Steam Locomotive Models

Mainline steam survived, just, into the 21st century in China. Those of us fortunate to travel there to see its demise will never forget the sight and sounds of magnificent QJ 2-10-2's double-heading over Jingpeng Pass, or of workaday SY 2-8-2's pushing cars back and forth through a coal tipple or a steel mill. Bachmann's range of Chinese locos, albeit small, gives you the opportunity to reproduce your memories, or, if you never got there, to model the last of the world's big steam operations.

Production is strictly limited and models are hard to obtain. If you are thinking of making a purchase, do so without delay. We cannot guarantee our ability to replace any of the stock on hand once sold. Avoid disappointment.

Model		Availability	Price (see note)	Comment
JS 2-8-2 Medium Mikado				Chengde, 2002       All quantities strictly limited
At long, long last, the much-awaited JS locomotives are here - in stock as of September 25, 2009..
	Pingdingshan Coal Co 8057	Model CS00301 Temporarily sold out More on order	$325.00 CDN
	China Rail JS8384 Shanghai	Model CS00302
	Boone & Scenic (USA) 8419	Model CS00303 See the prototype
	China Rail JS8181 Jingzhou	Model CS00304
	China Rail JS8380 Shanghai	Model CS00305
	China Rail JS8377 ShaCha-LuoCheng	Model CS00306 one only
QJ 2-10-2
The QJ 2-10-2 were the last class of main line giants. With the dieselization of the Ji-Tong Railway, they are now virtually extinct, but live on in model form. The most recent (2007) releases recall the Ji-tong locomotives that many of us were fortunate enough to experience firsthand. All QJ locos are now sold out. We did warn you !
	QJ Class 2-10-2	Model CS00104 Sold out	$350.00 CDN	Locomotive #7143. Jitong Railway version. Blue headboard. DCC ready
		Model CS00105 Sold Out	$350.00 CDN	Locomotive #6978. Jitong Railway version. Decorated smokebox. DCC ready
DCC Decoder with sound for the QJ
		In stock now $90.00
SY 2-8-2
The SY is the utility locomotive used until recently all over China. It is still relatively common in industrial locations. The last SY's were built right at the turn of the Millenium and will surely go down in history as the last standard gauge locomotives built in any numbers, anywhere.
	SY Class 2-8-2	Model CS00201 Loco 1742 SOLD OUT	$275.00 CDN
		Model CS00203 Loco 0540 SOLD OUT
	Susquehanna (US) version	CS00202 - One used model in good condition, one only	$200.00 Cdn
DB-3 4-4-4T high speed tank loco.  Perhaps the oddest looking loco to ever grace China's rails, introduced during the Japanese occupation in the 1930's.
	DB-3 4-4-4T Tank Loco	Model JKS200010 DB-3 Tank Loco - prewar purple livery In stock Just one left	$300.00 CDN	Hard to find, limited production model produced for the Japanese market and sold under the Tenshodo name. DCC Ready
	DB-3 4-4-4T Tank Loco	Model JKS200011 DB-3 Tank Loco - postwar blue livery In stock	$300.00 CDN
	DB-3 4-4-4T Tank Loco	Model JKS200012 DB-3 Tank Loco - wartime camouflage livery In stock	$300.00 CDN
Spare parts
	QJ Wheelset, complete with gears	Back in stock	$55.00 Cdn	Earlier batches of the QJ's that have seen a lot of use tended to wear out their driving wheels. This is a replacement set.

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Prototype photos and text © 2009 John M. Day

Revised September 30, 2009