926013 USATC S160 2-8-0 'Pvt. H.J. O’Brien' Black with Transportation Corps U.S.A. on Tender No.2582 Steam Locomotive Brand_Ancorton_Models WIDTH 95mm

WIDTH 95mm

ITEM NUMBER 2P-011-254

plus a storage building and a scale house

diecast chassis with smooth running

In this form it acted as the testbed for a new generation of high-voltage electric locos for the West Coast Main Line

926013 USATC S160 2-8-0 'Pvt. H.J. O’Brien' Black with Transportation Corps U.S.A. on Tender No.2582 Steam Locomotive Brand_Ancorton_Models WIDTH 95mmEXCLUSIVE TO RAILS No. 2582 was built in Ohio by Lima in 1943. The engine was sent to the UK in November 1943 and stored until August 1944 when it was sent to Europe. Eighteen S160s deployed to Northern Europe carried names. The first of these was No. 2582. On 27th February 1945 amidst the ruins of Lige in Belgium, a ceremony was held where Major General Frank S. Ross dedicated a suitably bulled up No. 2582 to Pvt. H. J. OBrien of the 741st Battalion,