Kato/Peco OO9 Small England Prince Red  0-4-0 OO-9 Steam Locomotive

OO9 Narrow Scale Kato PECO 51-201A 0-4-0 Small England Prince Red Steam Loco.

Here comes a OO-9 narrow gauge model, the first ever manufactured by Kato modeling after a steam locomotive “Small England Prince” preserved in U.K.

“Small England Prince” is a steam locomotive representing Ffestiniog Railway, a preserved railway of 597 mm track gauge operated in Snowdonia National Park, U.K. It is a 2 driving-axle tank locomotive with a tender which was produced by Jeorge England company 1863 to 1867, one of the oldest locomotives of the railway. The “Prince” is preserved in a functional condition and still used to draw passenger cars in the preserved railway.

Currently the “Prince” is kept in an operational state, and is used to pull passenger cars on preserved railroads.

009 (double O Nine) is a “narrow gauge” model train made on 1/76 scale with 9mm track gauge. It runs also on N scale Unitrack.

Product Features

• 00-9 narrow scale model 1/76 9mm gauge
• Equipped with coreless motor realizing smooth and stable run characteristic to Kato’s steam locomotives. Wearing traction tires, the locomotive is capable to draw 3 passenger cars made by “PECO” on a flat plane.
• Details are accurately reproduced including the humorous form peculiar to saddle tank, handrails and piping.
• Front handrails different between “Princess” and “Prince” are made differently from each other.
• The minimum negotiable radius: R117 for the locomotive alone, R216 for the locomotive drawing passenger cars made by “PECO”.
• DCC decoders can be installed by modifying the locomotive.
• Equipped with KATO Arnold coupler, and supplementary PECO coupler.