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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…

BR 2-8-0 2800 Class - DCC Fitted Class: 2800 Designer: G. J. Churchward Entered Service: 1903 Number Built: 84 Purpose: Heavy Long Distance Freight Wheel Configuration: 2-8-0 Dimensions: 256mm Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound. Loco Drive DCC Ready: DCC Fitted Livery: Late BR Finish: Weathered DCC Fitted, but Locomotive will run with non-feedback analogue controllers.

Hornby R3064 RailRoad BR 0-4-0ST ‘Smokey Joe’ OO scale The Hornby RailRoad collection provides a perfect entry into the exciting world of OO gauge Hornby railway modelling. Carefully designed to be less easily damaged, yet maintaining the attractive detailing and accurate liveries one would expect, the Hornby RailRoad range is ideal for both the younger enthusiast and experienced modeller alike. L…

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…

Hornby R3195 BR 4-6-2 'City Of Liverpool' Princess Coronation Class - BR Green DCC Ready During the 1930's railway companies were competing to establish the fastest regular London to Edinburgh or London to Glasgow service of six and a half hours or less. The Princess Class could not meet the demands of pulling heavy loads at constant high speeds over these distances. This led to major modification…

Hornby R3223 BR 2-8-0 42xx Class - Late BR - Length: 163mm DCC Type: DCC Ready Livery: BR (Late) Class: 42XX Designer: G. J. Churchward Entered Service: 1910 Detail: Exterior Details Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound Purpose: Heavy Coal Wheel Configuration: 2-8-0 Special Features: Cab detail, NEM Couplings The Class 42XX was designed by George Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Grea…

Hornby R3235 BR 4-4-0 Class D16/3 E2524 OO Scale DCC Ready Length: 216mm DCC Type: DCC Ready Livery: Early BR (1948) Designer: James Holden/Sir Nigel Gresley Entered Service: 1933 Detail: Diecast body and Removable Coal Load Motor: 3 Pole with Flywheel Purpose: Passenger Wheel Configuration: 4-4-0 Special Features: Cab detail, NEM Couplings, Sprung Buffers For more information on the Class D16, pl…

R3333 BR 4-4-2T Adams Radial 415 Class - Early BR In 1882, to meet with the ever increasing London suburban traffic on the London South Western Railway, William Adams, the Locomotive Superintendent, ordered 71 new Class 415 4-4-2T engines. Developed from the earlier, rebuilt LSWR 46 class, the Class 415 locomotives differed by having larger diameter radial wheels, spoked bogie wheels and shorter s…

R3376 BR Class 71 'E5022' BR Green The early 1950s were a time of great plans and modern ideas, not least where the railways were concerned, but still recovering from the financial effects of the Second World War, many of these plans had to be implemented in a measured way. Electric traction was seen by the newly nationalised British Rail to be the answer and so attention was focused on new routes…

R3418 BR, K1 Class, 2-6-0, 62006, Early BR - Era 4 Description Inspired by Thompson’s rebuilt Gresley K4 in which it was reclassified as a K1/1, the only locomotive in that particular Class, A. H. Peppercorn took advantage of Thompson’s retirement in 1946 to develop the design into the K1 Class. The K1 Class, which was made up of 70 locomotives, were all built in Glasgow at the North British Locom…

R3424 LNER 0-8-0 Raven Q6 Class At the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the upsurge in the growth of mineral traffic in the North-East exceeded the amount of steam haulage available to transport it. The existing North Eastern Q5 locomotives, designed by Wilson Worsdell, were extremely capable engines but the new Chief Mechanical Officer, Vincent Raven, felt a more powerful, superheated…

R3425 BR 0-8-0 Raven Q6 Class - BR Early At the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the upsurge in the growth of mineral traffic in the North-East exceeded the amount of steam haulage available to transport it. The existing North Eastern Q5 locomotives, designed by Wilson Worsdell, were extremely capable engines but the new Chief Mechanical Officer, Vincent Raven, felt a more powerful, su…

R3426 BR 0-8-0 Raven Q6 Class - BR Late At the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the upsurge in the growth of mineral traffic in the North-East exceeded the amount of steam haulage available to transport it. The existing North Eastern Q5 locomotives, designed by Wilson Worsdell, were extremely capable engines but the new Chief Mechanical Officer, Vincent Raven, felt a more powerful, sup…

Hornby R3447 LNER 4-6-9 B17 "Kilverstone Hall" No 2842 OO Gauge In 1926, with increased loading on the East Anglia passenger services and the introduction of modern, vacuum-braked coaching stock, there was a desperate need for a locomotive that could supplement the Holden B12 Class on the former Great Eastern routes of the London North Eastern Railway. Track limitations prevented the transfer of l…

R3451 BR 4-6-0 'Stembok' '61032' Thompson B1 Class The LNER 4-6-0 Class B was Edward Thompson’s standardised, two cylinder, mixed traffic answer to the GWR’s Hall Class and the LMS Stanier Black Five, designed at a time of even greater austerity for the company. With Nigel Gresley’s sudden death on April 5, 1941, Thompson was promoted to post of Chief Mechanical Engineer and immediately set about…

R3458 SR, V 'Schools' Class, 4-4-0, 921 'Shrewsbury' - Era 3 Description The Schools Class 4-4-0 locomotives were designed by Richard Maunsell and were originally classified as Class V. A total of 40 of these powerful express passenger steam locomotives were produced at Eastleigh Works and numbered 900 - 939 for Southern Railways. Combining designs used in the Lord Nelson Class and weighing in at…

R3528 WC&PLR 0-6-0T '4' Stroudley Terrier Class In 1870, the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) was struggling to cope with its increasing share of the London suburban traffic, with a plethora of different locomotives designed by Craven. Refusing to compromise on standardisation, Craven resigned on January 31, 1870 to be replaced by William Stroudley. Much of the line south of London…

R3531 BR 0-4-4T '30129' M7 Class, Late BR When Dugald Drummond succeeded William Adams as Locomotive Superintendent of the London and South Western Railway in 1895, his first, all new class, was the M7 0-4-4T. Derived from previous 0-4-4T designs of his at the North British and Caledonian Railways, construction commenced in 1897 and continued in batches until 1911, 105 being built eventually. Idea…

Hornby R3533 0-6-0ST 'Lord Phil' J94 Class In 1942, Edgar Alcock, the Hunslet Chairman, convinced the Ministry of Supply that the Hunslet Class 50550 18” Saddle Tank, being of a more straight-forward design than the Ministry favoured LMS Jinty, would be a more suitable locomotive to meet the Ministry's robust demands for military operated locomotives within the UK and overseas. The first locomotiv…

R3564 BR 2-8-0 ‘48045’ 8F Class, with Fowler Tender - Late BR Description In 1932, when William Stanier became the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland Scottish, most of the region’s freight traffic was being hauled by ageing 0-8-0 engines, many of which dated from the pre-grouping period. By 1934, freight traffic accounted for 58% of the LMS’s turnover and the only modern stock availab…

R3565 LMS 2-8-0 '8035' 8F Class Description In 1932, when William Stanier became the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland Scottish, most of the region’s freight traffic was being hauled by ageing 0-8-0 engines, many of which dated from the pre-grouping period. By 1934, freight traffic accounted for 58% of the LMS’s turnover and the only modern stock available for haulage were Beyer-Garr…