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

Tri-ang OO 4-6-0 Class B12 GER/LNER Tri-ang OO 4-6-0 Class B12 GER/LNER Hornby OO 4-6-0 Class B12 GER/LNER
Manufacturer Tri-ang Tri-ang Hornby
Year model introduced 1963 1999 2016
DCC Capability DCC compatible but no socket DCC compatible but no socket DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Brake pump No No Yes
Chimney No No Yes
Coal load(s) No No Yes
Dome No No Yes
Handbrake wheel/ lever No No Yes
Handrails No No Yes
Injector pipework No No Yes
Lamp irons No No Yes
Pipe work No No Yes
Reverser No No Yes
Safety valve No No Yes
Safety valves - turned brass Yes
No No
Smokebox door dart No No Yes
Whistle No No Yes
Chassis/underframe detail
Footsteps No No Yes
Inside valve gear (cosmetic) No No Yes
Running boards No No Yes
Sand boxes No No Yes
Sprung front bogie No No Yes
Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed & painted No No Yes
Fallplate No No Yes
Tender
Has easy-to-use coupling to loco Yes
No No
Has enclosure for speaker No No Yes
Houses digital decoder No No Yes
Houses PCB No No Yes
Permanently coupled to locomotive No No Yes
Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened Yes
No No
Finescale No No Yes
Metal-pin point bearings No No Yes
Painted No No Yes
Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only No No Yes
Sprung buffers No No Yes
Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
Pipework (for front) No No Yes
Pipework (for rear) No No Yes
Detail pack also contains...
Crew Yes
No No
Mechanical
Body Construction Plastic
No Plastic with metal parts
Working cosmetic features
Roof vent No No Yes
Chassis construction Lightweight
Lightweight
Diecast
Loco-driven wheels (number of) 6 wheels
6 wheels
6 wheels
Minimum radius Radius 2
Radius 2
Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed Yes
No No
NEM pockets No No Yes
Coupling type Tension lock
Tension lock
Tension lock
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within boiler No No Yes
Within chassis No No Yes
Within tender No No Yes
Separating the body from the chassis Secured with one or more screws
Body clips off from chassis
Secured with one or more screws
Electrical
Motor type X04
Type 7
5-pole (standard)
Motor location Locomotive
Locomotive
Locomotive
Power collection 2 rail DC
2 rail DC
2 rail DC
Pickups 2 out of 3 axles
Driving wheels only
All wheels
DCC speaker No provision for speaker
No provision for speaker
Provision for 28mm round speaker
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