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Sep 10, 2008 - HO Scale

Division Point Announces N&W Class Y-6, Y-6a, Y-6b 2-8-8-2 Mallet Steamers in Brass

Division Point

Steam Locomotive
(Articulated)
Compound Mallet
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NORFOLK & WESTERN Class
Y-6, Y-6a, Y-6b 2-8-8-2 Mallets

Faced with the need to move more and more coal, in 1936 the N&W started to develop it's own version of the "modern" steam locomotive. In true N&W fashion, and in it's own Roanoke shops, the modernization of the true compound engine Mallet got underway! Based on development of the original U.S.R.A. 2-8-8-2's, the N&W Y-6 series of true Mallets were the pinnacle of these workhorses. These were as modern as could be! Higher capacity boiler, cast steel frames with integral cylinders, American multiple front-end throttle, Worthington 4-1/2-BL feedwater heater, roller bearings, Berkley stoker, oh my!

Well suited to mountain terrain's heavy grades and sharp curves, with inherent slow speed and a wide range of work, these locos became the workhorses of the N&W! The Division Point and Boo-Rim Precision will bring you these long awaited modern Mallets that were so common on the tracks of the N&W. We will offer this LIMITED EDITION project in different numbers of all sub-classes. As is usual, lighting is included. With a limited number of pieces to be produced, you are well advised to contact your dealer to reserve yours! Road numbers will soon be selected, so watch this page!

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As usual, we are indebted to those folks who publish the information and photos we need. We urge you to buy their books and photos.
  • Model Railroader Cyclopedia - Volume 1: Steam Locomotives ed. by Linn H. Westcott (1960, Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee)
  • N&W: Giant of Steam by Lewis I. Jeffries (1980, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder)
  • Norfolk & Western Railway - Pocahontas Coal Carrier by Richard E. Prince (1980, R.E. Prince, Millard)
  • Memories of Norfold and Western Power by Paul Carleton (1994, D. Carleton Railbooks, Dunellon, FL)
  • Norfolk & Western: Diesel's Last Conquest by William E. Warden (1991, TLC Publishing, Lynchburg, VA)
  • Norfolk & Western Steam - The Last 25 Years by Ron Rosenberg (1973, Quadrant press, New York, NY)
  • Norfolk & Western ... Steam's Last Stand by Mallory Hope Ferrell (2007, Hundman Publishing, Mulikteo, WA)

Here's our initial plan (tentative):

N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1936-1940) Class Y-6, Road Numbers 2120-2154
N+W #2126 DP-9020 N&W Class Y-6 2-8-8-2 Mallets (Series 2120-2148) with Type H(ex-B) 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N+W #2120 DP-9020.2120 N&W #2120 Class Y-6 2-8-8-2 Mallet with Type H(ex-B) 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N+W #2153 DP-9021 N&W Class Y-6 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2149-2154) with Type C 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1942) Class Y-6a, Road Numbers 2155-2170
N+W #2165 DP-9022 N&W Class Y-6a 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2155-2170)with Type C 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N+W #2156 DP-9022.2156 N&W #2156 Class Y-6a 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Series 2155-2170)with Type C 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N&W Roanoke Shops-built (1948-1952) Class Y-6b, Road Numbers 2171-2200
N+W #2174 DP-9024 N&W Class Y-6b 2-8-8-2 Mallets (Series 2171-2200) with Type I 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N+W #2197 DP-9024.2197 N&W #2197 Class Y-6b Mallet 2-8-8-2 (Series 2171-2200) with Type I 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
  DP-9024.2200 N&W #2200 Class Y-6b Mallet 2-8-8-2 (Series 2171-2200) with Type I 22,000-gal,30-ton coal tender, 1950s
N&W Roanoke Shops-built/modified (1952-1954) Auxilary Tenders (Canteens) Road Numbers 160201-160293
N+W Auxilary Tender DP-9029 N&W Y-6 Mallets: N&W Auxilary Tenders, 1950s, randomly numbered

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