Comparison of N 2-8-2 USRA Heavy Mikado models


Manufacturer	Kato	Kato	Kato	Kato	Broadway Limited Imports
Year model introduced	1996	2001	2007	2008	2019
DCC Capability	DCC incompatible. Split Chassis	DCC incompatible. Split Chassis	DCC incompatible. Split Chassis	DCC decoder fitted. Analogue compatible	DCC fitted, with sound
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Bell	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Boiler supports	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Coal bunker	No	No	No	No	Yes
Coal load(s)	No	No	No	No	Yes
Compressor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Drain cocks	No	No	No	Yes	No
Exhaust stack	No	No	No	No	Yes
Handrails	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Headlamp	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pilot	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pipe work	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Release valve	No	No	Yes	No	No
Reverser	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Safety valve	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Safety valves - turned brass	No	No	No	No	Yes
Smokebox door numberplate	No	No	No	No	Yes
Tender ladder	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tender water tank	No	No	No	No	Yes
Walking platforms	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Whistle	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Whistle - turned brass	No	No	No	No	Yes

Chassis/underframe detail
Air tank	No	No	No	No	Yes
Brake piping	No	No	No	No	Yes
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Engine pipework	No	No	No	No	Yes
Footsteps	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Inside valve gear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Pipework	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sanding gear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Bodyshell - separately-fitted details - in detailing pack (where applicable)
Bell	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Handrails	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Pop-off valves	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Tender ladder	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Whistle	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Detailed & painted	No	No	No	Yes	No
Fallplate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Glazing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	No	No	No	No	Yes
Painted	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Traction tyres	No	No	No	No	Yes

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cowcatchers	No	No	No	No	Yes
Lifeguard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
N gauge Arnold/ Rapido coupling	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

Mechanical
Body Construction	Plastic with metal parts	Plastic with metal parts	Plastic with metal parts	Plastic with metal parts	Diecast
Working cosmetic features
DCC controllable coupling mechanism	No	No	No	Yes	No

Chassis construction	Diecast	Diecast	Diecast	Diecast	Diecast
Loco-driven wheels (number of)	6 wheels	6 wheels	6 wheels	6 wheels	4 wheels
Minimum radius	Radius 3	Radius 2	Radius 2	Radius 3	No
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	Yes	No	No	No	No
Non-NEM socket	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Coupling type	Fixed knuckle coupling (Front) & Standard N Gauge Arnold/Rapido (Tender)	Fixed knuckle coupling (Front) & Kato Semi-Auto knuckle coupling (Tender)	Kato Semi-Auto knuckle couplings	N gauge knuckle buckeye (Standard on front - DCC controlled on tender)	Knuckle Coupling
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within boiler	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Within chassis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Separating the body from the chassis	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	No
Electrical
Motor type	5-pole with flywheel	5-pole with flywheel	5-pole with flywheel	5-pole with flywheel	Can motors with 1 flywheel in each power car
Motor location	Centre of chassis	Centre of chassis	Centre of chassis	Centre of chassis	Locomotive
Power collection	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC
Working lights
Directional headlights & tail lights	No	No	No	Yes	No
Directional headlights (no tail lights)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Firebox flicker	No	No	No	Yes	No
Headlamps	No	No	No	No	Yes

Pickups	Driving wheels and tender wheels	Driving wheels and tender wheels	Driving wheels and tender wheels	Driving wheels and tender wheels	Driving wheels and tender wheels
DCC speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	Pre-fitted
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