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R30120 BR, Class 31, A1A-A1A, D5500 - Era 5 The first locomotive built under the 1955 British Transport Commission's modernisation plan, D5500 hauled mainline services out of London Liverpool Street. Renumbered to 31018 under the TOPS system in 1974, and withdrawn in 1976; D5500 can now be found within the National Railway Museum.

Hornby R30010 Hitachi, Sentinel, 0-4-0, 'Chiaki Ueda' - Era 11 Founded as Ally & MacLellan, Glasgow in 1875 and then later known as the Sentinel Wagon Works Ltd, the company went through various place and name changes until in 1957 Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd was obtained by Rolls-Royce. At that time Sentinel were producing steam locomotives and lorries, but the manufacturing of these vehicles cease…

Hornby R30115 PO, Class 08, 0-6-0, 604 'Phantom' - Era 10 After its 1993 withdrawal from Derby Works, D3771 was purchased and became a permanent resident of the Great Western Society. In 2010 the locomotive was given plain green livery, then repainted again into BR blue. Throughout this period the locomotive was named 'Phantom' and numbered 604.

Hornby R3003 BR  4-6-0 Class B17/6 "Barnsley" Suitable rolling stock: R4651, R4652, R4653, R4648, R4649, R4675, R4650, R4521B, R4522B By the mid I 920's there was a critical need for locomotives suitable for the increasing passenger traffic on the GE District (formerly Great Eastern Railway) but track limitations prevented the transfer of locomotives from other regions. Nigel Gresley was required…

Hornby R3004 BR 4-6-0 Class B17/3 'Serlby Hall' Weathered Editiion DCC Ready By the mid I 920's there was a critical need for locomotives suitable for the increasing passenger traffic on the GE District (formerly Great Eastern Railway) but track limitations prevented the transfer of locomotives from other regions. Nigel Gresley was required by the LNER to produce a 4-6-0 design to supplement the e…

R30085 NCB, Sentinel, 0-6-0, Stanton No. 57 - Era 7 Founded as Ally & MacLellan, Glasgow in 1875 and then later known as the Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd, the company went through various place and name changes until in 1957 Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd was obtained by Rolls-Royce. At that time Sentinel were producing steam locomotives and lorries, but the manufacturing of these vehicles ceased in 1958.…

R30109 Hornby Dublo: BR, Princess Coronation Class, 4-6-2, 46250 'City of Lichfield' - Era 5 Product Info A 'Coronation' Class created in the latter half of the Class's life, No. 46250 was named after the Staffordshire city rather than a Princess, a Queen, or commemorative event. Indeed, all later 'Coronation' Class locomotives from 6235 to 6257 were named in this manner aside from the penultimate…

Hornby R30121 BR, Class 08, 0-6-0, 13079 As the standard BR general purpose diesel shunter, the 08 Class became a familiar sight at major stations and freight yards. Although a large proportion of the Class have been withdrawn, sold, or scrapped, 08064 escaped destruction. The locomotive currently resides at the NRM, preserved and operational.

Hornby R30125 BR, W1 Class 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 60700 Product Info Having been rebuilt with a conventional boiler and A4 style streamlining in 1937, the W1 ‘Hush-Hush’ continued to serve with LNER and later British Railways. Under BR the locomotive was renumbered 60700 and used to operate regular services out of Kings Cross to Leeds and Cambridge, remaining with BR until scrapping in 19…

Hornby R30126 LNER, W1 Class 'Hush Hush' (Smoke Lifting Cowl), 4-6-4, 10000 Product Info At the end of January 1935, a Kychap double blastpipe and chimney was fitted to the W1, which eventually required the fitting of a smoke lifting cowl for better smoke clearance. On August 21, 1935. 10000 was returned to Darlington for the last time in its original form, having covered another 20,823 miles sinc…

Hornby R30134 LMS, Princess Royal Class 'The Turbomotive', 4-6-2, 6202 Product Info Stanier’s Turbomotive, often referred to as ‘The Turbo’ was an experimental non-condensing steam turbine locomotive inspired by similar Swedish Ljungström locomotives. No. 6202 was built as the third of the 'Princess Royal' Class by Stanier, an attempt to innovate steam locomotive technology with the advent of Dies…

Hornby R30135 BR, Princess Royal Class 'The Turbomotive', 4-6-2, 46202 Product Info With the nationalisation of Britain’s railways, the ‘Princess Royal’ Class Turbomotive later shed its LMS insignia, to be replaced with the new emblem of British Rail and a black livery shortly after receiving its new crest. After a long period of general repair, Turbomotive returned to the main line in 1947 under…

R30142 Loram, Class 08, 0-6-0, 08632 Loram UK Ltd. offers a complete range of rolling stock engineering and restoration services as well as other track focused infrastructure operations with their Class 08 number 08632 being undoubtedly kept busy.

