{"product_id":"rapido-926003-usatc-s160-no-1712-part-of-the-usatc-s160-collection-dcc-ready-21-pin","title":"RAPIDO #926003 USATC S160 No.1712 Part of the USATC S160 collection - DCC Ready - 21 Pin","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRAPIDO #926003 USATC S160 No.1712 Part of the USATC S160 collection - DCC Ready - 21 Pin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLivery-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLight grey (matt) with U.S.A. on tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBaldwin Locomotive Works – Philadelphia – 1942\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShed allocation and region-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMarch (MAR) – LNER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of model-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMay 1943\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTooling variations-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard lamp irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngled strap smokebox door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWestinghouse air pump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePipework mounted in front of chimney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight running boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRight hand drive with pole reverser and original pattern firehole door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard wartime tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoiler-mounted ejector pipe fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe London and North Eastern Railway had the second-largest number of S160 locomotive allocations, with a total of 168 engines. These could be found all across the LNER network including Scotland, with large numbers of engines based at over a dozen sheds.  The largest concentrations were found in East Anglia serving many of the air bases which relied upon the railways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo.1712 was commissioned at Swindon works prior to delivery to the LNER. Once transferred to the continent, the engine was sent to Germany and worked from the Mainz-Bischofsheim shed, before finally moving to Hungary with MAV and becoming 411.147.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach model features factory-fitted speakers in the smokebox and tender, dual LED firebox glow with dynamic fire draw effect, a large twin flywheel motor, detachable loco and tender connections, pickups on all driving and tender wheels alongside a tender mounted 21-pin DCC decoder socket. DCC Sound versions will be fitted with an ESU LokSound5 decoder and our own sound project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58594480652669,"sku":"926003","price":229.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/5696\/6563\/files\/RAPIDO926003USATC17121.jpg?v=1787839941","url":"https:\/\/www.chestermodelcentre.com\/products\/rapido-926003-usatc-s160-no-1712-part-of-the-usatc-s160-collection-dcc-ready-21-pin","provider":"Chester Model Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}