Name: Hornby R3619 BR, Castle Class, 4-6-0, 5013 'Abergavenny Castle' - Era 5
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3619
Price: 169.99 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

R3619

GTIN

5055286647109

RRP

£169.99

Release date

2018

Model details

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Motor

5 pole skew wound

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Livery

Lined Green with Late Crest

Finish

Pristine

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Based on preserved

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Tooling date

2010

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Prototype information

Total built

171

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

GWR/ BR Swindon Works

Build date

1923 to 1950

Tractive effort

31,625 lbf

Wheel configuration

4-6-0

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main duties

Express Passenger

In service until

1965

Locomotive class^*

Great Western Railway 4073 "Castle"

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-0

Built by

GWR/ BR Swindon Works

^* 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 Castle Class model 4-6-0, number 5013, representing the locomotive Abergavenny Castle. The model is finished in pristine condition with a lined green livery and the British Railways late crest. It measures 265 mm in length and carries the manufacturer part number R3619.

The model is DCC ready, fitted with an 8‑pin socket and a 5‑pole skew wound motor. Power is collected from both the driving wheels and the tender wheels, and the minimum radius curve is the second radius of 438 mm. Coupling is provided by NEM/tension lock couplers and the locomotive is powered by steam.

The prototype was designed by Charles Collett and built at GWR/BR Swindon Works between 1923 and 1950, with a total production of 171 members of the Great Western Railway 4073 “Castle” class. This era 5 representation reflects the British Railways late‑crest period.