The LGB Diesel Switcher - Part 2

The LGB Diesel switcher series started with the LGB 2063/20630 (after 1993) and these Diesel switchers were offered by LGB over the years:

LGB Year
2063 1991
20630 1993
72856 1995
22630 2000
22630RS 2000
23630 2000
24630 2006
26630 2006
70634 2003

Even though the conceptual design for the LGB # 2063 started in 1991 sales only started in 1993/1994. 

The 20630 saw a re-entry into the market in 1995- this time for USA customers only. It was combined with three freight cars and a caboose and sold in a specialty box which was never advertised.

LGB 1995 NEWS (USA only)

The # 72856 set:

LGB 72856 set - Courtesy of Worthpoint.com

It was sold for about US$ 400.00 which would be about US$ 700.00 today. A complete set as shown above was sold three years ago for US$ 500.00 (ebay).

It took LGB until 2000 to go for another Diesel switcher model, the LGB # 22630 Sumpter Valley.

Sumpter Valley RR was a line that was established in 1890 in Baker Co/OR as a 3ft narrow gauge railway. Their whole engine stock consisted of steam locomotives. Their roster goes from Shay to Heisler, Baldwin and ALC. All steam locos. Which makes sense since The Sumpter Valley RR ceased operation and sold all stock by the mid 1940's. They never operated a Diesel switcher under their name. Nevertheless, LGB offered:

LGB 22630 - Courtesy of Only Trains

Their advertising in LGB INFO 2000 was:" Sumpter Valley Diesel Loco, This LGB model is a precise replica of the famous No.50 switcher in its Sumpter Valley Livery"

The No.50 was a loco of the Baltimore&Annapolis RR, built by GE in 1946 and eventually sold(after 1986) and ending up in the B&O RR museum..(see below). However, there was a No.50 SVRR Loco, a 2-6-0 all-black Baldwin Loco, built in 1916 and eventually scrapped.

courtesy of http://www.borail.org/BA-No50.aspx

It will rest with the Old LGB why they put this Diesel switcher in a white 'livery' and called it Sumpter Valley.... The LGB# 22630 was an LGBoA exclusive offer and the edition volume might have been around 500.

Also announced was the  LGB 23630 PRR, also an LGBoA exclusive offer, probably as well with an edition volume of 500.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++to be continued..............