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Hornby R30482

LNER - Class P2 - 2004 'Mons Meg'

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

'Mons Meg' is a stunning example of one of Nigel Gresley's P2 engines, sporting a stylish green livery. It has sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, with a 21-pin socket ready for upgrade to HM7000 control. 

Nigel Gresley designed the P2s for hauling heavy express trains along the demanding route between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Six were introduced between 1934 and 1936. The first three locomotives differed in appearance, the third having the wedge-shaped front similar to the A4s which was adopted for the remainder of the class. The first two also later converted. 

Even then, 2004 was fitted with an experimental butterfly valve blastpipe bypass and the last two also had design differences, meaning that none of the six were built the same. All were subsequently rebuilt by Thompson as conventional Pacifics in 1943/4 by Gresley’s successor, Edward Thompson.

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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 LNER – Class P2 – 2004 “Mons Meg” is a model railway locomotive produced by Hornby. It carries the manufacturer part number R30482 and represents the period of the Big Four railway companies – LNER, LMS, GWR and SR.

The model depicts one of Nigel Gresley’s P2 engines in a green livery. It is fitted with sprung metal buffers, NEM tension‑lock couplings and a 21‑pin socket that can be upgraded to HM7000 digital control. The 2004 vehicle also incorporates an experimental butterfly‑valve blastpipe bypass, a feature that was unique to the historic locomotive.

The real‑world P2 class was designed by Gresley for heavy express services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Six examples were built between 1934 and 1936; the first three differed in appearance, with the third adopting the wedge‑shaped front later used on the whole class. All six were rebuilt as conventional Pacifics by Edward Thompson in 1943/44.