Hornby R30541

RailRoad: EWS - Class 47 - 'Windsor Castle' 47787

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Built by Brush, this locomotive started life as D1757 in September 1964 at Cardiff Canton, and, under TOPS, became 47163 in 1974. 

It received various modifications between 1976 and 1979 and was reclassified as a 47/4 and renumbered 47610 in April 1984. It was renumbered and again in April 1989, when it became a 47/8 and was given the number 47823, before becoming 47787 as part of the EWS fleet and being named ‘Windsor Castle’. Previously, it had carried the names ‘SS Great Britain' and ‘Victim Support’. It became part of the West Coast Railways operation at Carnforth in February 2007. 

Our Class 47 RailRoad model faithfully depicts this locomotive in its EWS form, with added features for enhanced durability.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Range
Railroad
Product Code
R30541
GTIN
5063129060480
RRP
£94.99

Model details

Buffers
Moulded Plastic Buffers
Coupling
NEM Tension Lock
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Livery
Red/Yellow
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2006
Name
Windsor Castle
Running number
47787

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 47
Operator
EWS
Motive power
Diesel
Built
1962-1968
Total produced
512

* 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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Hornby RailRoad Class 47 EWS – “Windsor Castle” (product code 47787, manufacturer part number R30541) is a ready‑to‑run model locomotive representing the post‑privatisation era.

The prototype was built by Brush and entered service as D1757 on 01/09/1964 at Cardiff Canton. Under the TOPS system it was renumbered 47163 in 1974. Modifications between 1976 and 1979 led to its reclassification as a 47/4 and it received the number 47610 in April 1984. It was renumbered again in April 1989 as a 47/8, becoming 47823, before adopting the number 47787 as part of the EWS fleet and being named “Windsor Castle”. Earlier names included “SS Great Britain” and “Victim Support”. The locomotive joined West Coast Railways at Carnforth in February 2007.

The Hornby model reproduces the locomotive in its EWS livery, with added details for improved durability and a faithful representation of the external features of the original Class 47.

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