Name: Hornby R3638 BR (Original) West Country Class, 4-6-2, 34019 Bideford - Era 5
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3638
Price: 184.99 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

R3638

GTIN

5055286645723

RRP

£184.99

Release date

2019

Model details

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Finish

Pristine

Livery

Green with Late Crest

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Based on preserved

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Tooling date

2005

Prototype information

Build dates

1945 to 1951

Total built

110

Tractive effort

31,000 lbf

Builder

SR/ BR Brighton Works
BR Eastleigh Works

Locomotive type

Steam

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

In service until

1967

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Operated by

Southern Railway
British Railways

Locomotive class^*

Southern Railway West Country

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Built by

SR/ BR Brighton Works BR Eastleigh 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 (Original) West Country Class model 34019 Bideford is a 4‑6‑2 steam locomotive produced in 4 mm scale. The model represents a Southern Railway West Country engine built between 1945 and 1951, painted in the green livery with the British Railways Late Crest. It is supplied in pristine condition and carries the running number 34019, named Bideford.

The model measures 272 mm in length, features a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and an 8‑pin DCC ready socket, and can negotiate a minimum radius of the second radius (438 mm). Power is collected from both the driving wheels and the tender wheels. Couplings are of the NEM type with a tension lock. The locomotive is fitted with a chassis built by SR/BR Brighton Works and BR Eastleigh Works and carries the manufacturer part number R3638. It accurately reflects the period of British Railways Late Crest.

Hornby R3638

BR (Original) West Country Class, 4-6-2, 34019 Bideford - Era 5