Rivarossi 1238 Mallet Y6B 2-8-8-2 2197 of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Used. HO Gauge

Rivarossi 1238Riv Mallet Y6B 2-8-8-2 2197 of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

This particular articulated design is based upon standards produced during World War I by the U.S.R.A. "United States Railroad Administration", and the Norfolk & Western had various, less powerful, classes of similar wheel arrangements prior to the appearance of the final and most modem of the series-Class Y6b. Deliveries of Y6b's began in 1936 and were constructed in the railroad's own Roanoke Shops, a big boom to the local economy. This class was designed to pull very heavy trains at an average of 30-miles per hour, but they were so well balanced that under favourable conditions they could make 50 miles an hour without damage to either the rails or their chassis. Each Y6b in later years cost the company $260,(}00 each, as compared to the earliest versions-class Y3 of World War I, which only cost $91,569 each. In later years all classes of these articulated locomotives had their drivers increased to 58" diameter. Some statistics on the Y6b include: steam pressure: 300 Ibs.; tractive effort: compound 126,838, simple 152,206; Weight of engine and tender 990,120 lbs.; while the tenders had a water capacity of 22,000 gallons and a coal capacity of 30 tons. Roller bearings on alt engine and tender axles. Road numbers for this class began with 2171. Later the N&W sold some of these locomotives to various railroads, amongst them, the Santa Fe, the Pennsylvania, the Virginian. These engines had to be rugged since most of the terrain they operated over was mountainous and their trains usually consisted of fully loaded coal hopper cars from the mines.

This huge engine is in excellent condition with none of the fine detail missing. It features a working headlight . II has been fully tested and is an excellent runner.

It comes in its original box