Caledonian Railway 264 Class: Difference between revisions
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
===Popularity=== |
===Popularity=== |
||
Smokey Joe has certainly been one of Hornby's best selling locomotives, priced usually at £30.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} Although many more serious modellers do not use the locomotive due to its unrealistic and toy-like appearance, many hobbyists still choose Smokey Joe as a typical [[shunting]] locomotive for a [[layout]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} The chassis of the locomotive is also very popular amongst modellers of 0-16.5mm- 1/43 modelling where 00 gauge track represents 2' gauge. |
Smokey Joe has certainly been one of Hornby's best selling locomotives, priced usually at £30.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} Although many more serious modellers do not use the locomotive due to its unrealistic and toy-like appearance, many hobbyists still choose Smokey Joe as a typical [[shunting]] locomotive for a [[layout]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} The chassis of the locomotive (shared with other small steam models) is also very popular amongst modellers of 0-16.5mm- 1/43 modelling where 00 gauge track represents 2' gauge. |
||
Revision as of 12:19, 17 September 2009
 |
Smokey Joe is a model steam locomotive produced by Hornby Railways. It has an 0-4-0 wheel arrangement and has been in the Hornby Railways range since 1983.
This is the locomotive commonly included with the 'starter' level train sets and is incredibly popular with younger children.[citation needed] It is also the centrepiece of a train set in the Hornby range called, appropriately, Smokey Joe.
Prototype
Smokey Joe uses the Caledonian Railway Class 0F, a shunting locomotive in service from 1885 to 1962. This model had been in the Hornby range since 1981. The Smokey Joe version omits the wire handrails that had been present on earlier variants.
The 0F class was popular in Scotland, often running with home-made tenders to improve their small coal capacity. A number were sold into private industry and one even made it as far south as Crewe, where it acted as a works shunter.
The real number 56025 was based at St. Rollox railway works.
The engine also bears a resemblance to the NBR G Class.
Model
Engineering
Like most other Hornby locomotives, this model is powered by a small, 12 V electric motor.[citation needed] The locomotive has drawn complaints from railway modellers that the motor is too powerful for the engine to be realistic,[citation needed] and some have replaced the motor with a less powerful model.[citation needed]
Livery and Number
Smokey Joe carries the number 56025. The livery it carries is based upon the mixed traffic livery of British Railways, black with red and white lining. On its tank it carries crude-looking lettering spelling out its name, the explanation given in Hornby catalogues being that it has been customised by shed staff.[citation needed]
Popularity
Smokey Joe has certainly been one of Hornby's best selling locomotives, priced usually at £30.[citation needed] Although many more serious modellers do not use the locomotive due to its unrealistic and toy-like appearance, many hobbyists still choose Smokey Joe as a typical shunting locomotive for a layout.[citation needed] The chassis of the locomotive (shared with other small steam models) is also very popular amongst modellers of 0-16.5mm- 1/43 modelling where 00 gauge track represents 2' gauge.
 | This toy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This model rail-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |