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Hornby R30503

BR (Early) - K1 Class - 62046

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

Manufacturer description

Add a BR (Early) K1 Class locomotive to your model railway layout today. This stylish OO steam engine features sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, and you can upgrade to DCC control by adding a 21 pin decoder (sold seperately). 

Built in 1949/50, after the formation of BR in 1948, but to an LNER design that was instigated by Edward Thompson, with the conversion of a three-cylinder ‘K4’ at Darlington in 1945, the two-cylinder ‘K1s’ were much modified by Thompson’s successor as Chief Mechanical Engineer, Arthur H Peppercorn.

No.62046 emerged from the North British Locomotive Works in Glasgow in October 1949 and was first allocated to Darlington shed. After a reallocation to York (North) in June 1956, the locomotive ended its career there in February 1967 and was scrapped by Hughes Bolckow at Blyth during April.

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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 BR (Early) K1 Class – 62046 is an OO gauge model of a British Railways early‑crest steam locomotive. The product carries the manufacturer part number R30503 and represents the British Railways Early Crest period.

The model includes sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings. It can be fitted with a 21‑pin DCC decoder, sold separately, to allow digital control. The locomotive is presented in the traditional BR Early livery.

No 62046 was built by the North British Locomotive Works in Glasgow in October 1949. It was based on an LNER design introduced by Edward Thompson and later modified under Chief Mechanical Engineer Arthur H Peppercorn. The prototype was a two‑cylinder version of the earlier three‑cylinder K4.

The locomotive was initially allocated to Darlington shed, transferred to York (North) in June 1956, and remained in service there until February 1967. It was subsequently scrapped by Hughes Bolckow at Blyth in April 1967.