Hornby R30140

BR, M7 Class, 0-4-4T, 30038 - Era 3

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Ideally suited to the demands of suburban workings with frequent station stops, the M7 possessed quick acceleration and good tractive power, equally at home on Branch line workings or acting as station pilots. Unfortunately, following a major derailment at Tavistock in 1898, the Class were withdrawn from fast passenger services, the 0-4-4 arrangement proving inherently unstable at continuous high speeds. While two M7s still exist in preservation, 30038 sadly is not among them. 

This particularly special Hornby model of 30038 comes uniquely liveried in the previously never produced BR Malachite Green, a particular mark of rarity. Of the Class, only 38, 242, 243 & 244 were turned out in fully lined Malachite Green for Waterloo Station pilot duties after the Second World War.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30140
GTIN
5055286698903
RRP
£214.99
Catalogue
2022 range
Release date
June 2023

Model details

Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Tooling date
2006
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Colour
Red
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Interior lighting
No
Gauge
OO
Livery
British Railway

Prototype information

Main duties
Local Passenger
In service until
1965
Tractive effort
16,933 to 19,755 lbf
Wheel configuration
0-4-4T
Operated by
London and South Western Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
Total built
105
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
LSWR Nine Elms Works
LSWR Eastleigh Works
Build date
1897 to 1911
Locomotive class*
London & South Western Railway M7
Operator
SR
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-4-4T
Designer
Dugald Drummond
Built by
LSWR Nine Elms Works LSWR Eastleigh Works

* 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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