Hornby R3564 2-8-0 48045 8F Class/with Fowler Tender Late BR Train Model Set

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Product Description In 1932, when William Stonier became the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland Scottish, most of the region’s freight traffic was being hauled by ageing 0-8-0 engines, many of which dated from the pre-grouping period. By 1934, freight traffic accounted for 58% of the LMS’s turnover and the only modern stock available for haulage were Beyer-Garrett and ‘Austin Seven’ Class 7F locomotives. These locomotives had serious maintenance issues, as well as proving inadequate for the gradual acceleration of freight traffic as decreed by the Operating Department and so Stonier looked to the Great Western Railway for design inspiration for his new freight locomotive. The influence came from the GWR’s 28xx class, but Stanier’s chief draughtsman, T.F Coleman, removed any legacy of that locomotive from the final design, resulting in a typically balanced Stonier locomotive that was similar in appearance to that of the ‘Black 5’. The first locomotives left Crewe Works in June 1935 and initially were classified as 7F, although this was soon changed to 8F and the class quickly proved its worth on the whole range of freight duties, as well as express goods, parcels and occasional passenger traffic. By 1939, 126 locomotives had been built for the LMS and, impressed by the wide routing availability and ability to negotiate curves of just 4½ chains, the War Department selected the 8F as its first standard design for overseas service, eventually ordering or requisitioning 228 locomotives which served in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Israel, Palestine and Turkey, as well as the United Kingdom. Once hostilities ceased, these locomotives were either sold to the incumbent state railways or repatriated to the UK and absorbed into British Railways Minimum curve Hornby 2nd radius + / 438mm+ Please note, box and model dimensions are shown as identical however only represent the box/package size. Safety Warning not_suitable_under_14_years_supervision P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Box Contains 1 x Locomotive See more