Accurascale OO Scale Hunslet Austerity ST – VF5300 – 59

This Austerity was another wartime product, this time from the Vulcan foundry, Newton-le-Willows. It was completed in 1945 and allocated the WD number 75310. Following war dept service, the locomotive was purchased by the NCB and allocated to number 6 area, North West Durham. Particular to this area is the cut back cabs on all locomotives for working the restricted clearance of the tunnel on the entrance to Lambton coal drops at the port of Sunderland. Another smaller feature on this locomotive was the relocation of the injectors to above the running plate ahead of the cab. Both of these features are faithfully recreated on the model.

Common Features:

• Highly detailed 0-6-0ST 00 gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd radius set track)
• RP25-110 profile 00 gauge wheels
• Coreless motor with flywheel geared for maximum performance and slow speed running
• Die-cast metal chassis and pickups to all wheels.
• Next18 DCC ready or ESU LokSound V5 sound fitted, slot mounted in smokebox
• PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power
• Two quality sugar cube speakers contained in sound capsule located for best possible sound.
• Small, flexible neck NEM coupler mounts set at correct height, with mini-tension-lock couplers.
• Brake rigging factory fitted
• Brake blocks aligned with wheels
• Scale width wire handrails and sand pipes
• Fully detailed cab interior with twin LED pulsing/steady Firebox glow
• Etched metal/plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, pipework, lamp irons etc.
• Sliding roof ventilator
• Etched metal pre-painted name plates and works plates.
• Fully sprung metal buffers, factory-installed pipework and screw/3 link couplings
• Magnetically removable smoke box door for DCC decoder access

DCC & Lighting Features:

• Next18 DCC-ready (to suit ESU LokSound V5 Micro, or similar)
• Factory-installed DCC Sound option, with a quality sugar cube speaker
• Flickering/steady Firebox glow (depending on DCC fitting).
• Stay-alive power pack fitted