Hornby R3864 OO GWR Star Class 4-6-0 4003 Lode Star GWR Green Locomotive

Entering traffic at Stewarts Lane in November 1929 on the Continental services, E864 Sir Martin Frobisher was moved to Nine Elms in November 1937 on Link 1 duties for the Southampton Docks and Bournemouth express services, swapping places with 857 Lord Howe.

In January 1939 Sir Martin Frobisher was modified with the Lemaitre exhaust and a modified chimney, raising the performance level of the locomotive. This was a welcomed development as by 1945, somewhat surprisingly; wartime holiday traffic on the Western Section had reached pre-war levels and the introduction of the Merchant Navy class meant that Sir Martin Frobisher could be sent to Bournemouth shed to augment the Lord Nelsons already based there.

Specification

• Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 25.1
• Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 6
• Item Width - Without Packaging (cm: 11.5
• Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.56
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• License: Yes
• License line: Produced under licence for SCMG Enterprises Ltd. National Railway Museum © SCMG. Images and packaging designs © SCMG. Every purchase supports the museum. www. nrm.org.uk
• Finish: Painted
• Colour: Green
• Gauge: OO
• DCC Status: DCC Ready 8 pin socket
• Operator: GWR
• Designer: George Jackson Churchward
• Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0
• Livery: Green
• Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
• Motor: 5 Pole Skew wound
• Number of Parts: 1
• Class: STAR CLASS