Hornby R3832

LNER, Thompson Class A2/3, 4-6-2 500 'Edward Thompson' - Era 3

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

Manufacturer description

500 Edward Thompson entered traffic on 24 May 1946 at Gateshead, before changing sheds three times in the next four months. Eventually settling at Kings Cross from 12 September 1946, at nationalisation Edward Thompson was given the temporary British Railways number of E500, before being renumbered as 60500 on 7 October 1949.


As top line duties dwindled, 60500 Edward Thompson was moved to Peterborough's New England shed on 4 June 1950, where the locomotive remained until withdrawal on 16 June 1963.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3832
GTIN
5055286671807
RRP
£229.99
Release date
April 2021

Model details

Colour
Green
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
Apple/Doncaster Green, Lined (Silver)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
Edward Thompson
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Running number
500

Prototype information

Introduced
1946
Locomotive class*
London & North Eastern Railway A2/3
Operator
LNER
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
4-6-2
Designer
Edward Thompson
Built
1946-1946
Built by
Doncaster Works
Total produced
15

* 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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