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Hornby R3552

GWR, 6800 'Grange' Class, 4-6-0, 6860 ‘Aberporth Grange’ - Era 3

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

Manufacturer description

The idea for a new class of two cylinder, 4-6-0, mixed traffic locomotive on the Great Western Railway came from George Churchward, Chief Mechanical Officer at the time, in the years preceding the First World War. His proposal envisaged combining the standard Swindon No.1 boiler with driving wheels of 5' 8" to deliver a combination of good pulling power and good acceleration which is vital in the design of an efficient mixed traffic locomotive.

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Prototype information

^* 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.

Hornby Great Western Railway 6800 “Grange” Class, OO gauge model of locomotive No. 6860 “Aberporth Grange”. The model is painted in a green livery, measures 253 mm in length and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket. It features a 5‑pole skew wound motor, NEM couplings and power pickup from both the driving and tender wheels. The minimum curve radius is 438 mm (second radius).

The prototype locomotive was built in February 1939 by the Great Western Railway at Swindon to the design of Charles Collett. It was a 4‑6‑0 mixed‑traffic steam engine, one of 80 Grange Class engines produced, and served for 26 years before being withdrawn in February 1965. The model represents the “Big Four” era of British railways (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

Additional specifications include a painted finish, green colour scheme, NEM couplings, and a manufacturer part number R3552. The model is suitable for OO gauge layouts and reflects the original locomotive’s mixed‑traffic capability and performance characteristics.