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An excellent Class 37, built to the Dan Jeavons design with much added detail by a man who spent his working life in engineering, including a time working on the full-size locomotives (he was also responsible for the 3 1/2 inch gauge GWR "Hall" chassis that I sold recently).

Twin powered bogies, 24 volt with controller mounted in an alloy box within the body and a remote control panel on a wander lead for driving. The battery compartment is lined in aluminium sheet, there is a separate 12 volt battery to run the sound card, complete with mains charger. The main batteries have a condition meter on the control box which is arranged to be visible through a side panel.

The engine has had only brief test running since completion, it has a pair of new Varta semi-traction batteries as recommended for this application and a very handsome professional paint job in two pack. The cab windows are glazed, it is in all respects as-new. The builder has taken a great deal of care over the model, right down to a gauge stick to space the bogies so that the body drops straight on and a cunningly shaped wooden lever which allows the roof to be removed without distortion. By removing the batteries and then the body from the bogies, the whole locomotive breaks down within a minute into its constituent parts, each of which can be lifted single-handed.

Complete with a set of drawings.

Length 65 inches
Weight 130 pounds excluding batteries