Graham Farish 372-065SF N Gauge MR 3835 4F 43931 BR Black Late Crest, Weathered, DCC Sound, pre-owned
Graham Farish

A pre-owned Graham Farish 372-065SF N Gauge MR 3835 4F 43931 BR Black Late Crest, Weathered, DCC Sound.  Near mint, barely used, owned by one of our customers for a short period for a specific layout project.

Recently upgraded with a Next18 DCC interface and a pre-fitted speaker - allowing this SOUND FITTED model to be produced - the Graham Farish MR 3835 model features a wealth of detail, with many separately fitted parts including the fine metal handrails, safety valves and whistle, and even a representation of the inside valve gear engraved into the chassis and visible below the boiler. Whilst relatively straightforward, full attention has been paid to the livery application which is achieved using authentic logos and fonts whilst the detailed cab interior is brought to life with pipework, fittings and gauges all present and decorated appropriately.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Graham Farish N Scale
• Era 3
• Pristine LMS Black (MR Numerals) livery
• Running No. 4057
• Fowler Tender
• Accessory Pack
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Powerful Coreless Motor
• Loco-drive Mechanism
• Tender Pick-ups
• Speaker Fitted
• SOUND FITTED - Fitted with a Zimo MS590N18 Sound Decoder
• Length 113mm

MIDLAND 3835 CLASS HISTORY

Designed by Henry Fowler for the Midland Railway (MR), the 3835 Class was first introduced in 1911. Construction of these 0-6-0 freight locomotives was shared between the Midland Railway's Derby Works and outside contractor Armstrong Whitworth, with 197 examples built by 1922; 192 for the Midland Railway and five for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR).

After the Grouping in 1923, the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) inherited all 192 locomotives from the MR (and later the five S&DJR examples when it absorbed that company in 1930) and gave the locos the designation Class 4F. The LMS commenced construction of further 4Fs, much to the same design as the 3835 Class, although the LMS-built locos were left hand drive whereas the original Midland machines were right hand drive.

The 4F was seen as the ultimate development of the 0-6-0 tender locomotive and the type epitomised the British goods engine. The LMS went on to build 575 examples between 1924 and 1941 and all of them, plus the 197 Midland-built locos, entered BR stock following Nationalisation in 1948.