Model - Société nationale des chemins de fer français 232 TC 401 Green Tank Locomotive

Production date
1978
Country
Japan
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Object detail

Description
A Gauge 1 (1:32) scale live steam tank locomotive model painted in dark green and black.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways Model Locomotive
Maker
Production date
1978
Production place
Measurements
H135 x W470 x D100mm
Media/Materials description
Brass
Metal
Plastic
Paint
Signature/Marks
1 232 TC 401 SNCF(logo)
S. N. C. F. \ 232.TC.401
History and use
The model is an SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français, National society of French railroads in English) 232 TC tank locomotive. Previously known as T 18s in Alsace-Lorraine, these tank locomotives were numbered 232TC after coming under control of the SNCF after 1938. The locomotive has a 4-6-4 configuration.

Aster made this model in two different versions, an SNCF 232 TC in green and black and a Deutsche Bundesbahn 78 version in black. Aster made the two versions for a total of 770 sets in 1978.

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
R7163

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