Name: Hornby R3999 LMS, Princess Royal, 4-6-2, 6205 'Princess Victoria' (with flickering firebox) - Era 3
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3999
Price: 254.49 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

The LMS Princess Royal Class were designed by William Stanier having previously worked alongside Charles Collett for the GWR at Swindon. As a result of Stanier's connections to the GWR the Princess Royal Class shared a lot of characteristics with the GWR's King Class locomotives.

No. 6205 'Princess Victoria' was built in July 1935 and remained in service until November 1961. In 1947 the locomotive was fitted with modified valve gear however this was removed again in 1955.

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Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3999

GTIN

5055286691027

RRP

£254.49

Catalogue

2021 Range

Release date

June 2021

Model details

Colour

Red

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Finish

Pristine

Gauge

Livery

Maroon

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Name

Princess Victoria

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Power pickup

Driving wheels and tender wheels

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Tooling date

2019

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Chassis construction

Heavy diecast

Running number

6205

Prototype information

Introduced

1935

Main duties

Express Passenger

Builder

LMS Crewe Works

In service until

1962

Tractive effort

40,286 lbf

Total built

Build date

1933 & 1935

Locomotive type

Steam

Operated by

LMS
British Railways

Surviving locos

Wheel configuration

4-6-2

Locomotive class^*

Princess Royal

Operator

LMS

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

4-6-2

Designer

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 LMS Princess Royal, 4‑6‑2, 6205 “Princess Victoria” (with flickering firebox) – Era 3 is a ready‑to‑run OO gauge model. It features a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket, a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor and power pickup on both driving and tender wheels. The locomotive is finished in pristine condition, painted in LMS maroon livery, and equipped with NEM/tension‑lock couplings.

The model measures 300 mm in length, can negotiate a minimum curve of the second radius (438 mm) and carries the OEM number R3999. It represents LMS no. 6205, built by LMS Crewe Works in July 1935, which served until November 1961. The prototype was a member of the Princess Royal Class designed by William Stanier and shared design features with the GWR King Class.

Historical notes: the real 6205 was fitted with modified valve gear in 1947, a change that was reversed in 1955. The model depicts the locomotive as it appeared during the “Big Four” era (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).