50705 USRA 0-6-0 & Vanderbilt Tender - Southern Pacific #1274 Steam Locomotive Class_Class 03 with the Midland Region opting

with the Midland Region opting for a high waist lining

It’s January 2013 and a humble 0-4-4T that spent a good proportion of its life hauling permanent way trains became Britain’s most famous locomotive

this set features 4

There are over 1000 in service – with DB Cargo (coded MMA) but also with Ermewa (Tarmac)

50705 USRA 0-6-0 & Vanderbilt Tender - Southern Pacific #1274 Steam Locomotive Class_Class 03 with the Midland Region optingWith production beginning in 1918, the USRA 0 6 0 was one of a selection of locomotives designed by the United States Railroad Administration during the brief period in World War 1 when the US rail network was nationalized under government ownership. Classified as a light switcher, the type saw widespread success in both light freight and yard duties, and many railroads went on to run these plucky workhorses for several decades, once the rail system