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Hornby R30436

RailRoad - Loram - Class 37 - 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' 37418

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

The Hornby RailRoad Class 37 No. 37418 ‘An Comunn Gàidhealach’ is presented in Loram livery and comes DCC ready with a 21-pin decoder socket. this model also includes two etched nameplates for added detail.

As part of our RailRoad range, this model has been designed with fewer delicate detail parts and more durable detailing, making it better for handling - perfect for beginners or for adding to your existing collection!

History

Released into BR traffic from Vulcan Foundry as D6971 on 18 March 1965, this locomotive was first allocated to Cardiff Canton. It was rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37418 in 1985 and transferred to Inverness. It received its unusual name ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ (The Gaelic Association) at Edinburgh in October 1986, before entering the Provincial General Pool from January 1989. 

It was renamed ‘Pectindae’ in April 1992, and then ‘East Lancashire Railway’ in April 1994, eventually being sold to a private owner in 2007 by EWS. It is currently on-hire to freight operator Loram Rail and painted in its livery, the ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ name being reinstated in February 2024.

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^* 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 RailRoad Class 37 No 37418 ‘An Comunn Gàidhealach’ is supplied in Loram BR livery and is DCC ready with a 21‑pin decoder socket. The model includes two etched nameplates and is built with fewer delicate parts and more robust detailing, making it suitable for handling by beginners or for inclusion in existing collections.

Key specifications: DCC ready, 21‑pin socket, BR livery, minimum curve radius 2nd radius (438 mm), separate plastic buffers, overall length 255 mm, NEM tension‑lock coupling, operator British Rail, designer English Electric, wheel arrangement Co‑Co, class 37, manufacturer part number R30436, and it represents the current era.

The locomotive was delivered to British Rail from Vulcan Foundry as D6971 on 18 March 1965 and was first allocated to Cardiff Canton. It was rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37418 in 1985, after which it was transferred to Inverness. The name ‘An Comunn Gàidhealach’ (The Gaelic Association) was applied at Edinburgh in October 1986 and the engine entered the Provincial General Pool in January 1989. It was renamed ‘Pectindae’ in April 1992 and ‘East Lancashire Railway’ in April 1994, before being sold to a private owner by EWS in 2007. The locomotive is now on hire to freight operator Loram Rail, painted in its Loram livery, with the name ‘An Comunn Gàidhealach’ reinstated in February 2024.