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Hornby R3701

BR, A4 Class, 4-6-2, 60028 ‘Walter K Whigham’ - Era 4

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

Manufacturer description

Entering traffic on 20 March, 1937 as 4487 Sea Eagle, the locomotive was allocated to Gateshead and Haymarket sheds until 9 May, 1939, moving to Kings Cross for the duration of the Second World War.


Returning to Kings Cross in May 1948 as LNER No. 28 and renamed as Walter K. Whigham, the move coincided with a repaint into British Railways

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3701
GTIN
5055286655357
RRP
£205.99
Release date
October 2019

Model details

Colour
Blue
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Power pickup
Driving and leading wheels and tender only
Tooling date
2004
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Passenger figures
No
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling
NEM
Livery
Express Blue
Name
Sea Eagle, Walter K. Whigham
Finish
Pristine
Running number
LNER 4487, LNER 28, BR 60028

Prototype information

In service until
1966
Operated by
LNER
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-2
Top speed
90 mph (in regular service)
126.4 mph (maximum recorded)
Build date
1935 to 1938
Total built
35
Tractive effort
35,455 lbf
Main duties
Express Passenger
Builder
LNER Doncaster Works
Locomotive type
Steam
Locomotive class*
A4 Class
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
4-6-2
Designer
Sir Nigel Gresley
Built
March 1937

* 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 A4 Class 4‑6‑2 locomotive model (product number 60028, part number R3701) represents the steam engine named Walter K. Whigham. The model is built to OO gauge, measures 291 mm in length and features a pristine blue express livery. It runs on a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, and picks up power from the driving and leading wheels and the tender only. The coupling is to NEM standard and the colour is blue.

The prototype was built in March 1937 at Doncaster by the London & North Eastern Railway, entered traffic on 20 March 1937 as 4487 Sea Eagle, and was allocated to Gateshead and Haymarket sheds before moving to Kings Cross in May 1939 for the duration of the Second World War. Renamed Walter K. Whigham in May 1948, it received a British Railways early crest repaint, served for 25 years, and was withdrawn in December 1962. The locomotive has a 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 90 mph and a minimum curve radius of the second radius (438 mm).

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