Product Info
No. 68873 was built in 1905 at Doncaster Works and entered service with the Great Northern Railway as No. 1274, initially allocated locally at Doncaster goods yard.
After becoming LNER No. 4274 in 1924, it was later renumbered as 8873 and made it into BR service in 1948 as No. 68873. Its allocations also included King’s Cross, Hornsey and Colwick, before being condemned in September 1955.
The model is finished in plain black with BR early ‘cycling lion’ crest as applied in the 1950s, with the five-digit number on the increased-capacity bunker sides. The locomotive also has the later-type safety valves and steam injectors.
What's Inside
1x Model Steam Locomotive, 1x Accessory Pack (includes vacuum pipes, lamps and coupling bars and hooks), 1x Instructions
Tech Specs
Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 12.5
Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 4.7
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.6
Item Weight - Without Packaging (kg): 0.24
Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
DCC Status: DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Operator: BR
Designer: Henry Ivatt
Wheel Configuration: 0-6-0
Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
Number of Parts: 1
Class: J52 Class
Buffer Type: Metal Sprung Buffers
Coupling Type: NEM Couplings
Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary: HM7000-21TXS: Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (21-pin)