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This is a BRAND NEW "DCC ON BOARD" Bachmann SPECTRUM On30 American Baldwin Forney 2-4-4 Steam Locomotive. This is the Inside Frame Painted Unlettered version - item number 25479.

Equipped with DCC On Board® technology, which allows you to digitally control the direction, speed, and lighting of this locomotive using Bachmann's E-Z Command® Digital Command Control System (BACU4402), or any NMRA-compliant DCC system.

The decoder itself features the following:
* 2 and 4 digit addresses
* advanced consisting
* dimmable lighting
* settable acceleration, decleration, starting speed, and much more!

100% backwards-compatible with standard DC (non-digital) layouts. Equipped with a 28-speed step decoder. Main track programming.

Model features wire boiler handrails, grab rails and coupler cut levers. 5-pole skew wound motor. Die cast boiler, chassis and cab. E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers with metal coil springs. Outside frame. Exquisitely detailed vestibule cab interior. Opening cab windows and doors. Beautifully reproduced builder's plate. Very realistic coal load. Accurately molded plastic body shell painted black without print. Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM instructions for Bachmann® DCC Sound-Equipped locomotives. Dummy plugs also included with installation instructions.

UK Recommended Retail price is £187.50

Features include:

• DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting

• Die-cast frame, boiler, and cab

• Vestibule cab with operating doors and interior detail

• 5 pole, skew-wound motor

• Operating LED headlight

• Separately applied detail parts

Prototype:

Following stints with several prominent railroads and locomotive manufacturers, Matthias N. Forney went to work for the Illinois Central Railroad in 1861, where he designed and patented the first of the "Forney" types of locomotives. Characterised by a trailing truck positioned under the coal bunker/water tank, Forney designs integrated the locomotive and fuel bunker on to one frame, allowing for smooth operation in tight curves. Ideal for fast-paced railroad operation, Forneys were produced by many locomotive manufacturers to serve urban elevated railroads and narrow gauge short lines during the middle to late steam era.