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