Cock O’ The North locomotive (Marklin)
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Cock O’ The North locomotive (Marklin) |
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A rare apple-green, gauge 0 model of the 2-8-2 P2 "Mikado" Class "Cock O' The North" locomotive made by Märklin in 1937, running number "2001".
This heavy-duty express LNER loco ran Scottish passenger services through the Highlands between Edinburgh and Aberdeen from 1934, and was the first of six P2-class locomotives (#2001-#2006) designed to deal with the difficult route, which required high traction without excessive weight, and had previously been serviced with a pair of locomotives per train. The design was inspired by French success with 4-8-0 configuration locomotives on some similarly difficult French routes.
Further reading
- The Gresley P2 Passenger 2-8-2 (Mikado) Locomotives (lner.info)
- http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r079.html "COCK O' THE NORTH" Secrets of One of Britain's Most Famous Locomotives (mikes.railhistory.railfan.net)]
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_P2 LNER Class P2 (Wikipedia)]
