Model - Royal Bavarian State Railway S2/6 Locomotive

Production date
1981
Country
Japan
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Description
A Gauge 1 (1:32 scale) locomotive and tender model painted green. The model is a K Bay Sts B (Royal Bavarian State Railway) 4-4-4 S 2/6 steam locomotive.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways Model Locomotive
Maker
Production date
1981
Production place
Measurements
W695mm (combined)
H140 x W460 x D90mm (locomotive)
H115 x W270 x D90mm (tender)
H18 x W795 x D108 (wooden base)
Media/Materials description
Metal
Brass
Plastic
Paint
Wood
Signature/Marks
3201
J. A. MAFFEI \ MUNCHEN \ No.2510 1906
S \ 2/6
K.Bay.Sts.B
History and use
The Royal Bavarian State Railway only had one S 2/6 locomotive, number 3201, which this is a model of. 3201 was built by Maffei in Munich in 1906. 3201 was retired in 1925 and was later sent to the Nuremberg Transport Museum where it is to this day.

This model has a wooden base with grooves for the wheels. The base has two handles made from cotton to lift the model along with the base. This model has never been operated, the coal for the tender is still in its original wrapping.

Aster released their S 2/6 model in 1981 offering both green and violet versions. They produced 581 of the set in both electric and live steam editions.

The T-House model rail collection is a collection of national and international significance due to the size, quality and scope of the collection.

The collection, assembled over 30 years from the 1970s to the 1990s, holds 10 000+ models of locomotives, carriages and wagons. The collection is in excellent – often mint – condition. The models were collected by Mr Marsden Williams, who was born, raised and spent his life in the Wollongong area. Mr Williams was a business man who was renowned for philanthropy, he was an intensely private man, who nevertheless was well connected across the Australian business world. His 40 year fascination for model railways reflected his own interest in precision engineering, and his financial success allowed him to pursue his interest to a remarkable extent.
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Registration number
R7151

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