USATC 'S100' (0-6-0T)
Prototype
Operating companies/organisations
United States Army Transportation Corps in USA and Europe, railway operators in Britain (Southern Rail), France, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Jamaica, several industrial railways and short lines
Years of operation
1942 -
+ preservation
Model
Manufacturer and supplier
Hornby International (Rivarossi brand)
Construction
Fully assembled. Metal chassis with plastic body and details. Cab interior detail for the upper part of the cab, with a raised cab floor hiding the motor. NEM362 coupler pockets. Directional lighting with Continental-pattern lamps.
Based on a prototype used in Italy, with a raised ventilator panel to the cab roof added after delivery. Removal of this vent creates a model of a locomotive in the condition used in Great Britain, including on the Southern Railway (before rebuilding into the USA Class), in industry and in the War Department.
Motive power
Motorised. DC or DCC.
Price
£163 (JAN14 ehattons)
Availability
Released 2013.