TT Hornby TT120 TT3013M Class 50 50007'Sir Edward Elgar' BR Green Loco

TT3013M Class 50 50007'Sir Edward Elgar' BR Green Loco. Brand new item direct from our Yorkshire model railway shop. Item Scale 1:120 Scale. DCC Status DCC Ready Next 18 Socket (It is NOT DCC fitted).

Livery BR GWR Style Green. Minimum Curve (mm) Radius 2.

50 examples were built in total. Upon their introduction they were used on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

The aim was to speed-up passenger timings on the then non-electrified portion up to Glasgow, and to haul express passenger trains at 100 mph. By 1974, the entire line had been electrified so the locomotives were re-deployed to other regions as had been planned. When delivered, the Class 50s were leased to British Rail by a subsidiary of English Electric.

The Class 50s proved to be incredibly powerful, indeed following the full electrification of the WCML and the introduction of more powerful DMUs in the late 1980's they were almost pointlessly powerful, and they began to be withdrawn as their roles were handed to more efficient DMUs. All examples of the Class were named which was rather unusual for corporate BR diesel locomotives, and in the end 18 examples have been preserved.

The locomotive would go on to become Sir Edward Elgar in 1984, a name that it would keep into recent preservation, carrying it from withdrawal in 1991 until 2014 when it reclaimed its original name of Hercules. Hercules is now based at the Severn Valley Railway. Not suitable for children under 14 years. Please refer to safety notes in enclosed instruction leaflet.

Please retain these details for future reference.

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