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Bespoke Weathered 926503 USATC S160 2-8-0 LNER Wartime Light Grey U.S.A on Tender No.1712 Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound & Deluxe Weathered

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The London and North Eastern Railway had the second-largest number of S160 locomotive allocations, with a total of 168 engines. These could be found all across the LNER network including Scotland, with large numbers of engines based at over a dozen sheds. The largest concentrations were found in East Anglia serving many of the air bases which relied upon the railways. No.1712 was commissioned at Swindon works prior to delivery to the LNER. Once transferred to the continent, the engine was sent to Germany and worked from the Mainz-Bischofsheim shed, before finally moving to Hungary with MAV and

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Bespoke Weathered 926503 USATC S160 2-8-0 LNER Wartime Light Grey U.S.A on Tender No.1712 Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound & Deluxe Weathered

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