Model Details

Class 2721 Pannier Tank Locomotive

U.K.
2783

Class 2721 Pannier Tank Locomotive

Years Released: 1999 (Model Year pages)
Model released for 1 year.

Model: Class 2721 Pannier Tank Locomotive
Running Number: 2783
Category: Steam Locomotives
Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class 2721
Class 2721
Designer: William Dean
Class Information: Eighty members of the 2721 class were built between 1897 and 1901 at the Great Western Railway Locomotive Works in Swindon. More...
Weight: 47 tons
Purpose: Shunting & Light Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
0-6-0
Model Information: Length - 125mm.
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:

1999

1999
Company: G.W.R. - Great Western Railway
Logo: G.W.R. Crest
Logo Years: 1927 - 1947
Great Western Railway
Livery: G.W.R. Green
G.W.R. Green
Livery Details: Brunswick green with gilt lettering, and orange and black lining.
Company Information: The G.W.R. was formed as a railway company in 1835 and was the only company to survive the 1923 grouping, to become one of the big four. The King and Castle class locomotives were amongst the most famous G.W.R. steam designs.

Model Ranking:
Current: 1927 - July 2025
Previous: 2622 - June 2025
Movement: (+695)

Model Year Details (1)

YEAR CAT MODEL
1999 R.760A 1999
Class 2721 Pannier Tank Locomotive

Related Service Sheets (1)

NO SERVICE SHEET NAME ISSUE DATE
201 0-6-0 Locomotives December 1997

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Model Catalogue Information

YEAR INFORMATION
1999 A new running number for this popular example of G.W.R.s many independent and highly successful locomotive designs. Pannier tanks like this one were rarely seen outside the Great Western Railway. The model dates from the period 1927 to 1934, and features a detailed cab interior. Type 7 motor, in an SSPS chassis.

Motor Information

YEAR MOTOR
1999 Type 7

Price List

YEAR UK PRICE
1999 £32.99

Catalogue Images (1)

R.760A - Class 2721 Pannier Tank Locomotive - 1999
R.760A Class 2721 Pannier Tank Locomotive - 1999


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