R30394 BR (Late) - Thompson Class A2-3 - 60521 'Watling Street'
Product Info
The elegant Thompson Class has arrived at Hornby. This OO gauge locomotive features sprung metal buffers and NEM couplings, and is easily upgraded to HM7000 control by adding a 21-pin decoder (sold seperately).
History
Of the 15 newly built A2s, only the first, No. 500, emerged from Doncaster under Edward Thompson while he was Chief Mechanical Engineer. That was in May 1946 and, by the end of the following month, Thompson had retired aged 65.
The remaining 14 were built under his successor, Arthur Peppercorn, between July 1946 and September 1947. They had planned to build 25 in total, but Peppercorn cancelled the remainder while he made modifications to the design.
His new design became the A2 and the Thompson locomotives were designated A2/3s. No. 60521 entered service as No. 521 ‘Watling Street’ at Gateshead in May 1947 and was withdrawn by BR at Tweedmouth in November 1962.
What's Inside
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Tech Specs
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
- 29.3
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
- 5.5
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
- 3.5
- Item Weight - Without Packaging (kg)
- 0.69
- Item Scale
- 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- DCC Status
- DCC Ready 21 pin socket
- Operator
- BR
- Designer
- Thompson
- Minimum Curve (mm)
- Radius 2
- Number of Parts
- 1
- Class
- Class A2/3
- Buffer Type
- Sprung Metal Buffers
- Coupling Type
- NEM Couplings
Detailed scale model. Not suitable for children under 14 years. Please refer to safety notes in enclosed instruction leaflet. Colours and contents may differ from those illustrated. Please retain these details and the address for future reference.
