Compare OO 2-6-0 Class 2 Ivatt LMS
                            
                                 
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| Manufacturer | Hornby | Bachmann Branchline | 
| Year model introduced | 1975 | 2007 | 
| DCC Capability | DCC compatible but no socket. Complete rewire required - OO | DCC Ready. 8-pin socket | 
| Detailing | ||
| Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | ||
| Handrails | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipe work | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Safety valves - turned brass | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Smokebox door dart | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Tender ladder | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Water scoop | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Whistle | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| Whistle - turned brass | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Chassis/underframe detail | ||
| Brake rigging chassis | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Correct-thickness "stamped" rods | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipework | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Cab, footplate & interior detail | ||
| Detailed & painted | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Glazing | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Tender | ||
| Has easy-to-use coupling to loco | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| Houses digital decoder | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Houses PCB | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Permanently coupled to locomotive | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Wheel "aesthetics" | ||
| Chemically-blackened | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Nickel-plated | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| Painted | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | ||
| Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Sprung buffers | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack) | ||
| Pipework (for front) | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipework (for rear) | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Mechanical | ||
| Chassis construction | 
Diecast | 
                                        
Plastic & metal | 
                                
| Loco-driven wheels (number of) | 
2 wheels | 
                                        
2 wheels | 
                                
| Minimum radius | 
Radius 2 | 
                                        
Radius 2 | 
                                
| Coupling socket/mounting | ||
| Fixed | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| NEM pockets | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Coupling type | 
Tension lock | 
                                        
Tension lock | 
                                
| Separating the body from the chassis | 
Secured with one or more screws | 
                                        No | 
| Electrical | ||
| Motor type | 
3-pole | 
                                        
3-pole | 
                                
| Motor location | 
Locomotive | 
                                        
Locomotive | 
                                
| Power collection | 
2 rail DC | 
                                        
2 rail DC | 
                                
| Pickups | 
Locomotive only | 
                                        
Driving wheels only | 
                                
| DCC speaker | 
No provision for speaker | 
                                        
No provision for speaker | 
                                
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