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1997 - Battle Of Britain Class Locomotive - Lord Beaverbrook
 
					34054
Running Number: 34054
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: * 6,000
* Information from Triang & Hornby, The Story of Rovex, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Pat Hammond
Company: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Late Crest
Logo Years: 1956 - 1967
 
							Livery: B.R. Green
 
						Livery Details: Brunswick green with orange and black lining with yellow lettering.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.
Catalogue Number: R.310
Year Information: Finely detailed representation of a locomotive that entered service in 1947 and continued working up to the mid sixties. The models livery places it in the period 1956-1967. Ample power is delivered by the Type 7 motor located in the locomotives body.
Model Motor: Type 7
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Third Edition 1997 - The legend is alive
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 43rd Edition
 
				
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Model Ranking:
Current: 560 - September 2025
Previous: 541 - August 2025
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Related Service Sheets (3)
| NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE | 
|---|---|---|
| 132 | 4-6-2 Battle of Britain Class Spitfire - R.374 | December 1981 | 
| 132 (Back) | 4-6-2 Battle of Britain Class Spitfire - R.374 - Back | December 1981 | 
| 177 | 4-6-2 Locomotive - West Country - Battle Of Britain Class | October 1995 | 
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