Dapol announces N gauge J72

The CADs are complete and the design team is making its final deliberations before committing to tooling. The new models are priced at £140.00 DCC Ready and £175 DCC-Fitted.

Prototype

First built in 1898 as a smaller wheel shunting variant of the successful J71 class, the J72 continued to be built, with minor changes over the next 53 years. In 1937 two of the class were fitted with vacuum braking to work as carriage shunters and more followed from 1947 onwards, eventually leading to 41 members of the class being so fitted. Several of the vacuum brake fitted locomotives were repainted in lined passenger liveries by both the LNER and British Railways for use as station pilots. Locomotives so painted were generally keep very clean by shed staff and crews. The 113 members of the class all continued their sterling work until the first locomotive was withdrawn in 1958. The final locomotive was withdrawn out of normal service in 1964 but two were transferred to Departmental Stock, one of these locomotives lasted in this roll until 1967. One member of the class, number 69023 is preserved.

Specification

• Diecast footplate
• Diecast tanks· NER tapered buffers
• LNER “Group Standard” buffers
• NER wheel and handle smokebox door locking
• Later, LNER two handle style smokebox door locking
• Vacuum brake equipment for locomotives so fitted
• Smokebox numberplate for B.R. period
• Ross Pop safety valves
• NER style “trumpet” safety valve cover     

Chassis

• Diecast chassis – split frames for live bearing pickup
• Blackened nickel plated driving wheels
• Brass bearings
• Plastic keeper plate with brake shoe/linkage details
• Sprung centre driving wheels
• Wheels to NMRA standards      

Electrical

• Pickup from all six driving wheels
• Coreless motor
• Flywheel
• Provision for Next-18 Decoder in cab
• Access for decoder fitting via four screws
• Direct springing to centre driving wheel bearings to ensure electrical contact      

Proposed Liveries

    2S-072-001J72 0-6-0 2173 NER Lined Green
    2S-072-002J72 0-6-0 2183 LNER Pre War Unlined Black
    2S-072-003J72 0-6-0 8680 LNER Post War Lined Green
    2S-072-004J72 0-6-0 68723 BR Black Early Crest
    2S-072-005J72 0-6-0 68745 BR Black Early Crest
    2S-072-006J72 0-6-0 69007 BR Black Late Crest
    2S-072-007J72 0-6-0 68736 BR Lined Apple Green (Station Pilot) Late Crest
    2S-072-008J72 0-6-0 69023 BR Lined Apple Green (Preserved) NER & Late Crest

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