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Graham Farish - 372-135A - Locomotive, Steam, 4-6-0, 5MT Class - London, Midland and Scottish - 5000

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N Scale - Graham Farish - 372-135A - Locomotive, Steam, 4-6-0, 5MT Class - London, Midland and Scottish - 5000 Image Courtesy of Bachmann Europe
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Stock Number372-135A
Original Retail Price£174.95
BrandGraham Farish
ManufacturerBachmann Europe
Body StyleGraham Farish Steam 5MT Class Locomotive
PrototypeLocomotive, Steam, 4-6-0, 5MT Class
Road or Company NameLondon, Midland and Scottish (Details)
Reporting MarksLMS
Road or Reporting Number5000
Paint Color(s)Black with Red Trim
Print Color(s)Gold & Red
Paint SchemeBlack 5
Coupler TypeRapido Hook NEM Standard Pocket
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileStandard
DCC ReadinessReady
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeSteam
Model Subtype4-6-0
Model Variety5MT Class
Scale1/148



Specific Item Information: The LMS ‘Black 5’ is arguably the most famous of the 4-6-0 mixed traffic types built by the LMS, or any of the ‘Big 4’ railway companies, and this iconic design is brought to life in miniature thanks to this N scale model. Depicting No. 5000, a locomotive which was saved for preservation and now forms part of the National Collection, this Graham Farish model is sure to be a welcome addition to the fleet for anyone modelling the LMS era or the preservation scene.
Road Name History:
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railways into four. The companies merged into the LMS included the London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (which had previously merged with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922), several Scottish railway companies (including the Caledonian Railway), and numerous other, smaller ventures.

The resulting company was an unwieldy construction, with numerous interests other than railway operation. Besides being the world's largest transport organisation, it was also the largest commercial enterprise in the British Empire and the United Kingdom's second largest employer, after the Post Office. The LMS also claimed to be the largest joint stock organisation in the world.

In 1938, the LMS operated 6,870 miles (11,056 km) of railway (excluding its lines in Northern Ireland), but its profitability was generally disappointing, with a rate of return of only 2.7%. Under the Transport Act 1947, along with the other members of the "Big Four" British railway companies (GWR, LNER and SR), the LMS was nationalised on 1 January 1948, becoming part of the state-owned British Railways.

The LMS was the largest of the Big Four railway companies serving routes in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

From Wikipedia
Brand/Importer Information:
Graham Farish is a British brand of N gauge model trains, that belongs to Bachmann Europe.
The company entered the model train business in the early 1950s, focusing on British OO gauge rolling stock, track and accessories.
In the 1970s, it started to produce N gauge models under the GRAFAR label. After the withdrawal of Lima and Minitrix from the UK market in the late 1980s, Graham Farish was the only major supplier of British outline models in N gauge, soon withdrawing from the OO scale market.
In 2001, Graham Farish was purchased by Kader Industries of Hong Kong, and absorbed by its subsidiary Bachmann Industries. Bachmann immediately closed the British manufacturing facility and moved production to China.
Bachmann have since increased the size of the Farish range, by duplicating models introduced to the Bachmann OO range; often, an OO scale Bachmann Branchline model is followed between 6 months to a year later by an N gauge Graham Farish model.
Manufacturer Information:
Bachmann, a US company founded in 1835, was purchased by Kader Industries in 1987. Kader formed Bachmann Industries Europe in 1989 with their main UK headquarters in Moat Way, Barwell, Leicestershire, UK (former Palitoy location) and the following year launched the Bachmann Branchline range for the British market with the moulds that had previously been used for the Palitoy Mainline and Replica Railways model railway products. From this starting point Bachmann has developed the range further and now produce a large range of models.
In 2001 Bachmann Branchline bought Graham Farish, an N gauge manufacturer, and since then many of their models have been made available in both gauges.
Bachmann Europe portfolio also comprises other model trains brands such as Liliput.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2024-03-05 11:08:05

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