Hornby R3730

BR, Class O1, 2-8-0, 63806 - Era 4

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

Manufacturer description

63806 was one of the original Railway Operating Division 2-8-0 locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Company in May 1918 as ROD 1915.


Post-war, the locomotive returned to service with the LNWR before being transferred to the LNER in March 1928 and rebuilt as a Class O1 in August 1944. The locomotive was allocated to Thornton Junction from where it entered British Railways ownership in 1948, being renumbered to 63806.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3730
GTIN
5055286655555
RRP
£133.49
Release date
December 2019

Model details

Coupling
NEM
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Colour
Black
Power pickup
Driving wheels only
Running number
63806

Prototype information

Introduced
1945
Locomotive class*
London & North Eastern Railway O1
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
2-8-0
Designer
Edward Thompson
Built
1944
Built by
LNER
Total produced
58

* 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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