Clark Railworks Finescale OO Gauge C1001Z WD Austerity 2-10-0, Longmoor Military Railway Blue ‘600’ ‘Gordon’ Era 3-4 Preserved

Clark Railworks Finescale OO Gauge C1001Z WD 2-10-0 Austerity, Longmoor Military Railway Blue ‘600’ ‘Gordon’ Era 3-4 Preserved (pre-order)

Our reference: C1001Z

Locomotive History

‘Gordon’ was built for the Ministry of Supply in December 1943 and delivered as number ‘365’, renumbered as ‘73651’ with works number 25431.  ‘73651’ was the only WD 2-10-0 which stayed on the UK mainland throughout the conflict of WW2. Once the war had ended ‘73651’ was used by the Royal Engineers at the Longmoor Military Railway for training.  It was renumbered as ‘600’ and named ‘Gordon’ in honour of the Royal Engineers most famous General, Charles Gordon. 

By the 1960s ‘600’ was the last operational steam locomotive at the LMR and was used for many enthusiast special workings as well as a mainline run between Woking and Liss on 30/04/1966. Once the LMR was officially being shut ‘Gordon’ was rehomed on the Severn Valley Railway where it is part of the home fleet. ‘600’ is currently on display in the Engine House at Highley awaiting a major overhaul.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Severn Valley Railway for their assistance in bringing this beloved engine to life in miniature.

Info & Updates

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For details of our groundbreaking Nexus dual-channel sound decoders, visit: nexusdecoders.com

DCC Ready: £295.00

Nexus DCC Sound:£415.00

Release Date: Autumn 2026

Specification

• Die-cast boiler, smokebox and chassis
  
• Tender constructed from brass & plastic
• Fully detailed wheels, axles and chassis
• Metal cylinder liners for smoothness and longevity
• Scale leading wheels
• Brass bearings fitted to all axles
• Super-detailed cab with firebox glow
• High-quality coreless motor
• DCC Ready with Plux22 decoder socket and easy-access harness
• Three speakers and stay-alive fitted to all models*
• Separately applied fine-scale pipework
• Working sprung screw link couplings
• Removable front & rear tension lock couplings
• Sprung buffers
• Left- and right-hand drive variants
• Individual locomotive details
• Separate fire irons included
• Will run on Radius 2 curves

    DCC Sound Fitted Models

• Nexus dual-channel sound decoder
• DCC controlled firebox glow

*Note that on DCC Ready models, the stay-alive will function only to maintain the firebox glow and will have no effect on the motor.