Lionheart Trains LMS Ivatt 2-6-2T announced

The new model is planned to be available in eight different guises, plus unnumbered models will also be available. These will be made to order, so it is important that if you want an unnumbered version, you have your preferred Lionheart Trains stockist pre-order this for you prior to the pre-order deadline.

The design team is currently reviewing the engineering prototype and Lionheart Trains anticipates these models to be in shops in Q4 2025.

Priced at £621.00 DCC-Ready, £656.00 DCC-Fitted and £739.00 DCC Sound, the new models are available to pre-order now.

Specification

• Full diecast metal construction
• Diecast wheels with metal tyres
• 5 pole skew wound precision motor
• Sprung driving wheel and pony trucks, live bearing pick-ups
• Front and rear pony wheel trucks to operate on a cam system to allow the model to traverse R2 (40.5”radius) curves
• Diecast pivoted coupling and connecting rods.
• Two versions of smokebox door (one with extra brackets for Southern locos)
• Easily removeable plastic cab roof (for adding a crew) by means of small magnets
• Three versions of chimney modelled
• Guard irons on frame and later on pony truck
• Working cab doors in metal
• Wire handrails with stanchions in metal
• Sprung metal buffers and screw link couplings
• Full back head detail
• Coal load in bunker
• Flickering firebox glow
• Standard and push-pull variants also modelled

Proposed Models

• LHT-S-041-001- Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 1205 LMS Plain Black
• LHT-S-041-002 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41210 British Railways Lined Black Push Pull
• LHT-S-041-003 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41272 BR Lined Black Early Crest Push Pull
• LHT-S-041-004 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41294 BR Lined Black Early Crest
• LHT-S-041-005 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41296 BR Lined Black Late Crest
• LHT-S-041-006 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41315 BR Lined Black Late Crest
• LHT-S-041-007 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41215 BR Lined Black Late Crest Push Pull
• LHT-S-041-008 - Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41241 KWVR Crimson (As Preserved)

About the prototype

The LMS Class 2 2-6-2 tank engines were designed by H. G. Ivatt and constructed between 1946 and 1952 to replace older locomotives. This versatile class was built primarily for branch line duties for which their “Prairie” wheelbase was well suited. Ivatt also included several labour-saving features such as self-cleaning ashpans and self-cleaning smoke boxes to improve operating economies. Following an initial batch of ten locomotives built by the LMS, British Railways decided to enlarge the class and a further 120 examples were built.

During BR days, they were allocated to the LMR, SR and WR regions and were equally at home hauling passenger and goods services. The last member of the class was withdrawn in 1967, but four examples of this popular locomotive type have been preserved and all are presently operational.

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