Mantua 307-43 V&T 4-4-0 American Standard Locomotive

The 4-4-0 wheel arrangement was originated by Henry Campbell, chief engineer of the Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown Railway, in 1836. Like its predecessors, it was little more than a boiler on wheels. Over the next 15 years, many modifications were tried with very few being successful. In 1852 Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor of Patterson, New Jersey combined the best of these ideas and produced the design which would define locomotive construction for almost a century. Other major American builders, most notably Baldwin, Norris, Hinkley and Schenectady, quickly adopted the Rogers 4-4-0 design. Dubbed the "American Standard" locomotive and later simply as "American", with over 25,000 produced, it dominated U.S. rails for more than 30 years.

Many of these locomotives, like this NEW FACTORY SEALED HO Scale Mantua 307-43 V&T 4-4-0 "General" Locomotive, were colorfully painted with ornate scrollwork and gleaming brass fittings. A few 4-4-0 locomotives have been preserved for public display and are frequently used in the filming of western movies.

FEATURES:

• C-10 Mint Condition with Mint Original Box.
• Boiler, Cab, Tender body and frames of heavy cast metal.
• Castings are sharp and clean and include highly detailed boiler fronts, smoke stacks, valves, pipes and rivet heads.
• Real Brass hand rails, fittings, ornate steam domes and tender pick-up wheels.
• Powerful Pittman style 5-pole motor.
• Smooth, quiet nylon gears assembled on knurled axles.
• Authentic brass hex-head screws for spacer-assembled side rods.
• Replaceable long-life brass axle bearings.
• Easy rolling needle point truck axles of cadmium plated steel.
• Upgraded with working rear All-Metal Kadee Knuckle Coupler.
• Available Options:
  • TCS MC2 Standard DCC Decoder Installed.
  • MRRHQ Custom CanDrive MC94 Can Motor Upgrade Installed,
• Mantua Catalog 1978-1988.

HO Scale 1:87

Dimensions: 7 3/8"L x 2"T x 1"W

Made in U. S. A.