Description
R30406 Hornby LNER – Streamlined B17 – 2870 ‘City of London’
With a style inspired by the A4s, this Streamlined B17 locomotive is a chunky model that will delight Gresley fans. The highly detailed design features a five-pole skew-wound motor and NEM couplings and can be upgraded to HM7000 control with the installation of a 21-pin decoder.
History
Gresley developed a three-cylinder 4-6-0 to cope with increased loadings on the LNER’s East Anglian passenger services in the shape of the B17 Class, as he could not use his famous ‘Pacifics’ due to weight constraints.
Two of the class were given A4-style streamlining in September 1937 for publicity purposes, including No. 2870 Tottenham Hotspur, which was then renamed City of London. They were designated B17/5s, but the streamlining was removed in April 1951.
The locomotive, originally built by Robert Stephenson & Co in 1937, was withdrawn in April 1960.
- Item Length – Without Packaging (cm):Â 25.4
- Item Height – Without Packaging (cm):Â 5.5
- Item Width – Without Packaging (cm):Â 3.5
- Item Weight – Without Packaging (kg):Â 1.07
- Item Scale:Â 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- DCC Status: DCC Ready 21 pin socket
- Operator: LNER
- Designer: Gresley
- Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
- Number of Parts: 1
- Class: B17 Class
- Coupling Type:Â NEM Couplings
