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Hornby R30367

BR Early - Class J52 - 68873

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

No. 68873 was built in 1905 at Doncaster Works and entered service with the Great Northern Railway as No. 1274, initially allocated locally at Doncaster goods yard. 

After becoming LNER No. 4274 in 1924, it was later renumbered as 8873 and made it into BR service in 1948 as No. 68873. Its allocations also included King’s Cross, Hornsey and Colwick, before being condemned in September 1955.

The model is finished in plain black with BR early ‘cycling lion’ crest as applied in the 1950s, with the five-digit number on the increased-capacity bunker sides. The locomotive also has the later-type safety valves and steam injectors.

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Prototype information

^* 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.

The Hornby BR Early Class J52 locomotive, no 68873, is a OO gauge model. It is painted in British Railways black livery and features the early 'cycling lion' crest, typical of the 1950s. The model has a 5 pole skew wound motor and is DCC ready, featuring a 21 pin socket.

The locomotive is based on a prototype built in 1905 at Doncaster Works for the Great Northern Railway. It entered service as no 1274 and was later renumbered and allocated to various locations, including King's Cross and Colwick. The model is finished to represent the locomotive in British Railways service from 1948.

Key features of the model include metal sprung buffers, a NEM/Tension Lock coupling, and a length of 125mm. The recommended minimum radius curve for operation is 2nd radius, which is 438mm. The model represents a Class J52 locomotive, which had a 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and a steam motive power. A total of 85 of these locomotives were produced, with the model representing one of the 68873 locomotives, which was withdrawn in December 1964 after 16 years of service.