Y13-1 1862 American 'General' Santa Fe

This type of locomotive helped to pioneer such famous railways as the Santa Fe which was known as the Railroad that built an Empire. The locomotive is instantly recognisable to fans of the Western movie by the distinctive smoke stack and the prominent cow catcher.

The Yesteryear model was one of two locomotives in the range. The major criticism of these models is that they are completely devoid of rolling stock. That apart, this model is quite a good representation.

There are several minor casing differences to the various issues of this model. The main one being the way the baseplate was secured to the chassis. Early baseplates were secured by a rivet passing through a hole in the baseplate and is dark red in colour. Later, a longer rivet was used, cast on the underside of the body, which passed through the chassis and then the baseplate. The rivet in this variation is green.

Varying levels of gold trim were applied to this model with more being applied to the early issues. Usually the model is found in a shade of dark green. These issues can be purchased for between £60 and £90 in mint boxed condition at swapmeets. However, a lighter green issue does exist and is extremely rare, reaching in the region of £800.