Hornby R3681 LMS Princess Coronation Class Steam Loco 4-6-2 6241 City of Edinburgh - Era 3 OO Scale

The story of the Princess Coronation Class is one of split personalities and purposes and represents the difference in opinions and attitudes between design on the one hand, and perceived cost savings on the other.

The original streamlined form of the class arose from tests by the London Midland Scottish Railway's Research Department on Stanier's development of the Princess Royal class locomotives. Stanier was said to be ambivalent about the economic value of streamlining but was aware of the publicity value of such a design. When the opportunity to produce five conventional versions of the Coronation Pacific as a comparison to the streamlined version arose, Stanier was quoted as saying, 'They can have their streamliners if they b***** want them, but we will also build them five proper ones'.

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)

36.2

Item Scale

1:76 Scale 00 Gauge

Finish

Painted

Gauge

OO

DCC Status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Operator

LMS

Designer

Sir William Stanier

Wheel Configuration

4-6-2

Livery

Maroon

Minimum Curve (mm)

Radius 2

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Number of Parts

1

Class

Princess Coronation Class