Clark Railworks Finescale OO Gauge C1005Z WD Austerity 2-10-0, BR Black, Early Crest ‘90775’ ‘The Royal Norfolk Regiment' Era 11 Preserved

Clark Railworks Finescale OO Gauge C1005Z WD 2-10-0 Austerity, BR Black, Early Crest ‘90775’ ‘The Royal Norfolk Regiment' Era 11 Preserved (pre-order)

Our reference: C1005Z

This model represents No. ‘90775’ ‘The Royal Norfolk Regiment' in BR Black Early Crest, as preserved at the North Norfolk Railway.

Locomotive History

Built for the Ministry of Supply in December 1943 and delivered as number ‘3652’, it was  renumbered ‘76352’ with works number 25438. ‘76352’ was initially allocated for use in the war torn middle east. The engine was shipped to Egypt with 15 other class members and placed in store. By October 1945 the locomotives were deemed surplus to requirements, sold to the Hellenic State Railways and shipped to Salonika in January 1946. ‘76352’ was then renumbered toΛβ951 and based in the Salonika divisions and worked duties such as the Athens - Istanbul Express. 

Final withdrawal came forΛβ951 in 1979 where it was purchased by enthusiasts, and  repatriated to the Mid Hants Railway where a majority of the foreign parts had been removed to put the engine back to as-built condition. The engine re-entered traffic in 1988 and was outshopped as ‘90775’, following on from the BR numbering which stopped at ‘90774’. The engine was sold to the Essex Locomotive Society and was based at the North Yorkshire Moors from 1992. During 2003 the engine was at the North Norfolk Railway and at this time came for sale and was subsequently bought by the M&GN society in 2006 where it is in steam currently.  

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Keith Ashford and the North Norfolk Railway for their assistance in recreating this beloved engine 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.