Product Info

Entering traffic at Stewarts Lane in November 1929 on the Continental services, E864 Sir Martin Frobisher was moved to Nine Elms in November 1937 on Link 1 duties for the Southampton Docks and Bournemouth express services, swapping places with 857 Lord Howe.

In January 1939 Sir Martin Frobisher was modified with the Lemaitre exhaust and a modified chimney, raising the performance level of the locomotive, a welcomed development as by 1945, somewhat surprisingly, wartime holiday traffic on the Western Section had reached pre-war levels and the introduction of the Merchant Navy class meant that Sir Martin Frobisher could be sent to Bournemouth shed to augment the Lord Nelsons already based there.

MODEL SPECIFICATION

CLASS    Lord Nelson
LENGTH    283mm
PERIOD ERA    3 (1923 - 1947)
ENTERED SERVICE    1929
DESIGNER    Richard Maunsell
WHEEL CONFIGURATION    4-6-2
FINISH    Standard
AGE SUITABILITY    14+
MINIMUM CURVE    R2
MOTOR    5 Pole Skew Wound
DCC TYPE    DCC Ready