Hornby R3557 OO LMS Royal Scot Class Royal Army Service Corps

By 1926, faced with a stock book of outdated and unsuitable mainline locomotive traction, the London Midland Scottish Railway had an urgent need for provision of an improved and more powerful type of passenger engine for the purpose of avoiding double heading and duplication of certain heavy express passenger main line services.

In October 1926, following a degree of procrastination by the management of the LMS, the loan of Great Western Castle class No.5000 Launceston Castle spurred the LMS into action and in December, an order for fifty improved 4-6-0 tender engines from North British was placed; the result being the iconic 'Royal Scot' class of locomotive. Entry into service was expected by summer 1927, but with the GWR unwilling to lend drawings for the Castle class, Lord Nelson drawings were obtained from the Southern Railway and North British based their design around these, building them at both its Queens Park and Hyde Park works.

Specifications

• Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 36.5
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• Finish: Painted
• Colour: Black
• Gauge: OO
• DCC Status: DCC Ready 8 pin socket
• Operator: LMS
• Designer: Sir William Stanier
• Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0
• Livery: Maroon
• Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
• Motor: 5 Pole Skew wound
• Number of Parts: 1
• Class: Royal Scot Class