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Accucraft December News
Welcome to our December roundup of news! Firstly we’d like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. It is usually a quiet time for the but we still seem to be going full tilt. In … More →
Black Friday Sale!
Welcome to a bonus bulletin! As a bit of fun we are having a Black Friday sale….. for black engines only! Talking of black engines, David Fletcher has supplied us with some stunning photos of the black Shay sample… those … More →
Accucraft November News
Welcome to our November update. It was good to see many of you at the Exeter Show which, despite the weather, was an excellent event. This month we bring you news of the new US generic locomotive, Mabel, a flurry … More →
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Previous (Discontinued) Locos
LNER/BR B1 4-6-0 Live Steam, Alcohol Fired
This model is now discontinued. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class B1 4-6-0, designed by the LNER’s chief mechanical engineer, Edward Thompson, was a mixed traffic 4-6-0 used for general passenger and freight duties. Intended as a ‘maid … More Info
BR 5MT 4-6-0 Live Steam, Alcohol Fired
This model is now discontinued. Robert Riddles was tasked to produce new standard locomotive designs for the fledgling British Railways, totalling 12 new classes. The BR 5MT was based on the very successful LMS ‘Class 5’ mixed traffic design, the ‘Black Five’ … More Info
BR 9F 2-10-0 Live Steam, Alcohol Fired
This model is now discontinued. The British Railways BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 was designed for British Railways by Robert Riddles for use on fast, heavy freight trains over long distances. The total number built was 251. The last of … More Info
‘MALLARD’ LNER Live Steam 4-6-2
This model is now discontinued. Sir Nigel Gresley’s magnificent A4 Pacifics can well be regarded as the zenith of British steam locomotive development. Puissant as well as capable of hard work, the class rightly holds a special place in the … More Info
‘BLACK 5’ LMS/BR Live Steam 4-6-0
This model is now discontinued. The London Midland and Scottish Railway’s Class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as the Black Five was introduced by William Stanier in 1934 and 842 were built between then and 1951. Members of the class … More Info
‘FLYING SCOTSMAN’ LNER Live Steam 4-6-2
This model is now discontinued. Sir Nigel Gresley was renowned for his Pacific express locomotives, the first of which, the A1 class, entered service in 1922. The A3 was a modification of the A1 and over time all of the … More Info
B4 LSWR Live Steam 0-4-0T
This model is now discontinued. An initial batch of twenty locomotives were designed by William Adams for the London & South Western Railway and constructed at Nine Elms between 1891 and 1893. These small but powerful engines were intended for … More Info