Rapido Trains UK 903517 16” Hunslet ""Primrose No. 2"", NCB red with stovepipe chi

Name: Rapido Trains UK 903517 16” Hunslet ""Primrose No. 2"", NCB red with stovepipe chi
Brand: Rapido Trains UK

Rapido Trains UK

Rails of Sheffield\n--Learn more about us \n--Shipping \n--Returns \n--Feedback \n--Contact Us \n--Payment Methods\nRapido Trains UK 903517 903517 16\u201D Hunslet \""Primrose No. 2\"", NCB red with stovepipe chimney, No. 3715 (as preserved at Embsay in the 1970s) - Steam Tank Locomotive - DCC Sound\n\nRapido Trains UK is to produce a second run of its popular \u2018OO\u2019 gauge Hunslet 16in 0-6-0ST.\n\nThe 16in 0-6-0ST was the largest of a range of \u2018standard\u2019 locomotives offered by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. Customers could buy similar looking locomotives with 12, 14 and 15in diameter cylinders. They were designed for industry where owners were looking for a locomotive that was economical, simple to operate and easy to maintain. Customers could choose extra embellishments.\n\nPrototype Factfile Built: 1923-1958 (44 built) How long did they last? Hunslet 16in 0-6-0STs were still in revenue-earning service well into the 1970s. Where did they work? Mines, collieriesd