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Hornby R30472SS

BR (Early) - Merchant Navy - 35028 'Clan Line' (With Steam Generator)

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

Manufacturer description

We are excited to reveal a further release of the ever-popular Bulleid Pacific Merchant Navy in the June range launch, in a brand-new livery with steam generator technology. This highly detailed model represents famed 'Spam Can' No.35028 ‘Clan Line’ in British Railways lined green livery with early cycling lion emblem on the tender.

A must-have model for Southern Region collectors, this feature-packed locomotive is pre-fitted with HM7000 control, for the most satisfying model railway experience yet.

Please Note: This model requires a DCC controller or the HM7000 App to control.

Model Specification:

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings
• Die-cast chassis, pony truck and trailing truck
• Die-cast connecting rods and valve gear
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials
• Large number of separately fitted parts
• Separately fitted simulated coal load with fully detailed tender bunker
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels
• 8-way locomotive to tender drawbar, with integrated electrical connection for easy coupling and decoupling
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing
• Brass main drive bearings
• Sprung metal buffers
• Front and rear NEM coupling pocket
• Accessory bag contains tablet catcher, vacuum pipes, lamps and couplings
• Minimum 2nd Radius curves

Steam Generator:

• Pre-fitted Gen 2 steam generator system featuring an optical sensor for accurate chuff rate synchronised with the wheel speed. Steam output is created using piezo element technology. This is a cold water-based system (no heating element).
• Water reservoir large enough for 20 minutes of continuous steam running
• Adjustable steam output settings via the decoder

Electronics:

• Pre-fitted 21-Pin HM7000 decoder and speaker. Compatible with NMRA DCC controllers and HM7000 system
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible

DCC Sound:

• Pre-installed Merchant Navy sound profile for accurate locomotive sounds, synchronised with the chuff rate and steam effect.
• Assembled using live recordings of Merchant Navy locomotives
• Tender speaker

Livery:

• BR Lined Green with ‘Cycling Lion’ early emblem on tender
• Clan Line etched nameplates
• Semi-gloss finish
• Accurate colours and fonts
• Era 4

Hornby recommends:

• BR Tavern Cars

History

Thirty of Bulleid’s three-cylinder ‘Merchant Navy’ Class were built at Eastleigh in three batches between 1941 and 1949. No. 35028 was one of the last batch, ordered by the Southern Railway just prior to nationalisation in 1948 and therefore completed under British Railways. No. 35028 was finished in December 1948, including the newer, wedge-shape cab fronts from new. 

Rebuilt from air-smoothed condition in 1959, ‘Clan Line’ was allocated to Nine Elms and hauled prestigious expresses such as the ‘Bournemouth Belle’ and ‘Atlantic Coast Express’. Retired in July 1967, the locomotive is preserved by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Society and regularly hauls trains on the main line.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Hornby BR (Early) Merchant Navy locomotive No 35028 ‘Clan Line’ is an OO gauge model featuring a pre‑fitted HM7000 DCC decoder with sound, a 5‑pole skew wound motor and metal sprung buffers. The model measures 360 mm in length, uses NEM couplings and is supplied with a die‑cast chassis, pony and trailing trucks, brass main‑drive bearings and a detailed cab and tender.

The locomotive is fitted with a Gen 2 steam generator system that uses a piezo element to produce steam from a cold‑water reservoir, providing up to 20 minutes of continuous operation. Steam output can be adjusted via the decoder and is synchronised with wheel speed through an optical sensor.

Electronics include a 21‑pin HM7000 decoder, speaker and compatibility with NMRA DCC controllers or the HM7000 app. The model also incorporates a pre‑installed Merchant Navy sound profile with a tender speaker, and an accessory bag containing tablet catcher, vacuum pipes, lamps and couplings.

The livery is British Railways lined green with the early ‘Cycling Lion’ emblem on the tender and etched nameplates. The prototype No 35028 was completed in December 1948, rebuilt in 1959 and withdrawn in July 1967; it is now preserved by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Society and operates on the main line.