CALEDONIAN CLASS 812

Rails of Sheffield commissioned Bachmann to produce an exclusive model of the McIntosh 812 class and they are to arrive shortly. Scottish ready-to-run steam classes are largely underrepresented and this will be a welcome treat for those so interested.

The locomotives were produced during the time that John McIntosh was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway (1895-1914). The first 17 locomotives were built at the Caledonian’s St. Rollox works during 1899 (Nos. 812 - 828). A further 12 were built at St. Rollox later that year.

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