R30401 OO Gauge Hornby BR Merchant Navy Class 35015 Rotterdam Lloyd
Details
The 30 locomotives of the class were all built at Eastleigh for express passenger duties on the Southern Railway and featured air-smooth casing and Bulleid’s revolutionary chain-driven valve gear. Entering service in February 1945 as No. 21C13, it was named ‘Blue Funnel’ after the well-known merchant shipping line, in April the same year. Allocations included Nine Elms, Bournemouth and Weymouth Radipole, before finishing its career in April 1967 back at Nine Elms. In May 1956 it became the third member of the class to be rebuilt under R.G. Jarvis, with conventional valve gear and the air-smooth casing removed. The model is finished in experimental BR express passenger blue with the BR number 35013, which was carried in the early years following Nationalisation.
Manufacturer
Hornby
Finish
Pristine
Range
Hornby 2025 Releases
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Era (Period of operation)
Era 4 (1948-1956)
DCC Ready
Yes (21 Pin)
Condition
New