Name: Hornby R3711X BR, Princess Royal, 4-6-2, 46206 'Princess Marie Louise' - Era 4
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3711X
Price: 205.00 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Originally proposed to be named as Princess Maud, 6206 Princess Marie Louise entered service on loan at Crewe North before heading on to Camden as the majority of the class did from new.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3711X

RRP

£205.00

Release date

March 2020

Model details

DCC status

8 Pin socket (NEM 652)

Gauge

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Based on preserved

Livery

Experimental Blue

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Tooling date

2019

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Finish

Pristine

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Heavy diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Prototype information

In service until

1962

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

LMS Crewe Works

Build date

1933 & 1935

Total built

Tractive effort

40,286 lbf

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Operated by

LMS
British Railways

Main duties

Express Passenger

Surviving locos

Locomotive class^*

Princess Royal

Operator

British Railways

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Designer

Sir William Stanier

Built by

LMS Crewe 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 Princess Royal, 4‑6‑2 locomotive, running number 46206 and named “Princess Marie Louise”. The model is an Era 4 representation, supplied in pristine condition with an experimental blue livery. It carries the Hornby part number R3711X and features an 8‑pin NEM 652 DCC socket.

The model is gauge OO and is fitted with a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor. It can negotiate a minimum radius of 438 mm (second radius curve) and measures 299 mm in length. Power is collected from both the driving wheels and the tender wheels, and it uses NEM/Tension‑lock couplings. The locomotive is painted in the early British Railways crest period and is supplied with a running number of 46206.

The prototype was built by LMS Crewe Works between 1933 and 1935, with a total production run of 13 units. Designed by Sir William Stanier, the 4‑6‑2 “Princess Royal” class was originally to be named Princess Maud; the locomotive entered service on loan at Crewe North before moving to Camden, as did most of its class.