MR 0-10-0 Lickey Banker ‘Big Bertha’ MR Crimson Lake 2290 Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound

In 1919, the Midland Railway built a single 0-10-0 steam locomotive, MR Black No 2290, (later LMS (1947) 2290 and BR Black 58100). It was designed by James Anderson for banking duties on the Lickey Incline in Worcestershire (south of Birmingham), England. It became known as “Big Bertha” or “Big Emma” by railwaymen and railway enthusiasts.

Model Specification

• 21-pin DCC socket with easy access in the tender
• Fire Box Flicker
• Stay alive on board
• Heavy die-cast metal chassis
• Fitted versions fitted with LokSound v5.0 sound decoder or LokPilot 5 decoder
• Not suitable for 1st radius curves