Hornby R30146 ScotRail Class 153  157305  Era 11 Product Info Originally built as a two-car Class 155 ‘Super Sprinter’ by British Leyland between 1987 and 1988, using a construction technique similar to that used in the Pacers. Pre-formed panels were riveted together, creating a lightweight body on a welded floor assembly. Powered by a 285hp Cummins NT855-R5 Diesel, working through a Voith Hydraul…

R30150 GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66748 One of the newer Class 66 operating in the UK, the Beacon Rail owned locomotive first entered the country through the Channel Tunnel clad in plain grey livery at the end of 2012. After reaching GB Railfreight the livery was updated to include orange GBRF lettering, with minor modifications occurring to ready the locomotive for service in the UK. The locomotive r…

R30152 GBRf, Class 66, Co-Co, 66793 Class 66 No. 6608 began its life working in Europe for Netherlands based ERS Railways in December 2003. In 2009 the locomotive was bought by Beacon Rail Leasing and given the name 'Dave Meehan'. In March 2021 GB Railfreight renumbered the locomotive 66793 and unveiled a recreation of the British Railfreight Construction livery, featuring contrasting tones of gre…

Hornby R30156 BR Class 60 60001"Steadfast" Era 8 No. 60001, the first of the Class 60s to be delivered, was handed over to British Rail in 1989 after being ordered only 13 months earlier. The locomotive was named 'Steadfast' as the result of a suggestion competition. 'Steadfast' would go on to be operated by EWS until an engine failure in 2006, which forced the locomotive out of service until an o…

Hornby R30165 LNER Cass 91 Bo-Bo 'Flying Scotsman' N0 911101 91001, the first of the Class, was built in April 1988 and soon unveiled to the press. The Locomotive was named 'Swallow' and carried the InterCity Swallow Livery until privatisation in 1996. Refurbished and named 'City of London' under GNER, the locomotive was re-numbered 91101 in 2002.In 2011 the locomotive was re-named 'Flying Scotsma…

R30186 RailRoad Plus BR Infrastructure, Class 47, Co-Co, 47803 Product Info The British Rail Class 47 is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous Class of British mainline diesel locomotive…

R30200 RailRoad BR, 0-4-0T - Era 5 Product Info 0-4-0 locomotives were built as tank locomotives as well as tender locomotives.This small locomotive, painted in British Railways black livery, is representative of the kind you might have found shunting around dockyards or hauling mixed traffic on a light railway or branch line in the countryside.The earliest 0-4-0 locomotives were tender engines an…

R30223 DRS, Class 66, Co-Co, 66432 After reviewing the existing privately commissioned Class 59, which was more powerful, highly reliable and with lower operating costs, EWS approached its builder Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), then a division of General Motors. EMD offered their JT42CWR model, which had the same loading gauge-passing bodyshell as the Class 59. The engine and traction motors were di…

Hornby R30307 Potter Logistics, Sentinel, 0-6-0, 'Pride of the Fens' Product Info Founded as Ally & MacLellan, Glasgow in 1875 and then later known as the Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd, the company went through various place and name changes until in 1957 Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd was obtained by Rolls-Royce. At that time Sentinel were producing steam locomotives and lorries, but the manufacturing of…

Hornby R30321TXS Class 47 Locomotive '47200' Herbert Austin

R3194 BR 4-4-0 Schools Class 'Epsom' Finish: Pristine DCC Type: DCC Ready Livery: BR (Early) Class: Schools Designer: R. Maunsell Entered Service: 1930 Detail: Extensive Cab Detail Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound. Loco Drive Purpose: Express Passenger Wheel Configuration: 4-4-0 Dimensions: 238mm The Schools Class 4-4-0 locomotives were designed by Richard Maunsell and were originally classified as Class…