C Class 31579 BR Late Black

C Class 31579 BR Late Black

1:148 scale model produced by Graham Farish. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

Features:

• Analogue DC Model
• This model mainly operates in Britian
• This model is decorated in BR company markings
• Graham Farish N Scale
• Era 2
• Pristine BR Black (Late Crest) Livery
• Running No. 31579
• Accessory Pack
• Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A
• Cut Bracket Safety Valves
• Without Smokebox Valves
• Short SR Chimney
• Smokebox Door Numberplate
• Six Lamp brackets at each end
• Without Coal Rails

Details

The SECR C Class was a fleet of 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Harry Wainwright for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR). Introduced between 1900 and 1908, a total of 109 locomotives were constructed by SECR’s Ashford and Longhedge Works, as well as external builders like Sharp, Stewart & Co. and Neilson, Reid & Co. The C Class was specifically designed for freight duties, but also proved capable on secondary passenger services and shunting work, making it a versatile addition to the SECR fleet.

The design featured inside cylinders and motion. These locomotives served extensively across Kent and Sussex. After the 1923 Grouping, the class was absorbed into the Southern Railway, and later passed to British Railways after nationalisation in 1948.

Withdrawals began in the 1950s, with the final members of the class retired by 1966 as diesel traction replaced steam. Remarkably, one example—No. 592—survives today and is preserved at the Bluebell Railway and has also featured in many films and TV series.