Manufacturer catalogue image
Prototype Era
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Manufacturer description
By 1926, faced with a stock book of outdated and unsuitable mainline locomotive traction, the London Midland Scottish Railway had an urgent need for provision of an improved and more powerful type of passenger engine for the purpose of avoiding double heading and duplication of certain heavy express passenger main line services.Catalogue listing
Brand:
Hornby
Product Code:
R3558
RRP:
£170.99
Release date:
2017
Model details
Colour
Green
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
Lined Green with Late Crest
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
The Ranger
Running number
46165
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
Royal Scot Class
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
4-6-0
Designer
Sir William Stanier
Built
1927-1930
Total produced
70
* 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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