CL2 Classes 812 and 652 0-6-0 locomotive and 3000 gallon
tender (type M2/CT01) £95.00
Packed Weight 500g
C.R. numbers 282-293, 325-328, 652-659, 661-665, 812-878; L.M.S. numbers 17550-17645
A kit for one (or indeed two !) of the Caledonian"s workhorses. The Class 812 was introduced in 1899; an enlargement of the famous "Jumbo" 0-6-0s it was designed for general freight duties throughout the system. The first batch was also Westinghouse brake fitted for use on passenger trains (and thus painted blue). The Class 652, introduced in 1908, was very similar to the Class 812 differing mainly in the shape of the cab cut-out. The kit includes parts to enable either class to be built. The locomotives were allocated to almost every part of the Caledonian system and in L.M.S. days were to be found on many former H.R. and G.&S.W.R. lines. By the time of their final demise in 1963 they were not even strangers to N.B. and G.N.o.S. sheds. Shown as the Class 812 varient in the illustration above.
812 Class on passenger train ex-Glasgow Bucannan Street Station
828 as preserved at the Strathspey Railway, Avimore, Scotland
CL2a As above but with 3570 gallon tender (type M3/CT03) instead
of 3000g tender £95.00
Packed Weight 500g
Later on in their careers some of these locos were paired with larger 3570g tenders recovered from withdrawn locos of the 179, 908, 918 and 600 classes. See prototype notes below for futher details. Shown as the Class 652 varient in the illustration above.
