Hornby R1214

East Coast Express Train Set

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Many of the B17 locomotive class were named after football clubs and invariably held a special place in the hearts of local communities associated with a football club of the same name. On many occasions local football supporters were conveyed to the "away" match by their namesake engine, usually cleaned and polished to pristine condition for the day's outing.

This set is representative of just such a typical East Coast Express train and would have been a familiar sight on the Eastern Region of British Railways during the mid to late 1950s. The track circuit in this set can be extended to fully complete the included MidiMat layout by using additional track and accessory packs, creating an exciting and fully functioning model railway.

What's in the box?

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R1214
RRP
£174.99
Release date
October 2018

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Gauge
OO
Name
West Ham United
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Livery
Lined Green with Early Emblem
Finish
Pristine
Coupling
NEM
Tooling date
2018
Passenger figures
No
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Running numbers
61672, E34738, E15713, 3371

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
B17 Class
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
73
Coach type
British Railways Mark 1
TOPS classification
(BSK) Brake Second Corridor

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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The Hornby East Coast Express Train Set represents a British Railways B17/4 “Footballer” locomotive, numbered 61672 and named West Ham United. The model is finished in a pristine lined green livery with the early emblem, and it is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket. The 4‑6‑0 steam locomotive has a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, NEM coupling and a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius). The set is to OO gauge and depicts a locomotive built between 1928 and 1937, one of 73 produced, designed by Nigel Gresley.

The accompanying rolling stock includes a British Railways Mark 1 corridor composite coach and a Mark 1 brake second‑class coach, both finished in the crimson and cream livery. The track layout consists of a 3rd‑radius starter oval, a Hornby MidiMat baseboard (1600 × 1180 mm) and a power‑connecting track piece. Operation is supplied via a train controller (R8250) and a wall‑plug transformer (P9000W). The entire set can be expanded with additional track and accessory packs to complete the MidiMat layout.

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