L26701 RC & BT RR Steam Locomotive Shay Nr. 7 Ep. VI option-set-237 this model kit lets you

this model kit lets you indulge in the fascinating hobby of model building while recreating a piece of history

were built by British Railways' Derby and Crewe Works between 1960 and 1962

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With its multi-part V8 engine

L26701 RC & BT RR Steam Locomotive Shay Nr. 7 Ep. VI option-set-237 this model kit lets youShay locomotives are ingeniously designed for use on isolated forest railroads. Ephraim Shay invented a steam motor locomotive to reach a high gear reduction and thereby a best possible power transmission for steeply graded rail lines. He arranged the cylinders vertically on the right side of the locomotive. There he guided the power from the steam machine via crankshafts to cardan shafts whose gears drove the bevelled gears on the trucks. Another