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LMS 4-6-0 major OO upgrade programme announced
Bachmann Europe Plc today announced at its Annual Trade Open Day that it is to upgrade its range of LMS 4-6-0 locomotives over the next year by introducing new body tooling and a new chassis to accommodate DCC sockets. The range which currently includes members of the Jubilee, Patriot and Royal Scot classes were originally inherited from the former Mainline range which had been produced by Bachmann's parent company, Kader. The tooling for these locomotives is between 25 and 30 years old and these old favourites can be retired gracefully.
Graham Hubbard, Managing Director said "when we introduced these locomotives they were fitted with a split chassis which does not lend itself for easy conversion to DCC operation. We have started a programme of upgrading chassis to ensure that these models are DCC ready in future. In addition to providing new chassis, we will also produce new tooling for the bodywork which will enable us to take advantage of the many advances that have been made since the original models were produced. These will in effect be brand new models which will be to the same high standards as our other Blue Riband releases. We can utilise the Fowler tender from our Crab Class locomotive to produce long and short firebox Jubilees, original and rebuilt Patriots and original and rebuilt Royal Scots".
Work on the upgrade has now begun with the drawing work underway and the new models will gradually be introduced into the range.
Further details regarding these models will be released at the London Toy Fair in January 2007.
Bachmann Europe Plc today announced at its Annual Trade Open Day that it is to upgrade its range of LMS 4-6-0 locomotives over the next year by introducing new body tooling and a new chassis to accommodate DCC sockets. The range which currently includes members of the Jubilee, Patriot and Royal Scot classes were originally inherited from the former Mainline range which had been produced by Bachmann's parent company, Kader. The tooling for these locomotives is between 25 and 30 years old and these old favourites can be retired gracefully.
Graham Hubbard, Managing Director said "when we introduced these locomotives they were fitted with a split chassis which does not lend itself for easy conversion to DCC operation. We have started a programme of upgrading chassis to ensure that these models are DCC ready in future. In addition to providing new chassis, we will also produce new tooling for the bodywork which will enable us to take advantage of the many advances that have been made since the original models were produced. These will in effect be brand new models which will be to the same high standards as our other Blue Riband releases. We can utilise the Fowler tender from our Crab Class locomotive to produce long and short firebox Jubilees, original and rebuilt Patriots and original and rebuilt Royal Scots".
Work on the upgrade has now begun with the drawing work underway and the new models will gradually be introduced into the range.
Further details regarding these models will be released at the London Toy Fair in January 2007.