Special Offer Price £229.96, List Price £269.95

Scale 1:76, OO Gauge

J71 Tank 68260 BR Early Black (DCC-Sound)

1:76 scale model produced by Bachmann. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

• DCC Sound Model
• This model mainly operates in British
• This model is best suited to 371mm radius curves

Body & Detail Features:

• Accurate cab, tank, and bunker moulding reflecting the J71’s smaller coal bunker.
• Individually detailed tank filler hatches.
• Metal lamp brackets on rear of bunker.
• Metal handrails fitted to front of tank and rear of cab sheet.
• Detailed cab interior with:
  • Controls, levers, dials, and gauges.
  • Toolboxes and cabinets backed onto the bunker.
• New boiler design includes:
  • Separate clack valves (where applicable).
  • Ramsbottom or Ross Pop safety valves (Ross Pop with optional cover).
  • Turned metal bell or tubular whistle.
  • Turned metal handrail knobs with metal wire handrails running along boiler.

Chassis & Exterior Detailing:

• Diecast metal running plate with:
  • Distinctive metal bufferbeams.
  • Two pairs of steps for cab and tank access.
  • Separate moulded sandboxes.
• Etched brass lamp irons.
• Sprung metal buffers with three types available for prototype accuracy.
• Optional vacuum brake equipment (where applicable) with:
  • Additional pipework between cab front and smokebox.
  • Underframe pipe routing to front and rear vacuum pipes.

Technical Specification:

• Power: Coreless motor with all-wheel electrical pickup.
• Drive: Diecast gearbox driving the centre axle.
• Bearings: Separate metal axle bearings on all axles.

DCC & Lighting:

• DCC Ready: Next18 decoder socket.
• Built-in speaker and firebox lighting operable on both DC and DCC.
• SOUND FITTED versions feature:
  • ESU Loksound Micro V5DCC decoder pre-installed.
  • Sound functions usable on DC and DCC systems.

Couplings & Accessories:

• NEM coupling pockets at both ends.
• Supplied optional detailing parts:
  • Locomotive lamps.
  • 3-link couplings.
  • Bufferbeam pipework (as appropriate).

Details

The NER E Class 0-6-0 Tank Locomotive, later designated J71 by the LNER, was designed by Thomas W. Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway as a standard shunting engine. Introduced in 1886, a total of 120 were built—60 under Thomas’s direction and 60 more under his brother Wilson Worsdell, who succeeded him in 1890. Production ended in 1895, with Wilson introducing a modified version, the E1 Class, in 1898.

The E Class featured larger driving wheels and smaller cylinders than the E1, resulting in more prominent splashers. Early locomotives had smaller coal bunkers without coal rails, which were later added. Initially equipped with clack valves, Ramsbottom safety valves, and bell whistles, later updates brought Ross Pop valves, tubular whistles, and the removal of clack valves to align with E1 specifications. Original metal bufferbeams were often replaced with a wooden-core, metal-faced style in later years.

These versatile engines served across the North East, excelling in dockyard, freight, and station pilot duties. Their compact design suited tight curves and lighter trackwork. All 120 passed to the LNER in 1923, but by 1948 only 81 remained, gradually replaced by the newer J72s (formerly E1s).

• United Kingdom: £3.95, free over £50, 3–5 working days
• UK Express: £6.95, 1–2 working days
• Europe: £8.95, free over £150, 5–10 working days
• USA: £12.95, free over £150, 7–14 working days
• Canada: £13.95, free over £150, 7–14 working days
• Australia: £14.95, free over £150, 10–18 working days

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