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TT3005TXSM BR Class A3 4-6-2 60078 'Night Hawk' Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound Fitted

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£179.95

While the A1 was a fantastic locomotive that served its purpose as intended, it became clear reasonably quickly that some modifications could be made that would greatly improve its performance. These modifications however were too significant to avoid reclassifying the locomotives and as such the A1 Felstead 2743 was the first to be withdrawn from service only a handful of years after it was introduced, emerging from its shed in August 1928 as the first A3 ‘Super Pacific.’ The newly designated A3 locomotives had an improved boiler, larger cylinders and a conversion from right to left hand driv

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TT3005TXSM BR Class A3 4-6-2 60078 'Night Hawk' Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound Fitted

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