{"id":17369,"date":"2024-03-04T18:37:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=17369"},"modified":"2024-03-04T18:37:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:37:34","slug":"heljan-oo-lner-u1-engineering-sample","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=17369","title":{"rendered":"Heljan OO LNER U1 &#8211; Engineering Sample"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n\n<p>Initial engineering sample shown &#8211; \ud83d\udcf7 Hornby Magazine<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Britain&#8217;s Largest and Most Powerful Steam Locomotive Is Coming To \u2018OO\u2019!<br \/>It was the largest and most powerful steam locomotive ever to run on British rails and you\u2019ll soon be able to add this monster to your collection!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span> The LNER\u2019s unique \u2018U1\u2019 2-8-0+0-8-2T Beyer-Garratt was a true behemoth and this amazing articulated model will bring it to life in time for the centenary of the prototype in 2025.\u00a0For 30 years, the \u2018U1\u2019 was deployed on arduous banking duties on the infamous inclines at Worsbrough near Barnsley, and Lickey Incline near Birmingham. Although not always popular with those who worked on it, No. 2395 (BR No. 69999) was by some distance the largest and most powerful steam locomotive ever to work in Britain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span>Railway Icons Releases<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Rails of Sheffield is\u00a0also delighted to be working with Heljan and Locomotion Models to produce an exclusive edition for the \u2018Railway Icons\u2019 collection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Celebrating the centenary of the \u2018U1\u2019 and 200th anniversary of the Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway opening in 1825, the exclusive model will depict No. 2395 in works grey, as it appeared at the LNER\u2019s S&amp;DR centenary cavalcade shortly after completion in 1925 (see below). This very special collectors\u2019 edition will feature bespoke packaging plus DCC Ready and factory-fitted DCC Sound options and production will be strictly limited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Early ordering is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u00a330.00 deposit required when pre ordering our exclusive LNER Stockton &amp; Darlington model.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/heljan-3001-lner-class-u1-2-8-0-0-8-2t-beyer-garratt-lner-stockton-darlington-centenary-cavalcade-grey-steam-locomotive\"><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/heljan-30013-lner-class-u1-2-8-0-0-8-2t-beyer-garratt-lner-stockton-darlington-centenary-cavalcade-grey-steam-locomotive-dcc-sound\"><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span>General Release Models<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><strong>The model is currently in tooling and we expect to receive the first working samples for review in January 2024 with first releases planned for early-2025. Look out for further updates soon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <br \/>View all other releases in the range below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1?q=3000\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1?q=3002\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1?q=3003\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1?q=3004\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/collections\/heljan-oo-lner-u1?q=3005\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/search?q=heljan%20u1\"> <button class=\"button button1\">Pre-Order Now \u2192<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/search?q=rapido%20943&amp;type=product\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span><strong>Premium Features \u2013 Delivered As Standard<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Using original works drawings and photographs\u00a0Heljan have created a collection of museum quality models covering the entire career of the locomotive and the various modifications it underwent over its 30-year life. These include changes to the smokebox, water tank breather pipes, coal bunker, handrails, cab and additional vacuum tanks. Also included is a model depicting the locomotive after conversion to oil firing, which saw modifications to the former coal bunker, the addition of a turbo generator for the electric headlight and associated pipework\/cable runs.<\/p>\n<p>Packed with authentic details specific to period and livery, our \u2018U1\u2019 will be the ultimate expression of steam power for \u2018OO\u2019 layouts and a must for collectors of historic locomotives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span>High Quality Design &amp; Construction<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Twin Motor\/Flywheel Drive<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Working LED lamps<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>21-pin DCC Interface<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>DCC Ready and DCC Sound Options<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Factory Fitted Speakers<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Coal or Oil Fired Options<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Sprung Buffers<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Extensive Detail Variations<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Removable Cab Roof<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Smoke Unit Compatible<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>NEM Couplings<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Separate Pipework and cable runs<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initial engineering sample shown &#8211; \ud83d\udcf7 Hornby Magazine Britain&#8217;s Largest and Most Powerful Steam Locomotive Is Coming To \u2018OO\u2019!It was the largest and most powerful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[295],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-model-railways"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}