Lionel pw-726-1949 berkshire
PW-726-1949 BERKSHIRE
1949 was the last year for the large tender 726, althought the berkshire would remain in the line for another 17 years. The 1949 version was highly detailed, with a die-cast body painted black, white heat-stamped cab number, and a boiler front that could be opened on its own hinges to reveal a headlight bulb. Like the 1949 turbines, the 726 used a horozontial motor that drove the front and rear through a spur-gear drive train, which in turn drove a worm drive shaft Perhaps most important of all was the fact that the e-unit lever protrudes through the boiler. Cosmetically, the engine featured a movable ornamental bell and ornamental whistle, wire handrails retained by wire stanchions, hexagonal nickel flagstaffs on the pilot(which did include a simulated coupler), and nickel-rimmed Baldwin disc drivers axles. SERIAL>12887EXOB: The condition is excellent with some paint chips on both engine and tender. The engine has very box with the insert, and the tender has a box with a missing flap. |
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