Hornby 00 Gauge R3671 BR Peppercorn 2-6-0 K1 Class Freight Train Pack Era 4 (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.

This pack is representative of a mineral freight train operating in the North of England during the late 1940s. Locomotive 62006 entered traffic, allocated to Darlington Shed, on June 15, 1949, from where the engine spent nearly five years operating. Moving to Blaydon Shed on January 31, 1954, 62006 spent its working life in the North-East, spending time allocated to Gateshead from May 6, 1952, Heaton from September 23rd that year, and Alnmouth from November 4th. A final spell at Sunderland Shed from June 19, 1966, preceded 62006’s withdrawal from service on September 4th that year, being sold for scrap to Hughes, Bolckow, Blyth during December 1966.

During the period 1898 - 1948, privately owned rolling stock amounted to around 500,000 wagons; about half the total of all the wagons registered during that period. At the start of the Second World War, all Private Owner wagons were taken over by the Government and pooled, so they could be used anywhere on the rail network. Post-war, open wagons were not generally repainted, so their liveries deteriorated gradually. Even when painted over at Nationalisation in British Railway's grey, weathering quickly resulted in the topcoat fading back so that the original livery could still be seen through the peeling paint.

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 Peppercorn Class K1 loco is powered by a 3 pole motor with a flywheel that provides a smooth and powerful drive unit.

Specs:
Type: Hornby OO Gauge BR Peppercorn 2-6-0 K1 Class Freight Train Pack Era 4
Gauge: OO
DCC: DCC ready
Livery: Transitional BR Black
Class: K1
Designer: Arthur Peppercorn
Wheel Configuration: 2-6-0
Period: Era 5 (1948-1956)
Utility: Freight
Motor: 3 pole with flywheel

Contents:
1 x Hornby OO gauge BR Peppercorn 2-6-0 K1 Class No 62006 loco (DCC ready)
1 x Hornby OO gauge LNER 3 plank wagon No 722418 NE
1 x Hornby OO gauge 7 plank No 1292 "Park Gate"
1 x Hornby OO gauge 6 plank wagon No 3018 "Arthur Wharton Ltd"