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Hornby Bournemouth Belle Train Pack

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Price (RRP): £208.69

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The Bournemouth Belle train service was first inaugurated by the Southern Railway in 1931 and operated until nationalisation in 1948 with the service being postponed during the Second World War. However, after 1948 the service was subsequently operated by British railways until withdrawal on the 9 July 1948. Initially the service operated out of Waterloo Station to Bournemouth Central but was later amended so that it stopped at Southampton before terminating at Bournemouth West. This Hornby Bournemouth Belle pack features a BR Britannia Class locomotive, "Alfred the Great", plus three 12 wheel Pullman Cars simulating part of the service as it would have been seen in the early 1950s. An additional pack containing three further 12 wheel Pullman cars is also available to extend the train.

BR Brtiannia Class 4-6-2 No.70009 Alfred the Great in BR Green.

Designed by Robert Riddles, the Britannias became the flagship express passenger locos of the newly formed British Railways. Initially allocated to the Eastern Region they quickly appeared all over the system, from Dover (on the Golden Arrow) to Cardiff, Cambridge to Carlisle. Some small differences were made to the class in their careers, notably tenders, and most of the class lasted until the end of steam (mainly concentrated on the West Coast main line) working all sorts of traffic including fitted freights.

Livery: BR Green Period: Mid 1950s Length: 287mm Finish: Pristine Motor: 5 pole skew wound. Loco drive Features: Extensive Detail Available DCC Ready

Scale: 1:76

Release Date: Early November 2009

LIMITED EDITION

DCC Ready

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