Hornby R30272 GWR Castle Class, 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive 4074 Caldicot Castle Big Four Centenary Collection - Era 3 OO Scale
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- Out Of Stock
- Product Code:
- 5063129012588
- Brand:
- Hornby
The Castle Class was designed by Charles Collett, the successor to legendary GWR engineer George Jackson Churchward. In truth, Castle Class is nothing more than a nickname owing to most examples of the class being named after western castles with the official GWR designation being the 4073 class.
This name comes from the first example of the Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle, as was common with GWR classes. Charles Collet improved on the work of Churchward with the Castle Class, with the class proving to be among the most powerful on the GWR network. In a tragic twist of fate, Churchward would go on to be killed when struck by one of the succeeding engineers locomotives 4085 Berkeley Castle.
The first of the class would feature at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 alongside an equivalent engine from the LNER, one 4472 Flying Scotsman. Over the course of the exhibition the GWR claimed their Castle to be more powerful than the LNER contingent, leading to exchange trials between the GWR and image conscious LNER. In April 1925 4079 Pendennis Castle and 4474 Victor Wild would be exchanged between the two companies.
Tech Specs
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
- 28
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
- 5
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
- 3.5
- Item Weight - Without Packaging
- 0.39
- Item Scale
- 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- Finish
- Painted
- Colour
- Green
- Gauge
- OO
- DCC Status
- DCC Ready 21 pin socket
- Operator
- GWR
- Designer
- Charles Collett
- Wheel Configuration
- 4-6-0
- Livery
- GWR Green
- Minimum Curve (mm)
- Radius 2
- Motor
- 5 Pole Skew wound
- Number of Parts
- 1
- Class
- Castle Class
- Buffer Type
- Sprung Metal Buffers
- Coupling Type
- NEM Tension Lock
- Age 14+