Name: Hornby R3856 BR, Princess Coronation Class, 4-6-2, 46257 'City of Salford' - Era 5
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3856
Price: 160.99 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

The last of the class, 46257 City of Salford entered traffic on 19 May 1948 at Camden shed straight into British Railways' service, albeit that the livery was the lined LMS black with an M prefix to the BR number. Black gave way to BR Green on 10 December 1952 and by this time the Pony truck had been changed for a welded type, but the addition of AWS on 6 August 1959 cluttered the appearance beneath the cab on the left hand side.

Withdrawn from service on 12 September 1964 from Carlisle shed, 46257 City of Salford was moved to Preston for storage until disposal.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3856

GTIN

5055286671722

RRP

£160.99

Release date

September 2020

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Finish

Painted

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 pole skew wound

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Colour

Green

Tooling date

2017

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Based on preserved

Coupling

NEM

Livery

Green with Late Crest

Prototype information

Tractive effort

40,000 lbf

Builder

LMS Crewe Works

Locomotive type

Steam

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Operated by

London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways

Main duties

Express Passenger

Total built

38 Total
(33 Built Streamlined - later removed)

Build date

1937 to 1948

In service until

1964

Locomotive class^*

Princess Coronation Class

Operator

British Railways

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Designer

Sir William Stanier

Built by

LMS Crewe Works

^* 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 Coronation Class 4‑6‑2 locomotive model, number 46257 “City of Salford”, is a ready‑to‑run DCC unit with an 8‑pin socket. It is painted in the British Railways late‑crest green livery, measures 301 mm in length and requires a minimum curve of the second radius (438 mm). The model is in OO gauge, uses a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and has a NEM coupling. It is presented in the original green colour with the late crest, carries the running number 46257 and the name “City of Salford”, and is supplied by Hornby under part number R3856.

The locomotive represented is a steam‑powered Princess Coronation Class designed by Sir William Stanier and built by LMS Crewe Works between 1937 and 1948, of which 38 were produced. It depicts the British Railways period after nationalisation, showing the late‑crest green livery.

Historically, 46257 City of Salford was the last of its class to enter traffic on 19 May 1948 at Camden shed, initially in lined LMS black with an “M” prefix to the BR number. The livery changed to BR green on 10 December 1952, and a welded pony truck replaced the original at the same time. An AWS unit was added on 6 August 1959, obscuring the left‑hand side of the cab. The locomotive was withdrawn on 12 September 1964 from Carlisle shed and subsequently stored at Preston pending disposal.