Model Year Details

2001 - Coronation Class Locomotive - Duchess Of Gloucester

U.K.
6225


Coronation Class Locomotive - Duchess Of Gloucester

Model: Coronation Class Locomotive - Duchess Of Gloucester (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 6225
Category: Steam Locomotives
Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: 8P Coronation Class
8P Coronation Class
Designer: Sir William Stanier
Class Information: Introduced by the LMS in 1937, the Coronation / Duchess Class remains the most powerful steam locomotives built in Britain. Early locomotives in the class were built with streamlined casings that were later removed; while later built locomotives never received the distinctive casings. More...
Weight: 161 tons (including tender)
Purpose: Heavy Express Passenger
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-2
Wheel Arrangement Name: Pacific
4-6-2
Model Information: Length - 298mm.
Models Produced: ---
Company: L.M.S. - London Midland & Scottish Railway
Logo: L.M.S. Crest
Logo Years: 1923 - 1947
London Midland & Scottish Railway
Livery: L.M.S. Crimson
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: 2001
Catalogue Number: R.2179
Year Information: Designed by Sir William Stanier FRS, the streamlined 'Duchess Of Gloucester' was put to traffic in May 1938, the first of the class to carry the LMS Crimson Lake livery. This stunning Hornby correct scale model is outshopped in the period and incorporates an abundance of detail including sprung buffers, interior glazed cab detail and scale wheels. A five pole motor situated in the locomotive. An alternative front bogie with smaller 9 spoke wheels is included to allow the locomotive to be used on layouts which have curves with less than a 19" radius.
Model Motor: Five pole skew wound.
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Seventh Edition 2001
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 47th Edition
Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Seventh Edition 2001
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Coronation Class Locomotive - Duchess Of Gloucester

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