Hornby R3222 GWR 4261 42xx Class 2-8-0T Heavy Goods Engine Green Lettered Great Western OO

£108.95
MRP £119.99

This product is no longer available.
(Product Ref 352)
Have a question about this product? Let us know
A detailed model of the GWRs 42xx class heavy freight 2-8-0 tank engines built to haul the heavy South Wales colliery to port coal trains. The engines combined the advantages of the powerful 2-8-0 chassis and 18 x 30in cylinders of the 28xx heavy freight engines with the extra flexibility of a tank engine able to run conveniently in reverse. Carrying sufficient coal and water for hauls through the Severn Tunnel to Bristol the class could be found all over the GWR system powering heavy local goods trains.

 The Class 42XX was designed by George Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway (GWR) from 1902 until 1922.

Due to the increase in mineral traffic in South Wales there was a demand for a powerful freight locomotive capable of handling very heavy loads. The Class 42XX was developed and built especially for moving this heavy freight on short haul trips between the coal mines and the South Wales ports.

The locomotives weighed 82 tons and 2 cwt with a fuel capacity of 4 tons together with a water capacity of 1800 imperial gallons. The Class was fitted with Stephenson (Piston valve) Gear and produced a boiler pressure of 200psi. The locomotives had a tractive effort of 33,170 lbs. plus two 18 x 30in outside cylinders. A total of 60 of these 2-8-0 tank engines were built at the GWR Swindon Locomotive Works between 1912 and 1923.

In 1923 a variant known as 5205 Class was developed, these locomotives had larger 19? x 30? cylinders, outside steam pipes and an increased tractive effort.  Fourteen of this Class were later rebuilt as Class 7200 2-8-2T tank locomotives enabling them to increase their operating capabilities. These locomotives were renumbered as 7240 ? 7253 respectively. The combined total build of the respective classes was 105 of which 91 passed into British Railways ownership in 1948. Locomotive No. 4224 was the first of the Class to be withdrawn in February 1959 and the last was No. 4268 in August 1965.  Three of the Class have been preserved.

The locomotive represented in this pack, No. 4261 was outshopped from the Swindon Locomotive Works on the 31st May 1917 and was withdrawn from Shed 86D Llantrisant on the 31st March 1959 and was finally cut up on the 30th November 1959 by T. W. Ward, Briton Ferry.

Hornbys' model;features a 5-pole skew wound motor to give smooth running at low speeds allied to a very detailed bodyshell complete with full side tank and bunker rivet patterns which show the outline of the sloped bunker floor. Careful tooling design allows for both the square and curved footplate step over the cylinders to be modelled to match individual locomotives.

  • Detail: Exterior Details
  • Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound
  • Purpose: Heavy Coal
  • Wheel Configuration: 2-8-0
  • Special Features: Cab detail, NEM Couplings
  • Have a question about this product? Let us know