DE2

The English Electric DE2 was the second diesel electric locomotive operating on the Rhodesia Railways. The first batch of 22 locomotives were delivered in 1955, the second batch of 12 were delivered in 1958. They provided sterling service well into the 1980s, and were well liked by both their crew and the maintenance personnel.

The model is supplied powered only (there is no dummy available) and in 16.5mm or 12mm gauge. It includes couplers, screws and separately detail parts (Horns and vacuum pipes). It is DCC ready (8pin NEM socket) and directional lighting can be added by adding LEDs to the internal circuit board and optical fibre. It is supplied unweighted to reduce postage costs, we suggest using car tyre stick-on balancing weights to add weight to the model. The modeller will need to supply paint, decals and window glazing (Overhead Projector film works well for this)