A CLASSIC FROM 2008
Lionel Heritage Series
Here is a Lionel Heritage edition train set from 2008. It is a very detailed model of the historic John Bull passenger train from the 1800s. It is a beautiful model with forward and reverse (via a switch on the roof) and lights.
The set includes:
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John Bull steam engine
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John Bull tender
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Two passenger cars
FEATURES:
- Painted brass bodies and wheels
- Switch-controlled forward and reverse operation
- Standard O scale model operates on 0-27 curves
- Limited production
- Gauge: Standard O Scale
- Brand: Lionel
- Min Curve: O-27
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Dimensions: Length: Approx. 25”
PICTURES SHOW IT ALL!
CONDITION: C-8. Engine tested and runs. The engine and tender have been out of the wrapper and on the track. There is a whisp of a line on the rollers if you look closely suggesting minimal run time. The other cars look like they may still be factory wrapped, so I did not unwrap just in case.
The SET BOX has some is in nice shape. With original instructions.
Pictures show it all.
SHIPPING INCLUDES INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE.
Some History
In 1831, a cargo ship from England carried to the docks at Philadelphia the disassembled pieces of a 10-ton steam locomotive that had been purchased by New Jersey entrepreneur and engineer, Robert Stevens. A few months after its U.S. arrival, components of the locomotive were reassembled and tested. The newly-built locomotive pulled several cars over a short distance on the unfinished Camden and Amboy Railroad for members of the New Jersey legislature and a group of investors, whose support Stevens sought to help finance the new railroad he was completing. After regular train service began, the locomotive that was first called Stevens was renamed after the English personification of England as the "John Bull." It was altered in function and appearance and, among other changes, the boiler dome was modified to help performance and a new front axle and two new wheels were added to help steer the locomotive over rough spots without derailing. A cowcatcher was also added, not to deflect livestock, but to help keep the locomotive on the track. The John Bull served the railroad for 35 years and was retired in 1866 at the end of the Civil War. Afterward, it was shown at several fairs, highlighted by its appearance in 1876 at the United States Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. In 1885, the Smithsonian acquired the locomotive, and it ran again in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of its first steaming, the John Bull was run in October 1980 in Washington, DC.