Name: Hornby R3494 RailRoad, BR, Class 5MT 'Black Five', 4-6-0, 45025 - Era 5
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3494
Price: 100.99 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3494

GTIN

5055288629745

RRP

£100.99

Release date

2017

Model details

Power pickup

All except front pony

Tooling date

2009

Finish

Pristine

Name

W.P. Allen

Livery

Black with Late Crest

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Minimum radius

Radius 1

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

Fixed

Running number

45025

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

4-6-0

Tractive effort

25,455 lbf

Total built

842

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

LMS Crewe
Derby & Horwich Works
Vulcan Foundry
Armstrong Whitworth

Build date

1934 - 1951

Operated by

LMS
British Railways

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Surviving locos

In service until

1968

Locomotive class^*

London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5MT "Black Five"

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-0

Built

August 1948

Built by

LMS Crewe Derby & Horwich Works Vulcan Foundry Armstrong Whitworth

Total produced

842

^* 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 model BR Class 5MT ‘Black Five’, 4‑6‑0, running number 45025 – Era 5. The locomotive is finished in pristine black with the late British Railways crest and measures 256 mm in length. It is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, fitted with a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and can negotiate a minimum curve of the second radius (438 mm). Power is collected from all pickups except the front pony truck, and the model is powered by steam.

The prototype was built between 1934 and 1951, with a total of 842 units produced. Designed by William Stanier, the original locomotives were constructed at LMS Crewe, Derby and Horwich Works, Vulcan Foundry and Armstrong Whitworth. They belonged to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway class 5 “Black Five” and later operated under British Railways. The Hornby model carries the manufacturer part number R3494 and represents the British Railways late‑crest period.