Name: Hornby R3599TTS BR (Late) Black 5 Class 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive No.45000 DCC with TTS Sound! - OO Gauge
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3599TTS
Price: 199.99 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

WAREHOUSE FIND

Rails Limited Exclusive Edition Black Five BR (Late) Black 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive No.45000. DCC fitted with TTS Sound

Only 250 Produced. The model comes with numbered certificate in unique Rails Limited packaging.

The TTS sound chip has the latest software update which fixes previous bugs a few customers experienced with certain controllers.

Fancy adding more realism? Then why not have your model professionally weathered. Choose from Light, Medium or End of life heavy weathering.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3599TTS

RRP

£199.99

Release date

TBA

Limited edition model for

Rails of Sheffield

Model details

Tooling date

2004

DCC status

DCC Sound Fitted

Livery

BR black with late crest

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Passenger figures

Coupling type

Tension lock

Finish

Pristine

Interior lighting

Directional lighting

Based on preserved

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Pickup in tender

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling mount

NEM pockets
Non-NEM socket

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

LMS Crewe
Derby & Horwich Works
Vulcan Foundry
Armstrong Whitworth

Tractive effort

25,455 lbf

Wheel configuration

4-6-0

Operated by

LMS
British Railways

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

1968

Surviving locos

Total built

842

Build date

1934 - 1951

Locomotive class^*

Class 5MT Black Five LMS

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-0

Built by

LMS Crewe Derby & Horwich Works Vulcan Foundry Armstrong Whitworth

^* 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 (Late) Black 5 Class 4‑6‑0 steam locomotive No 45000 is an OO gauge model fitted with DCC and TTS sound. The locomotive is presented in BR black livery with the late crest and a pristine finish. It carries the running number 45000 and is part of the Rails of Sheffield limited edition, with only 250 units produced.

The model measures 256 mm in length and uses a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor. It can negotiate a minimum radius of 438 mm (2nd radius) and draws power from both the driving wheels and the tender wheels. The wheel arrangement is 4‑6‑0 and the locomotive represents the Class 5MT Black Five of British Railways, designed by William Stanier and built between 1934 and 1951, with a total of 842 produced in real life.

Manufactured by Hornby (part number R3599TTS), the model includes a numbered certificate in exclusive Rails Limited packaging. The TTS sound chip carries the latest software update that addresses earlier compatibility issues with some controllers.

Optional weathering kits are available for those who wish to add realism, offering light, medium or end‑of‑life heavy weathering finishes.