Tri-ang 1957 Catalogue

British Railways and Transcontinental Scale Models

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The Tri-ang 1957 Catalogue (3rd Edition) was published by Tri-ang under the title “British Railways and Transcontinental Scale Models” (catalogue number R280-1957). Model Rail Database lists 74 models from it: 16 locomotives, 15 coaches, 28 wagons, 3 tenders and 12 sets, in OO scale. 18 of them were first listed in this catalogue. 3 models in the Tri-ang 1956 Catalogue are no longer listed.

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Sets (12)

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  • R.A Train Set
  • R.B Train Set
  • R.C Train Set
  • R.D Train Set
  • R.E Train Set
  • R.F Suburban Electric Train Set
  • R.HX Transcontinental Diesel Passenger Train Set
  • R.JX Train Set
  • R.KX Train Set
  • R.LX Train Set
  • R.P Passenger Clockwork Train Set
  • R.Q Goods Clockwork Train Set

Locomotives (16)

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  • R.151 South Eastern & Chatham Railway S, British Railways (Black)
  • R.152 British Rail Class 08, British Railways (Black)
  • R.153 South Eastern & Chatham Railway S, British Railways (Black)
  • R.154 British Rail Class 08, British Railways (Black)
  • R.155 American Locomotive Company RS-2, Tri-ang (Yellow)
  • R.156 British Rail Class 404, Southern Railway (Green)
  • R.225 British Rail Class 404, Southern Railway (Green)
  • R.50 London, Midland & Scottish Railway Princess Royal, British Railways (Black) “Princess Elizabeth/Victoria”
  • R.52 London, Midland & Scottish Railway Jinty, British Railways (Black)
  • R.53 London, Midland & Scottish Railway Princess Royal, British Railways (Green) “Princess Elizabeth”
  • R.54 Canadian Pacific Railway Class G3d (Black)
  • R.55 General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 (A unit), Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.56 New Zealand Railways WAB Class, Tri-ang (Black)
  • R.57 General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 (A unit), Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.58 General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 (B unit), Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.59 British Railways Standard 3 2-6-2T (Black)

Coaches (15)

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  • R.119 Freelance Transcontinental Mail Car, Tri-ang (Maroon)
  • R.120 British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Brake Third, British Railways (Maroon)
  • R.121 British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Composite, British Railways (Maroon)
  • R.125 Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.130 Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.220 British Rail Mark 1 Brake Third, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
  • R.221 British Rail Mark 1 Composite, British Railways (SR Green)
  • R.222 British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Brake Third, British Railways (Maroon)
  • R.223 British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Composite, British Railways (SR Green)
  • R.224 British Rail Mark 1 Restaurant Buffet, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
  • R.23 British Rail Mark 1 Traveling Post Office, British Railways (Maroon - Royal Mail)
  • R.24 Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.25 Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.28 British Rail Mark 1 Brake Third, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
  • R.29 British Rail Mark 1 Composite, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)

Wagons (28)

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  • R.10 British Railways 7 Plank Wagon Great Western Railway (Grey)
  • R.11 Great Western Railway 12-ton Goods Van Great Western Railway (Brown)
  • R.110 British Railways Bogie Bolster C British Railways (Grey)
  • R.111 Freelance Transcontinental Hopper Tri-ang (Orange)
  • R.112 London & North Eastern Railway 7 Plank Drop Door Wagon London & North Eastern Railway (Bauxite)
  • R.113 London, Midland & Scottish Railway Ballast Wagon British Railways (Green)
  • R.114 Freelance Transcontinental Box Car Tri-ang (Yellow)
  • R.115 Freelance Transcontinental Caboose Tri-ang (Maroon)
  • R.116 Freelance Transcontinental Gondola Tri-ang (Grey)
  • R.117 Freelance Transcontinental Tank Tri-ang (Silver)
  • R.118 Southern Railway Bogie Well Wagon British Railways (Grey)
  • R.12 Freelance Tank Shell & BP (Grey)
  • R.122 London, Midland & Scottish Railway 12-ton Cattle Van London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Bauxite)
  • R.123 Great Western Railway Horsebox British Railways (Maroon)
  • R.124 Great Western Railway Brake Van British Railways (Bauxite)
  • R.126 Freelance Transcontinental Stock Car Tri-ang (Yellow)
  • R.129 Freelance Transcontinental Refrigerator Car Tri-ang (Silver)
  • R.13 British Railways 7 Plank Wagon London & North Eastern Railway (Bauxite)
  • R.14 Great Western Railway 12-ton Fish Van Great Western Railway
  • R.15 Freelance Tank United Dairies (White)
  • R.16 Freelance Brake Van London & North Eastern Railway (Grey)
  • R.17 British Railways Bolster British Railways (Grey)
  • R.18 British Railways Bolster British Railways (Grey - Cable Drum)
  • R.19 British Railways Bolster British Railways (Grey - Tarpaulined Load)
  • R.210 Freelance Tank Shell & BP (Black)
  • R.211 Freelance Tank Shell (Yellow - Lubricating Oil)
  • R.212 British Railways Bogie Bolster C British Railways (Grey)
  • R.213 Southern Railway Bogie Well Wagon British Railways (Green)

