We’re delighted to announce as part of the NGF Virtual Exhibition 2021 that we will be re-running our award-winning Class B 35t tanks. These popular Class B 35t tanks were introduced in the mid-1950s and lasted until the early 1990s.
In a change to our normal practice we will not be accepting direct pre-orders and all orders to go through a normal retail channel. We will still only produce according to pre-orders so if you want to guarantee your order please place it before the order deadline (to be confirmed in due course but likely to be September/October 2021) with your preferred retailer. Our MSRP is kept the same as the first run at £26.95.
We are offering the same livery selection as the first run but all versions will have different numbers to the original run. NB there are 4 number versions of the Esso livery to reflect the popularity of that livery in the first run. All other versions we are offering 2 number versions with prototypical livery and labelling variations.
Esso livery 
Mobil Charringtons 
Regent 
Texaco 
Unbranded black 
United Molasses variants
For the second run we will offer the following versions:
Esso livery: 3300, 3305, 3546 and 3705 (Era 5-7)
Mobil Charringtons: 202 (with black Charringtons label as shown) and 249 (with white Charringtons label) (Era 5-6)
Unbranded black with ZRW TOPS code for depot waste fuel oil: ADB999065 and ADB999073 (Era 7-8)
Regent: 375 and 404 (Era 5-6)
Texaco: TEX47878 and TEX47859 (Era 6-7)
United Molasses: UM204 (with brown barrel ends) and UM258 (with blue barrel ends) (Era 6-8)
The models will go into production alongside our forthcoming Class A tanks and MTV/ZKV Zander wagons and we estimate delivery will be Q1 2022.
The following retailers have already agreed to start taking pre-orders: C&M Models, Derails, East Somerset Models, Hattons, Kernow MRC, KMS Railtech, Rails of Sheffield, Rainbow Railways, TMC. If your preferred retailer is not on the list please ask them to send us an email to ask about stocking the Class B tanks.
Please remember to place your pre-order with your retailer if you would like to guarantee your order!