Name: Hornby R3383TTS BR, Castle Class, 4-6-0, 5050 ‘Earl of St. Germans’ Early BR with TTS Sound - Era 4
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3383TTS
Price: 200.99 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3383TTS

GTIN

5055288632516

RRP

£200.99

Release date

2016

Model details

Livery

Lined Green with Early Emblem

Name

Earl of St. Germans

Finish

Pristine

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

DCC status

DCC Twin Track Sound Fitted

Tooling date

2010

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Running number

5050

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

GWR/ BR Swindon Works

Build date

1923 to 1950

Total built

171

Tractive effort

31,625 lbf

Wheel configuration

4-6-0

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main duties

Express Passenger

In service until

1965

Locomotive class^*

Great Western Railway 4073 "Castle"

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-0

Built

August 1948

Built by

GWR/ BR Swindon Works

Total produced

171

^* 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 BR Castle Class 4‑6‑0 locomotive, model number R3383TTS. The model represents British Railways early‑crest locomotive 5050 “Earl of St. Germans”, built to a 265 mm length. It is finished in pristine condition with a lined green livery and the early British Railways emblem.

The model is fitted with DCC twin‑track sound, a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and pickups on both the driving wheels and tender wheels. It runs on a minimum radius of 2nd radius (438 mm) and uses NEM/tension‑lock couplings. The prototype was designed by Charles Collett and built at GWR/BR Swindon Works between 1923 and 1950, with 171 units produced in the Great Western Railway 4073 “Castle” class.