Bachmann 31-617 – LNER Class V3 Tank 390 LNER Lined Black. As part of our Winter 2022 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to offer the popular Bachmann Branchline LNER V3 Tank in LNER Lined Black livery as No. Featuring a detailed and true-to-prototype bodyshell coupled with a high performance chassis, which is driven by a five pole motor and complete with a Next18 DCC decoder socket and space for a speaker, this model is sure to be popular with LNER enthusiasts and adds another tank engine to the LNER locomotive fleet. MODEL FEATURES: Bachmann Branchline OO Scale Era 3 Pristine LNER Lined Black livery Running No. 390 Accessory Pack NEM Coupling Pockets Sprung Buffers Powerful 5 Pole Motor Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-567A Length 174mm V1/V3 TANK HISTORY The LNER Class V1 and V3 were two classes of 2-6-2T steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. Eighty-two V1s were built, 71 being rebuilt into the V3s. An additional ten were built as V3s from the final batch of V1s. Developing the V3 from the V1 gave it an increased boiler pressure and thus increased its tractive effort. During the Second World War, a number were transferred to help with heavy wartime loads from the Royal Ordnance Factory at Thorp Arch near Wetherby until the end of the war. The V1 and V3s were hard working engines suited to the suburban workings. The withdrawal of both classes began in 1960, the V1s by 1962 and the V3s by 1964. None of either class survived to be preserved. As part of our. Winter 2022 British Railway Announcements, we are delighted to offer the popular Bachmann Branchline LNER V3 Tank in LNER Lined Black livery as No. Bachmann Branchline OO Scale. Pristine LNER Lined Black livery. Powerful 5 Pole Motor. Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker. Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. The LNER Class V1 and V3 were two classes of 2-6-2T steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. 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.