Add some LMS express power to your locomotive line up with the Bachmann Branchline LMS Patriot. The LMS built 52 of these locomotives for express passenger duties but sadly none were preserved, however The LMS Patriot Project was launched in 2008 to build a replica Patriot Class locomotive to represent this long-lost class and create a national memorial engine, recognising the role that class leader No. 5500 performed for the LMS from 1937. Bachmann is proud to support The LMS Patriot Project and by producing this model of ‘the Unknown Warrior’ we will be helping towards the completion of its full size counterpart.
Boasting a high level of detail, the Branchline Patriot is constructed with a diecast metal running plate paired with a precision moulded boiler, firebox and cab capturing the loco’s distinctive appearance, most notably the parallel boiler and Fowler-designed cab. Etched metal smoke deflectors are then added, along with countless separate detailing parts like the metal handrails, turned brass safety valves, lamp irons and lubricators.
The locomotive’s diecast chassis is enhanced with brake blocks, brake rigging and sandboxes with separate wire sandpipes. Moving to the tender and the locomotive to tender drawbar is adjustable to suit individual layout conditions, whilst electrical connections are incorporated into the drawbar and a poseable fallplate is fitted to the tender, which itself is another precision moulded part, with several separately applied details including the lamp irons, tank vents, coal rails and handwheels. A realistic coal load is included whilst the tender chassis sports brake rigging and water pick-up gear. Sprung metal buffers are fitted to both the front of the locomotive and the rear of the tender.
Within the cab, a detailed boiler backhead is present and the pipework and controls are enhanced with individual decoration. The ventilator on the cab roof is a separate part, allowing it to be posed in the open or closed position, or somewhere in between. The high level of decoration is not reserved only for the cab interior of course, and the model boasts an authentic rendition of the BR Lined Green livery complete with full-colour early emblems. The beautifully crafted livery application is finished with precision printed details like the running number, shed code and builders plaques, whilst etched nameplates are supplied for user-fitting to complete the look of this express locomotive.
With a powerful three pole motor and a proven drive train, the Branchline Patriot is a surefooted machine that boasts electrical pickups from the driving wheels and tender wheels. Meanwhile, DCC provision comes in the form of a 21 Pin decoder socket and it’s easy to fit a speaker if you’re adding sound, or why not opt for our SOUND FITTED model and the work’s done for you.
MODEL FEATURES:
- Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
- Era 10
- Pristine LMS Lined Crimson Lake livery
- Running No. 5551
- Named ‘The Unknown Warrior’
- Etched Nameplates included
- Riveted Fowler Tender
- Powerful 3 Pole Motor
- Tender Pick-ups
- Adjustable Tender Drawbar
- NEM Coupling Pockets
- Sprung Buffers
- Accessory Pack
- Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker
- Equipped with a 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket – recommend decoder item No. 36-557A
- Length 260mm (over couplings)