Man Railway. Versions are available based on ‘Caledonia’ as Manx Northern No 4 in Tuscan Red as running in 2008, as No. 15 in blue livery or as a plain unlined red version. The model is electrically powered and has a 0-24 volt gear head motor.
Specifications:
- Gauge: 45mm
- Length: 360 mm
- Width: 108 mm
- Height: 156 mm
- Power: 0-24V DC
- Minimum Radius: 760mm (2 feet 6 inches)
Colours available, subject to production batch:
E20-3 IoM No.15 Caledonia in Blue (2004)
E20-4 IoM No.15 Caledonia in MNR Tuscan Red (2007)
E20-5 IoM No.15 Caledonia in unlined Indian Red (1964)
The Instruction manual can be downloaded as a PDF file – Instructions for CALEDONIA – ELECTRIC
