Model Year Details
1998 - Class 2800 Locomotive
2844
Model: Class 2800 Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 2844
Category: Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class 28XX
Designer: G. J. Churchward
Class Information: Designed as a heavy freight locomotive by George Churchward for the Great Western Railway, the 2800 Class was the first 2-8-0 wheel arrangement to be used in Britain. More...
Weight: 76 tons
Purpose: Heavy Freight
Wheel Arrangement: 2-8-0
Wheel Arrangement Name: Consolidation
Model Information: Length - 258mm.
Models Produced: ---
Company: G.W.R. - Great Western Railway
Logo: G.W.R. Roundel
Logo Years: 1934 - 1942
Livery: G.W.R. Green
Livery Details: Brunswick green with gilt lettering, and orange and black lining.
Company Information: The G.W.R. was formed as a railway company in 1835 and was the only company to survive the 1923 grouping, to become one of the big four. The King and Castle class locomotives were amongst the most famous G.W.R. steam designs.
Running Number: 2844
Category: Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class 28XX
Designer: G. J. Churchward
Class Information: Designed as a heavy freight locomotive by George Churchward for the Great Western Railway, the 2800 Class was the first 2-8-0 wheel arrangement to be used in Britain. More...
Weight: 76 tons
Purpose: Heavy Freight
Wheel Arrangement: 2-8-0
Wheel Arrangement Name: Consolidation
Model Information: Length - 258mm.
Models Produced: ---
Company: G.W.R. - Great Western Railway
Logo: G.W.R. Roundel
Logo Years: 1934 - 1942
Livery: G.W.R. Green
Livery Details: Brunswick green with gilt lettering, and orange and black lining.
Company Information: The G.W.R. was formed as a railway company in 1835 and was the only company to survive the 1923 grouping, to become one of the big four. The King and Castle class locomotives were amongst the most famous G.W.R. steam designs.
Year: 1998
Catalogue Number: R.2053
Year Information: The Churchward designed heavy haulage locomotive this year in the G.W.R. livery of 1934-1942. The model has a firebox which glows when the locomotive is running. It also makes real smoke (fuelled by harmless smoke oil). Ringfield motor in the tender, with sprung drawbar.
Model Motor: Ringfield (located in the tender)
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Forth Edition 1998
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 44th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: £74.99
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 932 - May 2022
Previous: 1910 - April 2022
Movement:
(+978)
Catalogue Number: R.2053
Year Information: The Churchward designed heavy haulage locomotive this year in the G.W.R. livery of 1934-1942. The model has a firebox which glows when the locomotive is running. It also makes real smoke (fuelled by harmless smoke oil). Ringfield motor in the tender, with sprung drawbar.
Model Motor: Ringfield (located in the tender)
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Forth Edition 1998
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 44th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: £74.99
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 932 - May 2022
Previous: 1910 - April 2022
Movement:
(+978)
Model Year Details (1)
| YEAR | CAT | IMAGE |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R.2053 |
Class 2800 Locomotive |
Related Service Sheets (3)
| NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | 2-8-0 GWR Loco | March 1992 |
| 155 (Back) | 2-8-0 GWR Loco - Back | March 1992 |
| 236 | Class 2800 Locomotive | October 2000 |
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