📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of RailwayModels.uk

Hornby R30380

RailRoad: Shepway Steelworks - Class B4 - No. 9

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

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

Manufacturer description

This newly tooled RailRoad B4 Class steam shunter is the ideal little tank engine for a model railway layout. Whether running a short train around a layout or shunting wagons in a goods yard, it is the perfect little steam engine for getting things moved! 

This RailRoad model is a good example of a privately owned steam shunter that could have been seen working in an industrial setting.

The B4 Class were first introduced in the 1890’s with their original purpose being for station piloting and shunting freight wagons in docks. They were designed by London and South Western Railway (LSWR). 

The close wheel configuration made them ideal for shunting around tight radius curves that were common in docks and works yards with limited space. Two examples of these fine locomotives are still preserved today.

Catalogue listing

Model details

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.

Hornby's RailRoad B4 Class steam shunter, number 9, is a OO gauge model representing a British Railways Early Crest locomotive. The model is part of the 2025 Range and features a painted finish in green.

The model has a 0-4-0 wheel arrangement and a minimum radius curve requirement of 1st Radius, which is 371mm. It is fitted with moulded plastic buffers and a NEM tension lock coupling. The model is 115mm in length.

The B4 Class was a type of steam locomotive originally designed by the London and South Western Railway in the 1890s. They were intended for station piloting and shunting freight wagons in docks. The close wheel configuration made them suitable for operation in tight spaces. Two examples of the B4 Class locomotives have been preserved and are still in existence today.

The RailRoad model is a representation of a privately owned steam shunter that could have been seen working in an industrial setting, making it a suitable addition to a model railway layout.