Hornby R3907 GBRF Class 47/7 Co-Co 47749 City Of Truro

Hornby R3907 GBRf Class 47/7 Co-Co 47749 City of Truro.

Class 47/7 locomotives were designed by Brush Traction and are a modification of Class 47/4 locomotives, being fitted with long range fuel tanks and new cabling to work with Propelling Control Vehicles (PCV) on mail carrying services. In December 2017, GBRf purchased three Class 47/7 locomotives from Colas Railfreight; 47727, 47739 and 47749, as all were excess to Colas' requirements. Two of the locomotives, 47739 and 47749, were repainted by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh, before moving to Leicester while 47727 continued in service with the Caledonian Sleeper, having been on long term hire to GBRf anyway.

The Hornby R8249 is a suitable decoder for use with this locomotive. The Hornby R8103 TTS Sound decoder can also be used.

This model is 251mm (length) and is decorated in GBRf Rail Blue livery.