Tenders (3)

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  • R.30 British Railways Black
  • R.31 British Railways Green
  • R.32 Canadian Pacific Railway Black

New in this catalogue (18)

First listed in the Tri-ang 1957 Catalogue; the others had appeared in earlier publications.

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  • R.155 American Locomotive Company RS-2, Tri-ang (Yellow)
  • R.156 British Rail Class 404, Southern Railway (Green)
  • R.225 British Rail Class 404, Southern Railway (Green)
  • R.130 Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
  • R.220 British Rail Mark 1 Brake Third, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
  • R.221 British Rail Mark 1 Composite, British Railways (SR Green)
  • R.222 British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Brake Third, British Railways (Maroon)
  • R.223 British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Composite, British Railways (SR Green)
  • R.224 British Rail Mark 1 Restaurant Buffet, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
  • R.126 Freelance Transcontinental Stock Car Tri-ang (Yellow)
  • R.129 Freelance Transcontinental Refrigerator Car Tri-ang (Silver)
  • R.210 Freelance Tank Shell & BP (Black)
  • R.211 Freelance Tank Shell (Yellow - Lubricating Oil)
  • R.212 British Railways Bogie Bolster C British Railways (Grey)
  • R.213 Southern Railway Bogie Well Wagon British Railways (Green)
  • R.F Suburban Electric Train Set
  • R.P Passenger Clockwork Train Set
  • R.Q Goods Clockwork Train Set

No longer listed (3)

Listed in the Tri-ang 1956 Catalogue but not in this catalogue.

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  • R.20 Freelance LMS 7573/27424, London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Maroon)
  • R.21 BR Mark 1 M7071, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
  • R.22 BR Mark 1 S17035, British Railways (SR Green)

Models listed (74)

An index of the catalogue, in page order. A model that appears on more than one page is listed under each of them. Models marked New were first listed in this catalogue; the others appeared in earlier publications.

