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Hornby R3694X

Associated Portland Cement, Peckett B2 Class, 0-6-0ST, 'Westminster' - Era 6

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Peckett 1378 was built in 1914 for the War Department, being sent to the Larkhill Military Railway, before entering service on the War Department"s Fovant Military Railway in 1915, being named as Westminster, where it stayed until December 1920. Sold on to Associated Portland Cement (APC) at Houghton Regis, the locomotive also worked at Shipton-on-Cherwell and Kidlington Works, before being sold into private ownership.

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Prototype information

^* 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.

Hornby Associated Portland Cement, Peckett B2 Class, 0-6-0ST, “Westminster” – Era 6 is a model locomotive in OO gauge. It measures 97 mm in length and is finished in pristine condition with a green livery. The model is DCC fitted, powered by a three‑pole skew wound motor, and collects power from all wheels. Coupling is supplied as NEM with tension lock, and it can negotiate a minimum radius curve of 371 mm (first radius).

The prototype, Peckett 1378, was built by Peckett & Sons in 1914 for the War Department. It entered service on the Larkhill Military Railway and, from 1915, worked on the War Department’s Fovant Military Railway where it was named “Westminster”. The locomotive remained there until December 1920, after which it was sold to Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Limited (APC) at Houghton Regis. While with APC it operated at the Houghton Regis, Shipton‑on‑Cherwell and Kidlington works before eventually being sold into private ownership.