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Hornby R3731

BR, H Class, 0-4-4T, 31177 - Era 4

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

Manufacturer description

Built at Ashford Works in March 1909, SE&CR No. 177 entered traffic at Bricklayers Arms and following Grouping, in 1924 the locomotive was renumbered as A177. Between January 1943 and August 1944, 1177 went on loan with the LMS, based at Forfar, working Arbroath local traffic.

In May 1953, now numbered 31177, the locomotive received a push-pull motor, keeping it until withdrawal in October 1961.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3731
GTIN
5055286655562
RRP
£159.99
Release date
November 2023

Model details

Colour
Black
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2017
Livery
British Railway
Running number
31177

Prototype information

Introduced
1909
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
SECR Ashford Works
Build date
1904 to 1915
Total built
66
Tractive effort
17,360 lbf
Wheel configuration
0-4-4T
Operated by
South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
Main duties
Local Passenger
In service until
1964
Locomotive class*
H Class
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-4-4T
Designer
Harry Wainwright
Built
August 1948
Built by
SECR Ashford Works
Total produced
66

* 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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