Hornby R3280

Class A4 4-6-2 4496 Golden Shuttle in LNER Garter Blue - Railroad range

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

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3280
RRP
£76.99

Model details

Pickup in tender
No
Livery
Garter Blue
Name
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Golden Shuttle
Interior lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling
NEM
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Coupling mount
NEM pocket (rear), non-NEM frame mounted (front)
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2008
Running number
LNER 4496, LNER 8, BR 60008

Prototype information

Operated by
LNER
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-2
Builder
LNER Doncaster Works
Build date
1935 to 1938
Total built
35
Tractive effort
35,455 lbf
In service until
1966
Top speed
90 mph (in regular service)
126.4 mph (maximum recorded)
Locomotive type
Steam
Main duties
Express Passenger
Locomotive class*
London & North Eastern Railway A4
Motive power
Steam
Built
September 1937

* 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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