{"product_id":"rapido-926010-usatc-s160-no-5197-as-preserved-part-of-the-usatc-s160-collection-dcc-ready-21-pin","title":"RAPIDO #926010 USATC S160 No.5197 (as preserved) Part of the USATC S160 collection - DCC Ready - 21 Pin","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRAPIDO #926010 USATC S160 No.5197 (as preserved) 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\u003eBlack (satin) with U.S.A. on tender\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLima Locomotive Works – Ohio – 1945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepatriation date-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrent location-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eChurnet Valley Railway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of model-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e2022 to present\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\u003eStraight strap smokebox door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePKP air pump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront running plate mounted sandboxes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight running boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft hand drive with screw reverser and ‘Ajax’ pattern firehole door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCab rear shutters fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTender with lockers and extra air tanks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEjector fitted to left hand side of smokebox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternate piston valve covers fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo.5197 was completed in 1945 and exported directly to China in 1946 for use by the Chinese State Railways. The engine became part of the KD6 class and was numbered KD6.463. It worked around Fushun in the Chinese coal fields until withdrawal in the early 1990s. In 1995 the engine was saved from scrapping by Derek Foster and brought to the UK for restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter overhaul on the Llangollen Railway, it returned to traffic in 1998. Subsequently purchased by Greg Wilson, it moved to the Churnet Valley Railway to join his other S160 No.6046. The engine has visited many preserved lines on visits away from its home at the CVR, where it can be seen in operation today.\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":58596695114109,"sku":"926010","price":229.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/5696\/6563\/files\/RAPIDO926010BLACK51971.jpg?v=1787910708","url":"https:\/\/www.chestermodelcentre.com\/products\/rapido-926010-usatc-s160-no-5197-as-preserved-part-of-the-usatc-s160-collection-dcc-ready-21-pin","provider":"Chester Model Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}