The LNER was well known for its Pacific steam locomotives and when Arthur Peppercorn became Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1946, he took the 4-6-2 designs of his forebears and amended them to produce express locomotives fit for the East Coast mainline and beyond. 
This Bachmann Branchline model replicates No. 60527 ‘Sun Chariot’ which was the third of 15 A2s to be built, entering service in January 1948 and remaining in traffic until April 1965, leaving just four of its classmates still in use. The Branchline model is as elegant as its prototype and is built around a diecast metal running plate and chassis. The smokebox, boiler and cab are reproduced using precision injection moulding techniques with numerous details then added including the etched metal smoke deflectors for that characteristic front-end appearance. The model is adorned with metal handrails throughout, plus etched lamp irons in front of which mouldings depicting the LNER’s electric lamps have been added. Sandboxes and lubricators complete the running plate, meanwhile the chassis boasts suspension and brake detail and is finished with separate brake rigging. 
The cab interior boasts an authentic boiler backhead, complete with controls, dials, gauges and pipework each decorated individually and with a set of crew seats, glazed cab windows and a hinged cab fallplate. The locomotive to tender drawbar has two settings permitting close coupling where operating conditions allow. The tender itself displays the same level of detail as the locomotive and comes complete with a removable coal load, below which the coal space modelled.
This A2 is brought to life with its exquisite paintwork, with a rich and accurate rendition of the BR Green colour scheme enhanced by the orange and black lining and cream numerals on the cab sides. The BR Late Crests are replicated true to prototype on the tender while nameplates are printed onto the smoke deflectors and etched versions are supplied as accessories for those who like to add that finishing touch.
With a powerful 5 pole motor, 21 Pin DCC Decoder interface and the option of SOUND FITTED, the Branchline A2 is a Pacific worthy of any OO scale roster.
MODEL FEATURES:
•Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
•Era 5
•Pristine BR Lined Green (Late Crest) livery
•Running No. 60527
•Named ‘Sun Chariot’
•Etched Nameplates included
•Powerful 5 Pole Motor
•Adjustable Tender Drawbar
•NEM Coupling Pockets
•Sprung Buffers
•Accessory Pack
•Speaker Fitted
•SOUND FITTED – Fitted with a Zimo MS440C 21 Pin DCC Sound Decoder
•Length 297mm (over couplings)