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Broadway Limited Imports adds Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 to N scale lineup

By Cody Grivno | April 11, 2022

Model scheduled for release in December

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Broadway Limited Imports will be adding a Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 to its N scale steam locomotive lineup. The model is scheduled for release in December.

Road names on the 4-8-4 will include Reading Co. (in-service and Iron Horse Rambles excursion, three road numbers each); 1976 American Freedom Train no. 1; Chessie Steam Special; Delaware & Hudson Sesquicentennial Locomotive (with smoke deflectors); and Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern. In addition, fictional Christmas and Independence Day paint schemes will be offered. Each paint scheme will be offered in one number unless noted.

The Reading Co. class T1 locomotive will feature a die-cast metal body and chassis; a light-emitting-diode (LED) headlight; wire grab irons and boiler handrails; traction tires on one driver; crosshead and valve gear detail; air tank, air pump, and piping details; a turned brass bell; a cast brass generator; and cab window glazing. The smooth-side, all-welded Reading Co. tender will feature a die-cast metal body shell and chassis, an LED backup light, a wire tender deck handrail, and Commonwealth-style trucks with roller-bearing journal details. The Chessie Steam Special and Delaware & Hudson models will have details specific to those paint schemes.

Features on all T1 models will include Micro-Trains compatible front and rear couplers, a dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder, and a built-in capacitor pack.

The N scale 4-8-4 will operate on codes 55, 70, and 80 rail. The T1 has a minimum operating radius of 9.75”.

The Broadway Limited Imports N scale Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 steam locomotive will sell for $499.99. To keep up to date on this project, visit broadway-limited.com

Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted black with gold graphics.
Broadway Limited Imports will be offering the Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 steam locomotive in the railroad’s in-service scheme in three road numbers. The model will have a die-cast metal locomotive boiler shell, tender body, and tender chassis.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted black with gold graphics and white-trimmed drivers and pilot truck wheels.
The Reading Co. Iron Horse Rambles excursion paint scheme will also be offered in three road numbers. The drivers and pilot wheels will be trimmed in white.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted blue, vermillion, and yellow with silver smokebox.
T1 no. 2101 in the Chessie Steam Special scheme was a popular subject for railfans and modelers. The BLI N scale version will feature the colorful blue, vermillion, and yellow scheme with the large Chessie System lettering and herald on the tender.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted dark blue and black with red and white graphics.
When the United States of America was celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, two steam locomotives were in charge of pulling the American Freedom Train. Reading Co. no. 2101 was renumbered 1 and put in charge of hauling the train through the eastern half of the country. Broadway Limited will be offering the model in the patriotic red, white, and blue scheme.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted black with gold trim, numbers, and letters.
The full-size 2102 has been a part of the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern locomotive fleet since 1985. Broadway Limited offers the excursion hauler in one road number.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted black with white and yellow trim.
In 1973 the 2102 was temporarily lettered and modified to look like Delaware & Hudson no. 302 for the railroad’s 150th anniversary. The Broadway Limited model will have smoke deflectors just like the full-size 4-8-4.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted black with red and silver graphics.
Broadway Limited’s N scale class T1 4-8-4 is scheduled for release in December, right in time for Christmas. The 1225 will be decorated in a fictional red, white, and black paint scheme and will have Christmas sound effects.
Illustration of N scale steam locomotive painted red, white, and blue with gold letters and numbers.
Another fantasy scheme offered by BLI is T1 no. 7476 (July 4, 1776, get it?). The model is painted dark blue with a red and white ribbon spanning the locomotive and tender. The dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder will have patriotic sound effects.

One thought on “Broadway Limited Imports adds Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 to N scale lineup”

  1. It’s nice to see a new steam locomotive in N scale. Now, if you would consider offering an SP AC9 2-8-8-4 steam locomotive, that would be fantastic. No AC9 has ever been offered, in any scale, that hasn’t been brass. You would make a lot of SP fans happy, and anyone who collects steam locomotives. Since BLI has offered quite a few one-off steam locomotives only used on one railroad…example PRR I would think an AC9 would be possible Thanks You
    Jeff Butler

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