Rapido OO Gauge 926011 USATC S160 2-8-0, ‘2044’, WD Drab, Clark Railworks Exclusive

Rapido OO Gauge 926011 USATC S160 2-8-0, ‘2044’, WD Drab, Clark Railworks Exclusive (pre-order)

Our reference:926011

Specific Locomotive History

No.2044 arrived in Manchester in April 1943 and was originally allocated to the LMS at Toton. In July 1943 the locomotive was one of 5 S160s re-assigned to the War Department. Based at Sudbury in Staffordshire, there is a rumour that in August of that year it was in ’specially painted’ colours. A Barnsley fireman recalls that some of the locos were painted khaki or ’drab’. If any S160s appeared in green, 2044 is therefore the most likely candidate.

It was returned to the USATC for deployment in September 1944. The engineworked in France with the USATC before becoming part of the SNCF fleet untilJuly 1946. The locomotive subsequently moved to Poland and joined the PKP fleet as Tr203.5.

History, Info & Updates

We've made a handy blog post for this project which will give you a little bite-size history, info & continuous updates on the project. To view the USATC S160 2-8-0 page, hover over 'Rapido USATC' on the top menu bar and click 'Find out more'.

DCC Ready: £269.95

DCC Sound: £379.95

Release Date: In tooling, samples due in Autumn

Manufacturer: ALCO - Schenectady - 1943

Date of Model:July 1943 - September 1944

Livery: WD Drab

Specification

• Standard lamp irons
• Straight strap smokebox door
• Westinghouse air pump
• Pipework mounted behind chimney
• Straight running boards
• Right hand drive with pole reverser and original pattern firehole door
• Standard wartime tender
• Boiler-mounted ejector pipe fitted