Name: Hornby R3715 LMS, Princess Coronation Class, 4-6-2, 6224 ‘Princess Alexandra’ - Era 3
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3715
Price: 208.99 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

6224 Princess Alexandra left Crewe Works for Camden Shed on 17 July,1937, where it remained until 16 September, 1939 at the outbreak of war. Briefly put into storage at Bletchley, Princess Alexandra re-entered traffic on October 21, 1939.

Sent on loan to Polmadie on 25th November, the locomotive remained allocated there until its withdrawal in October 1963 and while there, the streamlined casing was removed on 27 June, 1946.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3715

GTIN

5055286655418

RRP

£208.99

Release date

2022

Model details

Colour

Blue

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Gauge

Name

Princess Alexandra

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Coupling

NEM

Finish

Pristine

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Tooling date

2019

Livery

Caledonian Blue

Running number

6224

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

LMS Crewe Works

Build date

1937 to 1948

Total built

38 Total
(33 Built Streamlined - later removed)

Tractive effort

40,000 lbf

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Operated by

London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways

Main duties

Express Passenger

In service until

1964

Locomotive class^*

Princess Coronation Class

Operator

LMS

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Designer

Sir William Stanier

Built

August 1948

Built by

LMS Crewe Works

Total produced

^* 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 LMS Princess Coronation Class model, era 3, represents locomotive 6224 “Princess Alexandra”. It is a DCC ready OO gauge model equipped with a 5‑pole skew wound motor and an 8‑pin socket. The chassis has a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius) and uses a NEM coupling. The model measures 299 mm in length and is finished in Caledonian blue with the original LMS livery.

The prototype locomotive was built at LMS Crewe Works between 1937 and 1948, with a total of 38 examples produced to the 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement. Designed by Sir William Stanier, it entered service on 17 July 1937, was allocated to Camden Shed until 16 September 1939, stored at Bletchley and returned to traffic on 21 October 1939. It was loaned to Polmadie on 25 November, where the streamlined casing was removed on 27 June 1946, and remained there until withdrawal in October 1963.

Key specifications: gauge OO, DCC ready (8‑pin), motor 5‑pole skew wound, coupling NEM, colour blue, operator LMS, period represented – The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR). Manufacturer part number R3715.