Comparison of OO 4-6-0 Class B12 GER/LNER models


Manufacturer	Tri-ang	Tri-ang	Hornby	Hornby
Year model introduced	1963	1999	2016	2026
DCC Capability	DCC compatible but no socket	DCC compatible but no socket	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket	DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Brake pump	No	No	Yes	No
Chimney	No	No	Yes	No
Coal load(s)	No	No	Yes	No
Dome	No	No	Yes	No
Handbrake wheel/ lever	No	No	Yes	No
Handrails	No	No	Yes	No
Injector pipework	No	No	Yes	No
Lamp irons	No	No	Yes	No
Pipe work	No	No	Yes	No
Reverser	No	No	Yes	No
Safety valve	No	No	Yes	No
Safety valves - turned brass	Yes	No	No	No
Smokebox door dart	No	No	Yes	No
Whistle	No	No	Yes	No

Chassis/underframe detail
Footsteps	No	No	Yes	No
Inside valve gear (cosmetic)	No	No	Yes	No
Running boards	No	No	Yes	No
Sand boxes	No	No	Yes	No
Sprung front bogie	No	No	Yes	No

Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed & painted	No	No	Yes	No
Fallplate	No	No	Yes	No

Tender
Has easy-to-use coupling to loco	Yes	No	No	No
Has enclosure for speaker	No	No	Yes	No
Houses digital decoder	No	No	Yes	No
Houses PCB	No	No	Yes	No
Permanently coupled to locomotive	No	No	Yes	No

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	Yes	No	No	No
Finescale	No	No	Yes	No
Metal-pin point bearings	No	No	Yes	No
Painted	No	No	Yes	No

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only	No	No	Yes	No
Sprung buffers	No	No	Yes	No

Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
Pipework (for front)	No	No	Yes	No
Pipework (for rear)	No	No	Yes	No

Detail pack also contains...
Crew	Yes	No	No	No

Mechanical
Body Construction	Plastic	No	Plastic with metal parts	No
Working cosmetic features
Roof vent	No	No	Yes	No

Chassis construction	Lightweight	Lightweight	Diecast	No
Loco-driven wheels (number of)	6 wheels	6 wheels	6 wheels	No
Minimum radius	Radius 2	Radius 2	Radius 2	No
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	Yes	No	No	No
NEM pockets	No	No	Yes	No

Coupling type	Tension lock	Tension lock	Tension lock	No
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within boiler	No	No	Yes	No
Within chassis	No	No	Yes	No
Within tender	No	No	Yes	No

Separating the body from the chassis	Secured with one or more screws	Body clips off from chassis	Secured with one or more screws	No
Electrical
Motor type	X04	Type 7	5-pole (standard)	No
Motor location	Locomotive	Locomotive	Locomotive	No
Power collection	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	No
Pickups	2 out of 3 axles	Driving wheels only	All wheels	No
DCC speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	Provision for 28mm round speaker	No
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Comparison of OO 4-6-0 Class B12 GER/LNER models

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