Name: Hornby R3855 BR, Princess Royal Class, 4-6-2, 46211 'Queen Maud' - Era 5
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3855
Price: 160.99 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

6211 Queen Maud entered traffic on 21 October 1935 allocated to Camden shed and fitted with the riveted 9-ton LMS tender, which it retained until the first heavy service at Crewe during July 1936 when a riveted 10-ton tender was attached.

Fleetingly allocated to Crewe North at the outbreak of war in 1939, Queen Maud moved to the shed permanently on 22 May 1943 where it remained, apart from a two month stint at Edge Hill in 1956 until withdrawn on 7 October 1961.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3855

GTIN

Not Found

RRP

£160.99

Release date

August 2020

Model details

Colour

Green

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Finish

Painted

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Name

Queen Maud

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Heavy diecast

Livery

Green with Late Crest

Tooling date

2019

Running number

46211

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Steam

Builder

LMS Crewe Works

Build date

1933 & 1935

Total built

Tractive effort

40,286 lbf

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Operated by

LMS
British Railways

Main duties

Express Passenger

In service until

1962

Surviving locos

Locomotive class^*

Princess Royal

Operator

British Railways

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Designer

Sir William Stanier

Built

August 1948

Built by

LMS Crewe Works

Total produced

^* 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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Hornby BR Princess Royal Class 4‑6‑2 model 46211 ‘Queen Maud’ (Era 5) is a DCC‑ready, 8‑pin socket locomotive in OO gauge. The model is painted in the British Railways Late Crest green livery, carries the number 46211 and the name Queen Maud, and features a five‑pole skew‑wound motor with power pickup from the driving wheels and tender wheels. It has a minimum curve radius of the 2nd radius (438 mm), a painted finish, NEM/tension‑lock couplings, and a riveted tender. The part number is R3855.

The prototype locomotive was built by LMS Crewe Works between 1933 and 1935 to the design of Sir William Stanier, with a 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement. 46211 entered service on 21 October 1935, allocated to Camden shed with a 9‑ton LMS tender, later receiving a 10‑ton tender in July 1936. It was briefly allocated to Crewe North at the outbreak of war in 1939, moved permanently to Crewe North on 22 May 1943, and after a two‑month stint at Edge Hill in 1956, was withdrawn on 7 October 1961. The class comprised 13 locomotives built for British Railways.