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1978 - Class 5 Locomotive

4657

Model: Class 5 Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 4657
Category: Steam Locomotives

Locomotive Class: Class 5

Designer: Sir William Stanier
Class Information: Introduced 1934. In 1968, a Black 5, No 45212 hauled the last steam passenger train on British Railways.
Weight: 125 tons
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0
Wheel Arrangement Name: Ten Wheeler

Model Information: ---
Models Produced: * 18,000
* Information from Triang & Hornby, The Story of Rovex, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Pat Hammond
Company: L.M.S. - London Midland & Scottish Railway
Logo: L.M.S. Crest
Logo Years: 1923 - 1947

Livery: L.M.S. Crimson

Livery Details: Crimson lake with yellow lettering and black lining.
Company Information: The biggest of Britains big four post grouping railway companies formed in 1923. Made up from 34 company lines including the Caledonian, Midland and Somerset & Dorset Joint Railways. Express trains from London to Glasgow were a feature of this company.

Year: 1978
Catalogue Number: R.842
Year Information: Over 800 of these popular Stanier designed stalwarts were built with variants still being introduced under the British Railways regime in 1950. The 12 preserved examples include one operating at Loughborough on Main Line Steam Trust metals. The model is finished in the LMS Express Passenger Maroon of the 1930s, although no member of the class was recorded in this livery. The Hornby version is powered by a tender mounted Ringfield Silver Seal motor and has fully flanged finer scale wheels and wire handrails.
Model Motor: Ringfield
Publication: Hornby Railways OO Model Catalogue 1978
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 24th Edition

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UK Price List: £16.95
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---

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