02165 Big Boy Locomotive

The American Big Boys are some of the longest and largest steam
locomotives ever built anywhere in the world. During the late
thirties Union Pacific often used auxiliary engines to haul
trains from Ogden, Utah up a steep pass to Wasatch. U.P. wished
to simplify this system and instructed their own development
department to design a new locomotive capable of hauling a 3,600
ton train (max 4,200 tons) up the steep pass. The 25 Big Boy
locomotives were built in 2 groups. The first group, called the
Class 1, was built from 1941. The second, Class 2, was built in
1944. The last goods train was hauled by a Big Boy loco in July
1959. Most Big Boys were retired from service in 1961.

Model-details:
- One-piece reproduction boiler
- Separate butterfly damper
- Detailed driver's cab
- Movable pony trucks
- Detailed driving wheels
- Detailed driving rods
- Front cow-catcher
- Detailed tender with ladders
- Finely detailed reproduction tracks (approx. 48 cm)
- Decals for 2 Union Pacific versions

Model details
Scale 1:87
No. of parts 87
Length 464 mm
Skill Level 3

Original details
Type description Steam lokomotive
Year/Period 1941
Origin USA
Speed 129 kph