Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 Tank 'Britomart' Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Blue

Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 Tank 'Britomart' Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Blue

Barely larger than a 9V battery, this diminutive model still packs a punch with its diecast boiler and running plate, accompanied by a wealth of separately fitted details including handrails, valves, springs, brake shoes and cab controls. The 0-4-0ST wheel formation is faithfully modelled, with authentically-profiled wheels running in metal bearings ensuring smooth running, powered by a coreless motor with flywheel, and with a 6 Pin DCC decoder socket for those wishing to use the models with a DCC system. NEM coupling pockets feature at both ends, into which standard OO9 scale couplings are fitted.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Narrow Gauge OO9 Scale
• Era 6
• Pristine Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Blue livery
• Named ‘Britomart’
• Etched Name Plates and Works Plates Included
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Powerful Coreless Motor and Flywheel
• Detailed and decorated cab interior
• Equipped with a 6 Pin DCC Decoder Socket
• Length 58mm (over couplings)

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

• Early-type Enclosed Cab with roof modified to suit Ffestiniog Railway loading gauge
• Vacuum-Brakes fitted
• Angled Frames
• Piston Access Holes in front Bufferbeam
• Backhead Injectors
• Cab-front-mounted Whistle
• Ramsbottom Safety Valves
• Riveted Water Tank
• Wrap Around Tank Handrail
• Twin Smokebox-mounted Lubricators
• Lamp Brackets fitted
• Optional Tool Box
• Blower supply fitted to right hand side of locomotive

‘BRITOMART’ HISTORY (with grateful thanks to The Quarry Hunslet website)

 Britomart moved to the Ffestiniog Railway in 1965 after a working life at the Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry in the Nantlle Vale in North Wales. The engine is typical of the small Hunslet 0-4-0STs built by Hunslet of Leeds for quarries in North Wales. Britomart is owned by a private consortium and is housed and steamed on special occasions at the Ffestiniog Railway.