257 Squadron’ was completed at Brighton Works in 1948 as one of the first of its Class produced under BR, and allocated to Dover Marine Shed to work the Continental Boat Trains to London. Perhaps more incredible than its service life are the efforts made in light of ‘257 Squadron’s’ significant name in relation to the Battle of Britain and Second World War to return the locomotive to traffic in October 2021.
Tech Specs
- Item Length – Without Packaging (cm) 27.2
- Item Height – Without Packaging (cm) 5
- Item Width – Without Packaging (cm) 3.5
- Item Weight – Without Packaging 0.32
- Item Scale 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- Finish Painted
- Colour Green
- DCC Status DCC Ready 21 pin socket
- Operator BR
- Designer O.V.S Bullied
- Wheel Configuration 4-6-2
- Livery British Railways Green
- Minimum Curve (mm) Radius 2
- Motor 5 Pole Skew wound