Model Year Details

1996 - West Country Class Locomotive - Bideford

21C119

Model: West Country Class Locomotive - Bideford (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 21C119
Category: Steam Locomotives

Locomotive Class: Battle Of Britain / West Country Class

Designer: Oliver Bulleid
Class Information: Battle of Britain Class locomotives, along with sister West Country’s were introduced in 1945 and produced through 1954. A total of 110 air-smooth cased Light Pacific’s; affectionately known or rather unkindly nick-named “Spam Cans” were built by the Southern Railway and later British Railways using many features inherited from the larger and heavier Merchant Navy Class. More...
Weight: 137 tons
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-2
Wheel Arrangement Name: Pacific

Model Information: Length - 10 3/4 inches - 27.4cm.
Models Produced: * 2,800
* Information from Triang & Hornby, The Story of Rovex, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Pat Hammond
Company: S.R. - Southern Railway
Logo: S.R. Crest
Logo Years: 1923 - 1947

Livery: S.R. Malachite Green

Livery Details: Malachite green with yellow lettering.
Company Information: The smallest of Britains post grouping railway companies formed in 1923. The S.R. route mileage was the best in Britain by far, due to the dense population south of London. Passengers was the main cargo which pushed the S.R. to lead the emergence of elect

Year: 1996
Catalogue Number: R.265
Year Information: Many of the West Countrys were re-built in the 1950s and through to the early 60s, however Bideford continued in traffic fully streamlined up until its withdrawal in 1967. The Hornby example is liveried in SR Malachite green and powered by a Type 7 motor.
Model Motor: Type 7
Publication: Hornby Railways - 42nd Edition
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 42nd Edition

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UK Price List: £64.99
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