Hornby R3276

RailRoad, LMS, Class 4P Compound with Fowler Tender, 4-4-0, 1072 - Era 3

00 Gauge

When Henry Fowler became the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland Scottish Railway in 1925, he immediately set out to work on several new standard designs in an effort to reduce the number of odd classes of locomotive that had been absorbed into the LMS in 1923.

The Class 4 Tank was designed for the unique requirements of suburban duties and used as many standard LMS parts as was possible at the time. The main requirement for a locomotive working suburban services was to have quick acceleration, efficient braking and good tractive ability, the latter being especially useful when pulling heavy carriages, full of commuters and subsequent updates to the 2-6-4T design by Stanier, Fairburn, Riddles and British Rail proved the soundness of Fowler’s design.

Length: 237mm

DCC Type: DCC Ready

Period: 1920s

Operator/Livery: LMS

Class: 4P

Entered Service: 1924

Motor: 3 Pole & Flywheel. Loco Drive

Purpose: Passenger

Special Features: 

• NEM Couplings on Tender