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Hornby BR 4-6-2 'Sir Eustace Missenden' Battle of Britain Class

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Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 No. 34090 Sir Eustace Missenden in early BR Malachite green with early emblem.

During WW2 Oliver Bulleid was granted permission to construct a class of mixed traffic engines to help ease the Southern Railway's shortage of motive power. What emerged broke the mould of accepted steam locomotive practice, two classes of "air-smoothed" pacifics with Boxpok wheels, chain driven valve gear and welded boilers incorporating thermic syphons. The Merchant Vavy calss were the first to be introduced, followed by the slightly smaller and lighter West Country and Battle of Britain versions. Although they proved powerful and free steaming, problems with the valve gear persuaded British Railways to rebuild them in more conventional form in the late 1950s - all the Merchant Navies and many WCs and BoBs were so dealt with. In the late 1960s these locos were some of the last on BR to routinely record 100mph running and had a gloriuos Indian Summer before being withdrawn. Examples of all types have survived into preservation.

Livery: Malachite Period: 1950 to 1952 Length: 272mm Finish: Pristine Motor: 5 pole skew wound. Loco drive Features: Sprung buffers, cab and tender detail DCC Ready

Scale: 1:76

Release Date: Apr 2008

DCC Ready

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