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Hornby R30437TXS

RailRoad - DRS - Class 37 - 'Carl Haviland' 37419 (DCC Sound Fitted)

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

Manufacturer description

This sound-fitted Hornby RailRoad Class 37 No. 37419 ‘Carl Haviland’ is presented in Direct Rail Services livery complete with commemorative nameplate. Equipped with a 21-pin decoder preloaded with authentic Class 37 sound profiles, it delivers rich, immersive audio straight from the box. 

Detail highlights include separately fitted plastic buffers, NEM tension lock couplings, and an accessory bag for added customisation. Designed to run on second radius curves or greater, this model combines performance, presentation, and sound in one standout locomotive.

History

This locomotive entered service with BR in 1965 as D6991 allocated to Cardiff Canton, but was renumbered to 37291 in March 1974. It was rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37419 in 1985 and transferred to Scotland, entering the Provincial General Pool at inverness in 1989. 

Reallocated to Thornaby as part of the Railfreight Construction sub-sector the following year, after many moves and sector allocations, it passed via EWS to Direct Rail Services in 2011. Since 2019 it has carried InterCity mainline livery and was named ‘Carl Haviland 1954-2012’. 

It is currently stored serviceable at Barrow Hill as part of the Harry Needle Railroad Co. hire fleet.

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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.

Hornby RailRoad DRS Class 37 No. 37419 ‘Carl Haviland’ is a sound‑fitted model locomotive presented in Direct Rail Services (DRS) livery with a commemorative nameplate. The locomotive is fitted with an HM7000 decoder and a 21‑pin connector that provides authentic Class 37 sound profiles straight from the box.

The model measures 255 mm in length, runs on a minimum radius of the second radius (438 mm), and is equipped with separate plastic buffers and NEM tension‑lock couplings. It has a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, a manufacturer part number R30437TXS, and is intended to represent the current era. The operator is DRS and the model is supplied with an accessory bag for optional customisation.

Historically, the prototype entered British Rail service in 1965 as D6991 allocated to Cardiff Canton, was renumbered 37291 in March 1974, rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37419 in 1985, and later transferred to Scotland. After several reallocations it passed to Direct Rail Services in 2011, received InterCity mainline livery in 2019 and was named ‘Carl Haviland 1954‑2012’. The model is currently stored serviceable at Barrow Hill as part of the Harry Needle Railroad Co. hire fleet.