Bachmann HO 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Locomotive & Tender Great Northern

Bachmann  HO 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Locomotive & Tender Great Northern 

The Prototype:

In the United States, steam locomotives with 2-8-0 wheel arrangements first appeared in the post-Civil War years. Like other locomotives of that time, a key to the design’s success was a two-wheel pilot truck. Also called the Consolidation type, the 2-8-0 became the primary mainline freight locomotive in North America and remained so into the early 20th century.

Eventually the Consolidation became this country’s most numerous locomotive type. New 2-8-0s were built as late as the 1930s and included “modern” features like superheaters, electric lights, and larger boilers and cylinders. By that time, most railroads had relegated their Consolidations to branchline and other light-duty service, but many 2-8-0s rolled on through the end of the steam era in the 1950s.

Condition: (See pictures)

Good running codition

Front light

No box

Lima type coupler, Kadee coupler will be fitted on request

Slight crack in bottom plate

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