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Hornby R30455

SR - Merchant Navy Class - 21C9 'Shaw Savill' (VE Day 80th Anniversary)

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

Manufacturer description

Hornby’s SR Merchant Navy Class 21C9 ‘Shaw Savill’, finished in black wartime livery, is an exceptional addition to the Victory over Europe 80th Anniversary Collection. This powerful locomotive OO model, with its sleek lines and impressive design, is DCC-ready, equipped with a 21-pin socket to easily accommodate digital control.

With its distinctive style and historical significance, ‘Shaw Savill’ is a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts looking to bring a piece of wartime rail history to their layouts.

History

Built at Eastleigh Works, this locomotive entered traffic in July 1942 as one Oliver Bulleid’s unconventional air-smoothed ‘Pacifics’ and named after Shaw Savill Line of London, a well-known merchant shipping company at the time. Turned out in Southern Railway black with green-shaded ‘Sunshine’ lettering, the locomotive was painted into traditional malachite green after hostilities ended. 

Renumbered to 35009 in August 1949 under British Railways following nationalisation the previous year, it was rebuilt in 1957 to a more conventional design and was allocated to Exmouth Junction, from where it was withdrawn in September 1964.

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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's SR Merchant Navy Class 21C9 'Shaw Savill' is a 00 gauge model locomotive finished in wartime Southern Railway black livery. The model is part of the Victory over Europe 80th Anniversary Collection and is DCC-ready with a 21-pin socket.

The model features a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement and is based on the real-life locomotive built at Eastleigh Works in 1942. It was originally named after the Shaw Savill Line of London and was later renumbered to 35009 under British Railways. The model is a representation of the period when the locomotive was in its wartime livery.

The model has a number of features including sprung metal buffers, a 5-pole skew wound motor and a minimum radius curve of 438mm. It is a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts looking to recreate wartime railway scenes on their layouts.

The real-life locomotive had a significant history, being rebuilt in 1957 and allocated to Exmouth Junction before being withdrawn in September 1964. This model is a faithful representation of the locomotive during its wartime era.