Hornby 00 Gauge R3397 Limited Edition LMS Suburban Passenger Train Pack with Fowler 4P Class 2-6-4T Era 3 (DCC ready)

Hornby Railways is a British model railway brand that dates back to the early 1900s. Over this time it has become a household name and has consistently made high quality and highly detailed model railway products for beginners and the serious model enthusiast.

Away from the perceived glamour of the mainline, the real work of the railways took place on a myriad of suburban lines across the country, especially in the great conurbations of the Midlands. The main requirement for a locomotive working suburban services was to have quick acceleration, efficient braking, and good tractive ability, the latter being especially useful when pulling heavy carriages, full of commuters.

Fowler’s 4P 2-6-4T engine was ideally suited to this task, mainly being used on longer distance commuter trains from stations in the big cities of England, as well as being used to bank heavy passenger and goods trains on the West Coast Main Line. Typically hauling sets of Stanier’s 57’ non-corridor suburban stock, thousands of commuters spent their working week traveling back and forth from the cities behind these engines.

This Hornby train pack recreates a typical suburban working train, with Fowler 4P No. 2238 in LMS lined black and two Stanier 57’ non-corridor Brake Third coaches 20768 and 20769, with Composite 16592, in LMS lined maroon livery. The loco is supplied DCC ready, it is plug n play so no complicated wiring is required if you wish to run on a DCC layout. It has NEM close-coupled couplings as standard and the Fowler 4P is powered by a 5 pole motor which provides a smooth and powerful drive unit. This is a limited edition train pack with only 1000 being produced.

Specs:
Type: Hornby OO Gauge LMS Suburban Passenger Train Pack with Fowler 4P Class 2-6-4T Loco Era 3
Gauge: OO
DCC: DCC ready
Livery: LMS Lined Black
Class: Fowler 4P
Wheel Configuration: 2-6-4T
Period: Era 3 (1923-1947)
Utility: Passenger
Motor: 5 pole

Contents:
1 x Hornby OO gauge LMS Fowler 4P 2-6-4T locomotive (DCC ready)
1 x Hornby OO gauge Stanier 57ft Brake 3rd non-corridor coach 20768
1 x Hornby OO gauge Stanier 57ft Brake 3rd non-corridor coach 20769
1 x Hornby OO gauge Stanier 57ft Composite non-corridor coach 16592