Model Details

0-4-0 Industrial Tank

U.K.
7178

0-4-0 Industrial Tank

Years Released: 1976 1977 (Model Year pages)
Model released for 2 years.

Model: 0-4-0 Industrial Tank
Running Number: 7178
Category: Steam Locomotives
Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: 0-4-0 Tank
0-4-0 Tank
Designer: Free-lance design appears to be based on Drummond LSW C14
Class Information: The free-lance design chosen by Tri-ang Railways for an inexpensive steam shunter appears to have been heavily influenced by the Class C14 designed for suburban passenger traffic around London by Dugald Drummond for the London & South Western Railway in 1906. More...
Weight: 25 tons
Purpose: Motor Train & Dock Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-0
0-4-0
Model Information: * 34,000 solo models produced and 40,000 in sets.
Models Produced: * 74,000
* Information from Triang & Hornby, The Story of Rovex, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Pat Hammond
Logo & Box Style:

1976 1977

1976 1977
Company: S. & D.J.R. - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
Logo: S. & D.J.R. Crest
Logo Years: 1862 - 1948
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
Livery: S. & D.J.R. Blue
S. & D.J.R. Blue
Livery Details: Blue with yellow lining.
Company Information: The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway was the result of the amalgamation of The Somerset Central, and The Dorset Central Railway in 1862. The railway linked Bath in Somerset to Bournemouth in Dorset, also branch lines to Glastonbury and Bridgwater.

Model Ranking:
Current: 181 - December 2023
Previous: 192 - November 2023
Movement: (+11)

Model Year Details (2)

YEAR CAT MODEL
1976 R.255 1976
0-4-0 Industrial Tank
1977 R.255 1977
0-4-0 Industrial Tank

Train Sets Included In (1)

YEARS TRAIN SET
1976 1977 Rural Rambler Set

Related Service Sheets (4)

NO SERVICE SHEET NAME ISSUE DATE
82A 0-4-0 Loco Chassis - R.255 September 1976
82A (Back) 0-4-0 Loco Chassis - R.255 - Back September 1976
HR1976 P3 Operating Instructions - Page 3 - Train Operation - 1976 1976
HR1976 P4 Operating Instructions - Page 4 - Train Operation - 1976 1976

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Price List

YEAR UK PRICE
1976 £4.95
1977 £5.99

Catalogue Images (2)

R.255 - 0-4-0 Industrial Tank - 1976
R.255 0-4-0 Industrial Tank - 1976

R.255 - 0-4-0 Industrial Tank - 1977
R.255 0-4-0 Industrial Tank - 1977


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