{"product_id":"acc2857-wsl-accurascale-ruston-88ds-441934-1960-rowntree","title":"ACC2857 Accurascale Ruston 88DS 441934\/1960 - Rowntree","description":"ACC2857 Accurascale Ruston 88DS 441934\/1960 - Rowntree Macintosh No. 3 - Lined Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDESIGN SPECIFICATION and CONSIDERATIONS  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal chassis, body frame and footplate, with plastic cab and engine panels.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eScale length of 143.8mm over buffers, 54.85mm wide and height over cab of 70mm.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWheelbase of 40.54mm, for all vehicles, allowing operation over a minimum radius of 1020mm (2nd radius set-track).\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eChoice of metal 3-link, or screw couplings for prototypical coupling.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBrake blocks fitted and aligned with wheel centres for 0 Gauge, ensuring that they do not rub on wheel rims.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSingle style of 21mm solid wheel, correctly profiled both on the inside and outside and chemically blackened, set in blackened brass bearings or contact strips and conforming to Accurascale standards of 29.2mm back-to-back, on 4.763mm diameter axles.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFully detailed die-cast underframe with all cylinders, linkages and piping applied separately\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEroded metal, plastic and wire detail parts, including (but not limited to) handrails, door handles, lamp brackets, brake gear, brake discs, draw gear, vents, louvres, radiator grilles and builders’ plates.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePrism free flush glazing.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEasily removable cab roof, to allow access to cab interior for customer detailing.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSprung metal buffers, and draw hooks.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAuthentic livery, markings and numbers, accurate to time period modelled, achieved by use of part painting and pad printing.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHIGH PERFORMANCE TRACTION and MECHANISM, TO INCLUDE:\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCentrally mounted, best quality 5-pole skew-wound motor, with flywheel, driving both axles.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAll-wheel pickup.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHelical gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale maximum top speed of 15.4 mph (24.78 kmh), with a load of 1.1kg.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power, or similar stay alive arrangement.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"\"\u003eRuston 441934 was built new for Rowntree \u0026amp; Co. Ltd of York, being delivered on 14 April 1960 to join R\u0026amp;H 421419\/1958 and 432479\/1959 in the confectionery company's fleet of locomotives as No. 3. In 1979, the York factory bought a new 0-6-0 locomotive and No.3 was transferred to Rowntree's Fawdon factory in Newcastle. Rail services at Fawdon came to a halt on 30 January 1987, with No. 3 being handed over to the North York Moors Railway for preservation and after some years being moved about, in 2013 it was purchased by two members of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, Glynnis and Tony Frith. 441934 has now been named \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"\"\u003eKen Cooke\u003c\/em\u003e, in honour of the former Rowntree's York employee, D-Day veteran and holder of France's highest military honour, the Legion d'Honneur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Accurascale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57246024171900,"sku":"ACC2857","price":169.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3048\/7164\/files\/ACC2857.jpg?v=1786092420","url":"https:\/\/www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com\/products\/acc2857-wsl-accurascale-ruston-88ds-441934-1960-rowntree","provider":"Kernow Model Rail Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}