Hornby R30403 2900 Class 2920 'Saint David' BR Black

1:76 scale model produced by Hornby. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

Features:

• Analogue DC Model
• This model mainly operates in British
• This model is decorated in BR company markings
• Running number 2920
• BR Black livery.
• Riveted Churchward Tender
• Later style curved frame chassis design.
• Fluted diecast piston rods.
• Tapered superheated boiler
• Later Chimney Design
• Later safety Valve with Top Feeds
• High detail OO Gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings.
• Diecast Chassis and Running Plate. Model Weight is 341 grams.
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials.
• Etched metal nameplates
• HM7000 21-Pin sound decoder compatible.
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible.
• Powerful 5 Pole Skew wound motor.
• Illuminated flickering firebox.
• Quick release locomotive to tender connector.
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing.
• Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels.
• Diecast Piston Rods & valve gear.
• Fully decorated crew figures.
• Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions.
• Brass main drive bearings.
• Sprung metal buffers.
• Front and Rear NEM coupling pocket.
• Separately fitted lamps. Lamp code can be changed.
• Separately fitted simulated coal load.

Details

The Great Western Railway’s Saint Class was a landmark design, with 77 locomotives constructed between 1902 and 1913. Among them, No. 2920 ‘Saint David’ was completed in 1907 as part of the third production batch and was first allocated to Cardiff Canton shed. Over its working life, the locomotive received several key modifications, including a superheated boiler in 1909 and the addition of outside steam pipes in 1932. Remaining in service until October 1953, ‘Saint David’ was one of the final four examples of the class still operating, representing the pinnacle of GWR express passenger locomotive development and a vital link in Britain’s steam railway evolution.