{"product_id":"bachmann-branchline-35-977-lms-jubilee-w-tender-45704-leviathan-br-green-late","title":"Bachmann Branchline 35-977 LMS Jubilee w\/Tender 45704 'Leviathan' BR Green Late","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe LMS Jubilee Class locomotive has long been a popular model in the Bachmann Branchline steam portfolio and for 2026 the Jubilee returns, better than ever before and with new tooling to allow models of the later-built locomotives to be offered to modern standards for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe LMS built 191 Jubilees during a 3-year period and after the first 113 were completed, changes were made to the design of the boiler resulting in the final 78 examples boasting a larger firebox created using a sloping firebox throatplate. New tooling for the Branchline Jubilee allows us to offer No. 45704 ‘Leviathan’ in late-BR condition complete with a Fowler Tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConstructed around a diecast metal running plate, the Branchline Jubilee employs precision moulded components like the boiler, firebox and cab which are then adorned with countless separate detailing parts like the metal handrails, turned brass safety valves and whistle, lamp irons, lubricators and sandboxes. With authentic pattern driving wheels and a detailed front bogie, the chassis is further enhanced with brake blocks, brake rigging and sandboxes with separate wire sandpipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe locomotive is coupled to its Fowler tender using an adjustable drawbar to suit individual layout conditions, whilst electrical connections are incorporated into the drawbar and a poseable fallplate is fitted to the tender. Combining a finely detailed body and chassis, the tender is completed with sperate metal handrails, water pick-up gear, tank vents and lamp irons. A realistic coal load is included which is removable, beneath it the empty coal space is modelled too. Sprung metal buffers are fitted to both the front of the locomotive and the rear of the tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWithin the cab, a detailed boiler backhead is present and the pipework and controls are enhanced with individual decoration. The ventilator on the cab roof is a separate part, allowing it to be posed in the open or closed position, or somewhere in between. The high level of decoration is not reserved only for the cab interior of course, and the model boasts an authentic rendition of the iconic BR lined Green livery complete with full-colour BR crests. The name is carried on the splasher and etched nameplates are supplied for user-fitting to complete the look of this express locomotive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith a powerful three pole motor and a proven drive train, the Branchline Jubilee is surefooted machine that boasts electrical pickups from the driving wheels and tender wheels. Upgraded to include a firebox lighting system that works on both analogue and DCC, the DCC provision has also been enhanced and a Plux22 DCC decoder socket is now fitted in the tender along with a pre-fitted speaker making it easy to add sound, or why not opt for our \u003cstrong\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/strong\u003e model and the work’s done for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBachmann Branchline OO Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePristine BR Lined Green Late Crest livery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning No. 45704\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed ‘Leviathan’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched Nameplates included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder  \u003cstrong\u003eitem No. 36-570A\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 261mm (over couplings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Firebox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle Chimney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiveted Fowler 3,500-gallon Tender with Water Pick-Up Gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmokebox Door with Large Numberplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAWS Equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACHMANN BRANCHLINE LMS JUBILEE SPECIFICATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMECHANISM:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree pole motor mounted in the locomotive, driving the central set of driving wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical pickup from all driving wheels along with tender pickups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal chassis block (locomotive)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 \u0026amp; 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Scottish Railway (LMS) to the design of William Stanier. The type was a direct follow on to Henry Fowler’s Patriot Class, the final five of which became the first Jubilees when they were built with Stanier’s tapered boiler and top feeds in place of the parallel boilers used on the Patriots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Class totalled 191 examples, and the first 113 rolled off the production line before a brief pause. When construction commenced again, changes had been made to the boilers which on the final 78 examples employed a sloping firebox throatplate, increasing the size of the firebox over the first 113 that had straight throatplates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1935 the class was chosen to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and No. 5552 (which swapped its number with 5642) was named ‘Silver Jubilee’, resulting in the type taking the class name the Jubilees. Other locomotives in the fleet were named after the British Empire and the Commonwealth, British naval commanders and admirals, and notable Royal Navy ships. All 191 examples carried a name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Jubilees were intended for express passenger workings and were employed on the LMS’s main line routes. At first, their performance was underwhelming as they suffered from poor steaming, but through a series of trialling different blast pipe arrangements, chimney dimensions, and even the use of the double chimney, their steaming ability greatly improved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCoupled to tenders built to both Fowler and Stanier designs, in later years some Jubilees swapped their tenders with 8Fs, exchanging their Fowler tenders for Stanier types which boasted a greater water carrying capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1942 the LMS rebuilt two Jubilees with new boilers providing upgrades in the power and steaming abilities compared to the standard locomotives, however the increased weight resulting from the changes restricted their route availability and no further Jubilees were rebuilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe entire fleet passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and remained intact until 1960, except for one example that was withdrawn in 1952 following collision damage. Another was retired in 1960 before withdrawals accelerated, peaking in 1964 although there were still eight examples in traffic in 1967, but all had stopped by the end of that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThankfully four Jubilees have been preserved including examples from both the first 113 locomotives with their short fireboxes, and the final 78 with longer versions. This includes No. 45596 which is unique amongst the four in being fitted with a double chimney.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bachmann Branchline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52968553709905,"sku":"35-977","price":182.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/4992\/2129\/files\/35-977.jpg?v=1770161457","url":"https:\/\/www.jadlamracingmodels.com\/products\/bachmann-branchline-35-977-lms-jubilee-w-tender-45704-leviathan-br-green-late","provider":"Jadlam Toys \u0026 Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}