Hornby 00 Gauge R3865 Limited Edition BR "The Fifteen Guinea Special" Train Pack with BR Std 7 Britannia Class 4-6-2 Era 5 (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.

The ’15 Guinea Special’ was the last mainline passenger train to be hauled by steam traction under British Rail on August 11, 1968, and the preparations for 1T57 were considerable. For the tour, five operational steam locomotives had to be retained on the books until after it was completed and their footplate crews rostered to work with steam for one last time. Behind the scenes, special commemorative tickets and brochures were printed and special 'British Rail runs out of Steam' posters distributed to stations.

1T57 covered 314 miles during its 10¾ hour journey and special stops for the benefit of photographers were made during the first stage at Rainhill, where the original locomotive trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829 and at Parkside, where the Rt. Hon. William Huskisson MP was killed in an accident following the opening ceremony of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway on September 15, 1830.

Class 5MT 45110 had started the tour, taking the ten car train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria, where 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' was waiting to take 1T57 for the remainder of the journey. Crowds turned out in their hundreds to bid their farewells and local roads were littered with parked vehicles, particularly in the regular 'spotting' locations. Arrival at Carlisle was thirty minutes late, but the locomotive changeover time was reduced, with Class 5MT's 44781 and 44871 replacing, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' as the tour retraced its route back to Liverpool Lime Street. At Manchester Victoria, Class 5MT 45110 once more took over the train, completing the trip back to Lime Street, where it became the last locomotive in British Rail service to return to its own shed.

This train pack recreates this event with the locomotive "Oliver Cromwell" No 70013, a Standard 7 Britannia Class 4-6-2, and 3 BR MK1 coaches. 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 A4 loco is powered by a 5 pole skew wound loco drive 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 Limited Edition BR "The Fifteen Guinea Special" Train Pack with BR Std 7 Britannia Class 4-6-2 Loco Era 3
Gauge: OO
DCC: DCC ready
Livery: Late BR, Lined Green/BR Maroon/BR Blue & Grey
Class: Britannia
Designer: Robert Riddles
Wheel Configuration: 4-6-2
Period: Era 5 (1956-1968)
Utility: Express Passenger
Motor: 5 pole skew wound

Contents:
1 x Hornby OO gauge BR Standard 7 Britannia Class 4-6-2 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" Loco(DCC ready)
1 x Hornby OO gauge MK1 Brake 2nd Open No E9223 Coach
1 x Hornby OO gauge MK1 Tourist 2nd Open No M4995 Coach
1 x Hornby OO gauge MK1 Tourist 2nd Open No M4933 Coach