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Sonic Models S4101-08

Robinson A5 (GCR Class 9N) 4-6-2 Tank Locomotive BR Black (Late Crest) No.69820

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

Manufacturer description

Sonic Models has unveiled its first 4mm locomotive: the imposing and stylish Robinson GCR/LNER 9N/A5 4-6-2T.

Version: BR Late Crest Black Mixed Traffic Lining No.69820 

The Sonic model will be offered in both original GCR and later LNER versions and features a heavy die-cast chassis, flywheel, Next18 DCC socket hidden in the cab, pre-fitted sugar cube, NEM coupling pockets, sprung buffers and all models will be supplied with an accessory pack including coal shovel and rake and dummy screw-link couplers.

Detail differences include GCR or LNER dome, whistle and smokebox, 3-rail or 5-rail coal bunker, single or split cab front window, cab-sides open or with windows and smooth or riveted sandbox wrapper.

Livery variations include GCR lined green, GCR lined green with L&NER lettering, LNER lined and unlined black and BR mixed traffic lined black with BRITISH RAILWAYS lettering, early emblem or late crest.BR mixed traffic lined black with early emblem

Tooling is complete and EP samples have been tested. Decorated models have been received for assessment. We hope the models will be available late 2021 / early 2022.

 

44 of these powerful locomotives were built over a 15 year period from 1911-1926 and the last was withdrawn in 1960.

Designed by the Great Central Railway’s Chief Mechanical Engineer John G Robinson to tackle suburban trains operating from the company’s London terminus at Marylebone, they were originally designated Class 9N, however after grouping the LNER reclassified them A5.

The last-built locomotives, built after grouping, were assigned to north east England and under the LNER other members of the class were used more widely – on suburban services from King Cross, around Bradford and on the former London Transport lines between Aylesbury and Rickmansworth.

Following nationalisation those A5s still on Marylebone trains were transferred to Lincolnshire and on to Darlington and Hull.  The last was withdrawn in November 1960.

 

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Prototype information

^* 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.

Sonic Models Robinson A5 (GCR Class 9N) 4‑6‑2T locomotive, BR black (late crest) No 69820, is issued as a limited‑edition “Rails of Sheffield” model. It is supplied with DCC 18 capability (Next18 socket) and carries the manufacturer part number S4101‑08, representing the British Railways late‑crest period.

The model is a 4 mm scale (OO) tank locomotive with a 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement. It features a heavy die‑cast chassis, a flywheel, a pre‑fitted sugar‑cube motor, NEM coupling pockets, sprung buffers and a hidden Next18 DCC socket in the cab. An accessory pack is included, containing a coal shovel, a rake and dummy screw‑link couplers.

Detail options include GCR or LNER dome, whistle and smokebox; 3‑rail or 5‑rail coal bunker; single or split cab front window; cab sides either open or with windows; and a sandbox wrapper that can be smooth or riveted. Livery variations offered are GCR lined green, GCR lined green with L&NER lettering, LNER lined and unlined black, and BR mixed‑traffic lined black with either the early British Railways emblem or the late crest.

Tooling is complete and engineering‑production samples have been tested; decorated examples have been received for assessment. The model is expected to be available in late 2021 or early 2022.

The prototype class comprised 44 locomotives built between 1911 and 1926. Designed by GCR Chief Mechanical Engineer John G Robinson for suburban services from Marylebone, the engines were originally class 9N and reclassified A5 after the 1923 grouping. After nationalisation they served in Lincolnshire, Darlington and Hull, with the last member withdrawn in November 1960.