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PRE-313G Serial #: 18276EX
313 GREY BASCULE BRIDGE (1942 ONLY - EXTREMELY RARE)
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| When you raise this highly impressive bridge with the push of a button, all traffic on the rails automatically stops until the boat has passed underneath! We suspect there has been more than one instance of a train running at excessive speed and plunging into the river!Operates perfectly and is guaranteedGraded Excellent (C7) because this unit was beautifully repainted at one time to replicate the rare model with the grey superstructureIt is so nice that we would grade it Like New if is were not repainted, with the only significant paint defects being small 1/16 inch thick areas of green paint missing on the lifting span immediately below the superstructureThe bridge was introduced in 1940 with silver paint on the bridge superstructureThe bridge tenders house was painted pale yellow with a red roof and orange window framesA very few were built in 1942 with a grey painted superstructure as wartime shortages elimated silver paint, making this version sufficently rare it has not even been mentioned in the Doyle Pre-War reference book and was a recent addition to othersThe base of the lifting span is green-painted bakelite, whereas the fixed base is green-painted diecast metalIt was supplied with a black steel alignment frame to maintain track and bridge alignment if nothing was screwed down and an original frame is is included, along with instructions. DNS. |
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