Comparison of OO 4-6-0 Standard Class 4MT BR models


Manufacturer	Mainline	Bachmann Branchline	Mainline	Replica Railways	Bachmann Branchline	Hornby
Year model introduced	1905	1905	1976	1990	2008	2009
DCC Capability	Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor	DCC incompatible. Split Chassis	DCC incompatible. Split Chassis	DCC incompatible. Split Chassis	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Body ladders	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Chimney	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Handrails	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Injector pipework	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Lamp irons	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Pipe work	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Regulator linkage	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Reverser	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Safety valve	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Safety valves - turned brass	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Smokebox door dart	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Tender handbrakes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Tender ladder	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Whistle	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Whistle - turned brass	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Fluted connecting rods with oily finish	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pipework	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Sprung front bogie	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed & painted	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Footplate doors	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Glazing	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Tender
Has easy-to-use coupling to loco	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Houses digital decoder	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Houses PCB	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Permanently coupled to locomotive	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Coloured-plastic	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Nickel-plated	No	No	No	Yes	No	No

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Now an invalid entry. Coupling info has it's own field. Cosmetic coupling slot	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pipework - pre-fitted to front	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Pipework - pre-fitted to rear	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Sprung buffers	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
Cosmetic coupling	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pipework (for front)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pipework (for rear)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Mechanical
Working cosmetic features
Opening smokebox door	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Roof vent	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Chassis construction	No	No	Split-chassis	Split-chassis	Plastic & metal	Plastic & metal
Loco-driven wheels (number of)	No	No	2 wheels	2 wheels	2 wheels	2 wheels
Minimum radius	No	No	Radius 2	Radius 2	Radius 2	Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
NEM pockets	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Non-NEM socket	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Coupling type	No	No	Tension lock	Tension lock	Tension lock	Tension lock
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within boiler	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Within chassis	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Separating the body from the chassis	No	No	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	No
Electrical
Motor type	No	No	Ringfield	Can motor	3-pole	5-pole (standard)
Motor location	No	No	Locomotive	Locomotive	Locomotive	Locomotive
Power collection	No	No	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC
Pickups	No	No	Driving wheels only	Driving wheels only	Driving wheels only	Driving wheels only
DCC speaker	No	No	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker
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