Hornby R3721 GWR 6110 61xx Class Large Prairie 2-6-2T GWR Livery OO
A completely new model of the GWR 5101 class 2-6-2T large prairie designed to produce both the standard 5101 class used throughout the GWR network on outer suburban, mainline stopping passenger and many branch line services and the more powerful 61xx class built for the heavier London area services, but later to be found in the West.
Era 3 1923-1947.
Built at Swindon Works under Lot No. 269 in August 1931, Diagram A10 Class 61xx 'Large Prairie' No. 6110 entered traffic at Slough, employed on London suburban services, even over London Underground metals. 6110 was the first of the class to be fitted with a cab shutter from new and carried tripcock gear from new for operation on the Underground tracks.