Hornby R3729

LNER, Class O1, 2-8-0, 6359 - Era 3

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

Manufacturer description

6359 was one of the original Railway Operating Division 2-8-0 locomotives, built by Kitson in August 1918 and numbered as ROD 1625.

Transferred to the LNER on 2 February, 1924 as a Class O4/3, the locomotive was renumbered as LNER 6359 and allocated to Gorton, then Sheffield Neepsend, Doncaster and Retford Thrumpton, before being rebuilt as a Class O1 in April/May 1945.

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^* 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.