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Locomotives (16) Coaches (15) Wagons (28)
Page Catalogue # Running # Description
Page 2 R.A
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.B
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.C
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.D
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.E
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.HX
Transcontinental Diesel Passenger Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.JX
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.KX
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.LX
Train Set
Set OO Pristine
R.P
Passenger Clockwork Train Set
Set OO Pristine New
R.Q
Goods Clockwork Train Set
Set OO Pristine New
Page 3 R.151
748
South Eastern & Chatham Railway S, British Railways (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.152
13002, 13005
British Rail Class 08, British Railways (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.153
748
South Eastern & Chatham Railway S, British Railways (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.154
13002
British Rail Class 08, British Railways (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.30
British Railways Black
Tender OO Pristine
R.31
British Railways Green
Tender OO Pristine
R.50
46201/46205
Princess Elizabeth/Victoria
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Princess Royal, British Railways (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.52
47606
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Jinty, British Railways (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.53
46201
Princess Elizabeth
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Princess Royal, British Railways (Green)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.59
82004
British Railways Standard 3 2-6-2T (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
Page 4 R.120
M43171
British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Brake Third, British Railways (Maroon)
Coach OO Pristine
R.221
S15033/S15034
British Rail Mark 1 Composite, British Railways (SR Green)
Coach OO Pristine New
R.222
S4718S/S4717S
British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Brake Third, British Railways (Maroon)
Coach OO Pristine New
R.223
S3152S/S3153S
British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Composite, British Railways (SR Green)
Coach OO Pristine New
R.28
M34000
British Rail Mark 1 Brake Third, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
Coach OO Pristine
Page 5 R.121
M41006/M41007
British Rail Mark 1 Suburban Composite, British Railways (Maroon)
Coach OO Pristine
R.220
S34243/S34245
British Rail Mark 1 Brake Third, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
Coach OO Pristine New
R.224
M2001/2401
British Rail Mark 1 Restaurant Buffet, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
Coach OO Pristine New
R.23
M30224
British Rail Mark 1 Traveling Post Office, British Railways (Maroon - Royal Mail)
Coach OO Pristine
R.29
M24001
British Rail Mark 1 Composite, British Railways (Crimson & Cream)
Coach OO Pristine
Page 6 R.10
various
British Railways 7 Plank Wagon Great Western Railway (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.11
52134
Great Western Railway 12-ton Goods Van Great Western Railway (Brown)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.112
M2313
London & North Eastern Railway 7 Plank Drop Door Wagon London & North Eastern Railway (Bauxite)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.113
B4597
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Ballast Wagon British Railways (Green)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.12
unnumbered
Freelance Tank Shell & BP (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.13
unnumbered
British Railways 7 Plank Wagon London & North Eastern Railway (Bauxite)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.14
14280/N6307
Great Western Railway 12-ton Fish Van Great Western Railway
Wagon OO Pristine
R.15
No.101
Freelance Tank United Dairies (White)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.16
73684, N51632
Freelance Brake Van London & North Eastern Railway (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.17
M59034
British Railways Bolster British Railways (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.18
M59015, M59034
British Railways Bolster British Railways (Grey - Cable Drum)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.19
M59034
British Railways Bolster British Railways (Grey - Tarpaulined Load)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.210
unnumbered
Freelance Tank Shell & BP (Black)
Wagon OO Pristine New
R.211
unnumbered
Freelance Tank Shell (Yellow - Lubricating Oil)
Wagon OO Pristine New
Page 7 R.110
B940052
British Railways Bogie Bolster C British Railways (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.118
41917
Southern Railway Bogie Well Wagon British Railways (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.122
M3712
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 12-ton Cattle Van London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Bauxite)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.123
B542
Great Western Railway Horsebox British Railways (Maroon)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.124
W6297
Great Western Railway Brake Van British Railways (Bauxite)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.212
M13127/M13071
British Railways Bogie Bolster C British Railways (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine New
R.213
41917
Southern Railway Bogie Well Wagon British Railways (Green)
Wagon OO Pristine New
Page 11 R.155
4864
American Locomotive Company RS-2, Tri-ang (Yellow)
Locomotive OO Pristine New
R.32
Canadian Pacific Railway Black
Tender OO Pristine
R.54
TR2335
Canadian Pacific Railway Class G3d (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.55
4008
General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 (A unit), Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.56
4830
New Zealand Railways WAB Class, Tri-ang (Black)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.57
4008
General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 (A unit), Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Locomotive OO Pristine
R.58
4009
General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 (B unit), Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Locomotive OO Pristine
Page 12 R.111
174421
Freelance Transcontinental Hopper Tri-ang (Orange)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.117
SCCX333
Freelance Transcontinental Tank Tri-ang (Silver)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.125
20537
Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Coach OO Pristine
R.126
TR742
Freelance Transcontinental Stock Car Tri-ang (Yellow)
Wagon OO Pristine New
R.130
unnumbered
Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Coach OO Pristine New
R.25
20425/10724
Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Coach OO Pristine
Page 13 R.114
TR22831
Freelance Transcontinental Box Car Tri-ang (Yellow)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.115
7482
Freelance Transcontinental Caboose Tri-ang (Maroon)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.116
TR3576
Freelance Transcontinental Gondola Tri-ang (Grey)
Wagon OO Pristine
R.119
3609
Freelance Transcontinental Mail Car, Tri-ang (Maroon)
Coach OO Pristine
R.129
TR2690
Freelance Transcontinental Refrigerator Car Tri-ang (Silver)
Wagon OO Pristine New
R.24
10724/20425
Freelance Transcontinental Passenger Car, Tri-ang (Silver & red)
Coach OO Pristine
Page 16 R.156
S1057S
British Rail Class 404, Southern Railway (Green)
Locomotive OO Pristine New
R.225
S1052S
British Rail Class 404, Southern Railway (Green)
Locomotive OO Pristine New
R.F
Suburban Electric Train Set
Set OO Pristine New

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