Victorian Railways Walker 153 HP Rail Motor

Victorian Railways Walker 153HP Diesel Rail Car in HO scale.

The Walker railmotor comes 'Ready To Run' (DC) or as a kit.

The railmotor is fitted with a quality Japanese Tenshodo spud that can be converted to DCC.

It has window glazing fitted into windows and it comes with Kadee couplers.

A decal sheet will be included with the various running numbers.

Each ready-to-run Walker Railmotor is individually hand assembled.

The family of Walker railmotors were a type of diesel railcar operated by the Victorian Railways in Australia.

After World War II, the Victorian Railways undertook a major rebuilding program known as Operation Phoenix. One of the first tasks was the upgrading of passenger services on country branch lines, through the replacement of 23 wooden bodied rail motors built in the 1920s, and the withdrawal of steam locomotive hauled mixed trains.

An initial order of twelve 102 hp (76 kW) railcars, six 153 hp (114 kW) railcars with trailers, and twelve 280 hp (210 kW) railcars was placed with Walker Brothers, Wigan, England. It was then extended to include a further nine 153 hp (110 kW) railmotors and trailers. The first was delivered in 1948, with additions to the fleet running through to 1955. (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_railmotor )

The item contains small parts and is not suitable for children.