Hi Paul
If the price you quote is correct - it's very good value for money.
However, you didn't say what period, (if any) your layout is based on.
I'm sure that the last Class 24 was withdrawn, in the ScR anyway, around early 1981. I think some survived in the Crewe area and in Wales for a bit later.
The last time I worked on one was a Sunday Ballast train in late 1980.
As regards the performance, well the model more than matches the prototype.
I can recall them struggling to get above 45mph with 4 Mk1 coaches on, climbing any gradient worth mentioning.
If it's of any interest to you anyone, they were affectionately known as "slot machines" or "1 arm bandits", because the Reverser, and the Power Handle were housed in a sort of standalone unit on the floor, which was quite seperate from the Drivers desk as such.
If the price you quote is correct - it's very good value for money.
However, you didn't say what period, (if any) your layout is based on.
I'm sure that the last Class 24 was withdrawn, in the ScR anyway, around early 1981. I think some survived in the Crewe area and in Wales for a bit later.
The last time I worked on one was a Sunday Ballast train in late 1980.
As regards the performance, well the model more than matches the prototype.
I can recall them struggling to get above 45mph with 4 Mk1 coaches on, climbing any gradient worth mentioning.
If it's of any interest to you anyone, they were affectionately known as "slot machines" or "1 arm bandits", because the Reverser, and the Power Handle were housed in a sort of standalone unit on the floor, which was quite seperate from the Drivers desk as such.