The sexiest steam loco ever?
I was recently very pleased to buy this second hand static model. Its an 'Atlas Editions Locomotive Legends' model. Its mostly plastic on metal frames and stands on a wooden base. It appears to be HO scale.
The loco is an SNCB (Belgian State Railways) 12 class Atlantic (4-4-2). There were six of them built 1938-39 for hauling relatively lightweight boat trains between Ostend and Brussels, though they hauled other trains as well. They were withdrawn in 1962. Unusually they had inside cylinders but outside valve motion. One has been preserved. Thanks Wikipedia! These were the only European locomotives ever scheduled to run at 100 MPH - the 60 minute timing Brussels-Ostend, including one stop, required 100 MPH running to keep to time.
I think they looked fabulous!
The sexiest steam loco ever?
I was recently very pleased to buy this second hand static model. Its an 'Atlas Editions Locomotive Legends' model. Its mostly plastic on metal frames and stands on a wooden base. It appears to be HO scale.
The loco is an SNCB (Belgian State Railways) 12 class Atlantic (4-4-2). There were six of them built 1938-39 for hauling relatively lightweight boat trains between Ostend and Brussels, though they hauled other trains as well. They were withdrawn in 1962. Unusually they had inside cylinders but outside valve motion. One has been preserved. Thanks Wikipedia! These were the only European locomotives ever scheduled to run at 100 MPH - the 60 minute timing Brussels-Ostend, including one stop, required 100 MPH running to keep to time.
I think they looked fabulous!