Name: Hornby R3408 BR, 6000 'King' Class, 4-6-0, 6016 'King Edward V' - Era 3
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3408
Price: 137.99 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

In the mid-1920s, with train load sizes increasing to and from the South West, the Great Western Railway were faced with the need for even more powerful locomotives, capable of hauling the heavy expresses at an average speed of 60 mph. The main routes were limited to a 20 ton axle weight though, so a number of the Great Western's routes had to be upgraded, including the strengthening of some bridges, before the Great Western's General Manager, Sir Felix Pole, would give his Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, permission to proceed with the design and construction of a "Super-Castle".

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3408

GTIN

5055288630260

RRP

£137.99

Release date

January 2017

Model details

Colour

Green

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Finish

Painted

Gauge

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Coupling

NEM

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Tooling date

2016

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Livery

Green

Name

King Edward V

Running number

6016

Prototype information

In service until

1962

Main duties

Express Passenger

Operated by

GWR, British Railways

Wheel configuration

4-6-0

Build date

1927-1936

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Locomotive type

Steam

Total built

Locomotive class^*

6000 King Class

Operator

GWR

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-0

Designer

Charles Collett

Built

June 1928

Total produced

^* 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 6000 ‘King’ Class OO gauge model, running number 6016, represents the Great Western Railway locomotive King Edward V. The model is painted in a green livery, measures 274 mm in length and is equipped with a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and an 8‑pin DCC‑ready socket. It uses NEM couplings, a minimum radius of 438 mm, and draws power from both the driving wheels and the tender wheels. The motor is a 5‑pole skew wound type and the locomotive runs on a 4‑6‑0 wheel arrangement, with a 5‑pole motor, and is supplied by the part number R3408.

The prototype locomotive was designed by Charles Collett and built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon in June 1928. A total of 31 of the 6000 ‘King’ Class were produced for the GWR, and the locomotive represented by this model served for 34 years before being withdrawn in September 1962. The model depicts the period of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

Historically, the 6000 ‘King’ Class was developed in the mid‑1920s to meet the GWR’s need for more powerful engines capable of hauling heavy express trains at an average speed of 60 mph, after upgrades to route infrastructure allowed higher axle loads. The design was authorised by General Manager Sir Felix Pole and implemented by Chief Mechanical Engineer Charles Collett as a “Super‑Castle” locomotive.