Hornby R3853

GrantRail Ltd, Ruston & Hornsby 48DS, 0-4-0, GR5090 - Era 9

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

R&H 200793 left Boultham Works on 26 October 1940, heading for William Evans & Co. Old Mills Colliery in Somerset. The colliery closed in 1966 and 200793 made its way into the fleet of rail construction contractor Grant, Lyon & Eagre Ltd, at one point being used at the Cheriton site during construction of the Channel Tunnel.

GLE Ltd became a subsidiary of British Steel in 1989 and was subsequently rebranded as GrantRail Ltd in August 1996. Sold into preservation at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway as 'Gower Princess', 200793 has now been fully restored and is the yard shunter at Williton at the West Somerset Railway.

If you're looking for some colour and something that little more unique to your railway scenery then this R&H 200793 is worth picking up!

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3853
GTIN
5055286671708
RRP
£111.49
Release date
May 2021

Model details

Colour
Yellow
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
DCC status
DCC Ready 6 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
Yellow
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Motor
3 Pole Skew wound
Power pickup
All wheels
Running number
GR5090

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Diesel Shunters
Operator
Grant Rail
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
0-4-0
Designer
Ruston & Hornsby
Built
1931
Built by
Ruston & Hornsby, London

* 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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