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Hornby R3627

BR, A3 Class, 4-6-2, 60103 'Flying Scotsman’ - Era 4

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description
A1 Class 4472 Flying Scotsman entered traffic in February 1923 as LNER No. 1472, being allocated initially to Doncaster. Renumbered as 4472 in March 1924, the locomotive was also renumbered as No. 502 and No. 103 before entering Doncaster workshops in November 1946 for rebuilding as an A3. In 1949 the locomotive was repainted into British Railways.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3627
GTIN
5055286645976
RRP
£179.99
Release date
January 2019

Model details

Livery
Express Blue
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
Flying Scotsman
Colour
Blue
Tooling date
2005
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Running number
60103

Prototype information

Builder
Doncaster Works & North British Locomotive Co
Locomotive class*
Class A3
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
4-6-2
Designer
Sir Nigel Gresley
Built
August 1948
Total produced
78

* 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 A3 Class 4‑6‑2 locomotive model, reference R3627, replicates the LNER/BR No. 60103 “Flying Scotsman”. The model is painted in Express Blue, carries the running number 60103, and measures 293 mm in length. It is supplied as a ready‑to‑run OO‑gauge unit with a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and an eight‑pin DCC‑ready socket; the minimum curve radius is the 2nd radius of 438 mm.

Technical specifications include a painted finish, a wheel arrangement of 4‑6‑2, and a steam‑powered motive representation. The locomotive is presented in the British Railways Early Crest livery and reflects the design of Sir Nigel Gresley. The production run of the original A3 class covered 1922–1935, with 78 examples built.

The real locomotive, originally LNER No. 1472, entered service on 02 February 1923 and was allocated to Doncaster. It was renumbered 4472 in March 1924, later carried numbers 502 and 103, and was rebuilt as an A3 at Doncaster workshops in November 1946. In 1949 it received its British Railways blue livery, the condition reproduced by this model.

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