Bachmann Branchline 31-452 Class 2MT Ivatt 2-6-2T 41313 in BR black with late crest. Used. OO Gauge

Bachmann Branchline 31-452 Class 2MT Ivatt 2-6-2T 41313 in BR black with late crest (Split chassis)

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is a class of light 'mixed-traffic' steam locomotive introduced in 1946. The LMS had various elderly tank engines and the operating department required a new small class 2 locomotive to replace them. Noting that the Great Western Railway 4500 and 4575 Classes of 2-6-2T ('Prairie') had been successful, George Ivatt designed the new engine type incorporating self-emptying ashpans and rocking grates which were labour-saving devices. The last thirty Crewe-built engines, 41290–41319, were allocated to the Southern Region from new. The rest were London Midland Region engines. Some were also allocated to the Western Region of BR in the 1950s and 1960s such as numbers 41202, 41203 and 41249 which were shedded at Bristol Bath Road in 1959. They spent their lives mostly on branch line work. The class were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967 and four have survived into preservation.

This engine is in excellent condition with no marks or blemishes and all couplings and buffers in place. a driver has been added

We carried out a light service and fully tested the engine

It comes in its original box with the service sheet