Name: Hornby R3525 BR, Battle of Britain Class, 4-6-2, 21C159 ‘Sir Archibald Sinclair’ Early BR - Era 4
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3525
Price: 174.99 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3525

GTIN

5055288636897

RRP

£174.99

Release date

2018

Model details

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Tooling date

2005

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Livery

SR Malachite Green

Name

Sir Archibald Sinclair

Finish

Pristine

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Running number

21C159

Prototype information

In service until

1967

Tractive effort

31,000 lbf

Total built

110

Build dates

1945 to 1951

Builder

SR/ BR Brighton Works
BR Eastleigh Works

Locomotive type

Steam

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Operated by

Southern Railway
British Railways

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Locomotive class^*

Southern Railway Battle of Britain

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Built

August 1948

Built by

SR/ BR Brighton Works BR Eastleigh Works

Total produced

110

^* 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 Battle of Britain Class 4‑6‑2 model, catalogue number 21C159, represents the locomotive “Sir Archibald Sinclair”. The model is finished in pristine condition and carries the Southern Railway Malachite Green livery.

The prototype locomotive was built between 1945 and 1951, one of 110 produced to the Southern Railway Battle of Britain class designed by Oliver Bulleid. It measures 272 mm in length and features a 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement. The model is equipped with a five‑pole skew‑wound motor and a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket, with power pickup from both the driving wheels and the tender wheels.

Operable on a minimum radius curve of 438 mm (second radius), the model uses NEM/tension‑lock couplings. It is marketed as a British Railways early‑crest representation and carries the manufacturer part number R3525. The model is supplied by Hornby, manufactured at the Brighton and Eastleigh works.