Hornby R3855

BR, Princess Royal Class, 4-6-2, 46211 'Queen Maud' - Era 5

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Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

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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moved to the shed permanently on 22 May 1943 where it remained, apart from a two month stint at Edge Hill in 1956 until withdrawn on 7 October 1961.

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^* 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.