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Hornby R30477

Hornby Dublo: BR - Merchant Navy - 35019 'French Line CGT'

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

Manufacturer description

A further addition to the highly collectable Hornby Dublo range comes in the form of Merchant Navy No. 35019 ‘French Line CGT’, in the vibrant express blue colour scheme of early British Railways. Moulded out of diecast, this high-fidelity model of a classic Bulleid ‘Spam Can’ is the ideal locomotive for collectors of Southern Region stock and Dublo Diecast models.

Model Specification:

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings
• Fully moulded in Diecast
• Diecast connecting rods and valve gear
• Accessory ‘RF’ Headboard
• 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
• Minimum 2nd Radius curves

Electronics:

• 21-Pin HM7000 decoder socket compatible with HM7000 system
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible

Livery:

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

Hornby recommends:

• BR Tavern Cars

History

One of 30 ‘Merchant Navy’ Class ‘Pacifics’ built at the SR’s Eastleigh Works between 1941 and 1949, ‘French Line CTG’ emerged in June 1945 in malachite green livery as No. 21C19. The class was given names of merchant shipping companies associated with Southampton Docks, of which CTG – Compagnie Générale Transatlantique – was one, though it was widely known simply as ‘French Line’. 

The locomotive became BR No. 35019 in 1948 and was fitted with the new style wedge-shape cab and turned out in express passenger blue. It was rebuilt in May 1959, this time in BR lined green livery, which it wore until withdrawal from Weymouth shed in September 1965.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Hornby Dublo (BR) model of Merchant Navy locomotive No 35019 “French Line CGT” in British Railways early crest express blue livery. The die‑cast OO‑scale model measures 360 mm in length, runs on a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, and is equipped with a 21‑pin HM7000 decoder socket for DCC operation. It features metal sprung buffers, NEM couplings, brass main drive bearings, and separate die‑cast connecting rods, valve gear and a simulated coal load with a fully detailed tender bunker.

The locomotive includes an RF headboard, a highly detailed cab and backhead with instrument dials, and etched nameplates. Electrical pickups are provided on the main drive wheels and tender wheels, with a pogo‑pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy servicing. Minimum curve radius is a 2nd‑radius curve of 438 mm.

The model is supplied with an accessory bag and is compatible with HM7000 power banks. Hornby recommends pairing it with BR tavern cars for a period‑accurate consist.

The prototype was one of 30 Merchant Navy Pacifics built at Eastleigh Works between 1941 and 1949, entering service in June 1945 as No 21C19 in malachite green. It became BR No 35019 in 1948, received an express‑passenger blue livery, was rebuilt in May 1959 in lined green, and was withdrawn from Weymouth shed in September 1965.