Name: Hornby R3520 BR, Standard 7 'Brittania' Class, 4-6-2, 70007 ‘Couer-de-Lion’ - Era 5
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3520
Price: 180.99 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

R3520

GTIN

5055288636200

RRP

£180.99

Release date

2017

Model details

Livery

Lined Green with Late Crest

Name

Coeur-de-Lion

Finish

Pristine

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Tooling date

2006

Running number

70007

Prototype information

Build dates

1951 to 1954

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

BR Crewe Works

Operated by

British Railways

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

1968

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Tractive effort

32,150 lbf

Total built

Locomotive class^*

British Railways Standard 7 "Britannia"

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Built

August 1948

Built by

BR Crewe Works

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 Standard 7 “Britannia” Class locomotive model, reference 70007 ‘Coeur‑de‑Lion’, era 5. The model represents a British Railways Standard 7 locomotive with a 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement.

The model is finished in pristine condition and carries a lined green livery with the late crest. It bears the running number 70007 and the name Coeur‑de‑Lion. Overall length is 287 mm and it is supplied as DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket.

Technical features include a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and a minimum radius curve of the second radius (438 mm). The locomotive is powered by steam in the operating model.

The prototype was built between 1951 and 1954, with a total production of 55 units. Designed by Robert Riddles and built at BR Crewe Works, it falls under the British Railways Late Crest period. Manufacturer part number is R3520.

Hornby R3520

BR, Standard 7 'Brittania' Class, 4-6-2, 70007 ‘Couer-de-Lion’ - Era 5