BACHMANN DOUBLE FAIRLIE
In its continued move away from long development periods from announcements to products arriving on shelves, Bachmann delivered a fait accompli at the beginning of November, with the announcement of its OO9 scale Ffestiniog Double Fairlie model, it being shipped to retailers as soon as the announcement was made. What a little stunner it is!
Robert Fairlie first patented his articulated locomotive design in 1864, with power to all wheels providing the maximum performance from its small size. Thus, the ‘Double Fairlie’ design with a central cab and two boilers and smokeboxes served by a single central cab and firebox became synonymous with the Ffestiniog Railway (FR)
