Steam Locomotive class 2-8-2 Mikado

 American Steam Locomotive with tender « Heavy Mikado » wheel arrangement 2-8-2. Walschaerts gearing and distribution. The model is a faithful reproduction of the prototype built under the USRA regulations. This type of locomotive was widely used with different companies in the US, amongst them the New York Central, Erie, Great Northern. It’s a classic style of locomotive, for use on goods trains. On the model the front  headlamp  is working.

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Length cm. 29.

Steam Locomotive type Mikado 4501 of the  Southern Railway

In 1911 the « Southern » ordered the construction of 25 locomotives class 2-8-2 from the  Baldwin Locomotive Company which already had in 1897 built the first loco with this wheel arrangement for the Japanese Railways. This is the reason for the  strange  name of Japanese origin « Mikado » which designates  this particular wheel arrangement to this Locomotive class.

The Mikado 4501 has a particular story all to it’s own. It hauled for over 40 years, heavy loaded trains across the train lines of Southern US for the « Southern » who owned these locos.

Their existence seemed doomed to end on some secondary line of Kentucky; for then to be scrapped, when a passionate admirer stood up and bought it from Southern.

Overhauled and brought back to pristine condition, with also the cooperation of other railway enthusiasts, the 4501 had its “black” coat replaced with a green livery and lettering in gold, fitting of a locomotive hauling passengers, and since 196 has been put in pressure, and used to haul railway enthusiasts.

The model, in the characteristic colours of the “Southern”, has full working gearings, and front headlamp  operational.

Length  cm. 29.

Mikado with Vanderbilt tender

Steam Locomotive with tender  nr 3385 of the US railroad company "Great Northern". wheel arrangement 2-8-2 "Heavy Mikado". With Walschaerts distribution system.

The prototype nr 3385, to which this model refers to, has a "Vanderbilt" steel tubular structured tender, and the bogies  are three axled.

The front headlamp is working, and the colours are green and black with silver lettering.

Length of the model  cm. 33.

Produced by  Rivarossi from 1974 until 1983

In the liveries;  ERIE,  Chicago Burlington & Quincy,   Great Northern (also with  Vanderbilt tender),  M-K-T (Missouri-Kansas-Texas),  Chesapeake & Ohio, Southern (in green)