Hornby R30475SS

BR (Late) - Stanier 5MT - 'Black 5' - 45473 (With Steam Generator)

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

The latest addition to our fleet of LMS Class 5MT model locomotives features our innovative steam generator technology. This highly detailed OO gauge model sends out burst of steam in time with the movement of the wheels for the most realistic running. Fitted with HM7000, it also includes sound and control from your mobile device. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, this is an impressive locomotive for your model railway layout.

History

The Wiiliam Stanier-designed Class 5 was introduced in 1934 onto the LMS and by the time the last was built in 1951, the class was 842-strong. No. 45473 was completed at Derby in May 1943, entering service as 5473 and spending much of its working life in Scotland, being part of Perth’s allocation at the time of Nationalisation in 1948 and finishing its career at Dundee Tay Bridge. From there, it was withdrawn in November 1966 and subsequently scrapped at W.H. Arnott, Young at Co. Ltd, Carmyle, Glasgow the following February.

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Common Class 5MT features

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30475SS
RRP
£329.99

Model details

Coupling
NEM Tension Lock
DCC status
HM7000 Fitted - With Sound
Gauge
OO
Livery
Black
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Buffers
Sprung Metal Buffers
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2024
Running number
45473

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
5MT
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Built
1934-1951
Total produced
842

* 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.

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Related products

Hornby BR (Late) Stainer 5MT “Black 5” model (ref R30475SS) represents LMS 5MT No 45473, built at Derby in May 1943 and withdrawn on 11/11/1966 before being scrapped in February 1967. The locomotive is finished in the British Railways Mixed Traffic livery with a matt smokebox and cab roof, a 5MT long‑wheelbase, flickering firebox lighting and die‑cast connecting rods and valve gear.

The OO‑scale model incorporates Hornby’s HM7000 DCC decoder and speaker, compatible with NMRA controllers, the HM7000 app and a Merchant Navy sound profile that is synchronised to the chuff rate. A Generation 2 steam‑generator system uses an optical sensor and piezo element to emit bursts of cold‑water steam in time with wheel rotation. The chassis and running plate are die‑cast, the weight is 360 g and the locomotive is driven by a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor.

Additional features include illuminated head‑ and tail‑lamps, a flickering firebox, sprung metal buffers, NEM tension‑lock coupling pockets, brass handrails and main‑drive bearings, an opening cab roof vent, adjustable cab doors and a quick‑release locomotive‑to‑tender connector. An accessory bag supplies a tablet catcher, vacuum pipes, lamps and couplings, as well as a separately fitted simulated coal load.

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