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Bespoke Weathered 926513 USATC S160 2-8-0 'Pvt. H.J. O’Brien' Black with Transportation Corps U.S.A. on Tender No.2582 Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound & Deluxe Weathered

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EXCLUSIVE 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 Liège in Belgium, a ceremony was held where Major General Frank S. Ross dedicated a suitably bulled-up No.2582 to Pvt. H. J. O’Brien of the 741st Battalion, who had been killed in an air attack on 24th December 1944. The engine continued to be used until September 1945 when it was stored at the USATC

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Bespoke Weathered 926513 USATC S160 2-8-0 'Pvt. H.J. O’Brien' Black with Transportation Corps U.S.A. on Tender No.2582 Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound & Deluxe Weathered

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