Bachmann 32-259A – WD Austerity 90074 BR Black (Late Crest) [Weathered]. As part of our Winter 2022 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to welcome the WD Austerity back to the Bachmann Branchline range. Depicting a locomotive in post-war use with British Railways we have No. 90074 in BR Black livery with Late Crest and complete with an authentic weathered finish. Featuring a wealth of detail, the uncomplicated appearance of the real locomotives is captured in miniature from the long, parallel boiler and smokebox arrangement to the large, angular tender. With a powerful drive train the WD Austerity is ready to handle the goods, whilst the 21 Pin DCC decoder socket and designated speaker space mean you can add sound for even more realism. If it’s realism you’re looking for, why not choose our SOUND FITTED model to enjoy sound straight from the box. MODEL FEATURES: Bachmann Branchline OO Scale Era 5 Weathered BR Black (Late Crest) livery Running No. 90074 Removable Coal Load with coal space modelled below Adjustable Tender Drawbar Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Sprung Buffers Powerful 3 Pole Motor Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker Equipped with a 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. Riddles, who had been appointed Director of Transport Equipment at the Ministry of Supply with the outbreak of World War Two, the WD Austerity met a clear demand for locomotives to aid the war effort in Europe. Riddles based his new locomotive on the Stanier 8F, which he had adopted as the staple military goods locomotive during his time with the Ministry of Supply, and construction began in January 1943. The WD Austerity had many parts in common with the 8F but was given a simpler parallel boiler with a round-topped firebox. Low cost was prioritised over design life and cast metal parts were kept to a minimum as that material was in short supply for armoured fighting vehicles. There were a few problems with the design, most notably with regard to the firebox and its drop-grate mechanism, and many of the WD Austerities were adapted and fitted with improved parts following the war. A total of 935 were built, making this one of the most numerous classes of British locomotive, but until the D-Day landings, the British Army had little use for the Austerities and as a result many were loaned out to the’Big Four’ railway companies. Following the end of World War Two, the army proceeded to repatriate the Austerities, beginning in November 1945. These were reclassified as Class 07 in January of the following year. Two locomotives continued to be held in WD stock, seeing service on the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire. One WD 2-8-0 has survived in preservation at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. As part of our. Winter 2022 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to welcome the WD Austerity back to the Bachmann Branchline range. Depicting a locomotive in post-war use with British Railways we have. 90074 in BR Black livery with Late Crest. And complete with an authentic. If it’s realism you’re looking for, why not choose our. Model to enjoy sound straight from the box. Bachmann Branchline OO Scale. Weathered BR Black (Late Crest) livery. Removable Coal Load with coal space modelled below. Powerful 3 Pole Motor. Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker. Equipped with a 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder. Sorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up. No additional information at this time. You might also like. New – Hornby BR 61ft6in Corridor 1st Class Sleeper Coach – R4264B – OO Gauge. Hornby R4797 – BR Maunsell Corridor 1st Class No. Oxford Diecast 43LAN188021 – Land Rover Series 1 88 Hard Top RAF. Hornby R636 – Double Track Level Crossing.