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Bachmann has revealed that it has been working on a brand new model of the LNER V2 Class Steam Locomotive for its Graham Farish N scale range. 

The V2 Class locomotive was one of the LNER’s most successful designs, commonly referred to as ‘the engines that won the war’ owning to their contribution to the war effort during the Second World War. The Class pioneer ‘Green Arrow’ entered traffic in 1936 and was named after the ‘Green Arrow’ express goods services, for which the type was designed, and in total 184 V2s were built with construction continuing during World War Two. Employing the 2-6-2 ‘Prairie’ wheel formation as opposed to the 4-6-0 arrangement more conventionally used for large mixed traffic locomotives in Britain, the V2s operated across most parts of the LNER network and were comfortable hauling both passenger and freight services. 

N scale models of the V2 were previously produced by Graham Farish in 2004, these being the first new steam locomotives to be developed...