Hornby GWR - Saint Class - 2975 'Lord Palmer'
Product Code: R30405
Production Details:
Entering service in March 1905 as the unnamed No.
175, it was given the name Viscount Churchill in 1907 and numbered 2975
in December 1912. In February 1924, the locomotive was renamed Sir
Ernest Palmer, but when Baronet Palmer gained peerage in June 1933, it
was subsequently renamed Lord Palmer in the October. The locomotive was
extensively damaged in an accident while hauling a goods train at
Appleford in December 1942 and was finally withdrawn on 30th November
1944 from Bristol Bath Road shed after a creditable 39 years and nine
months of service. Features:
Livery: GWR Green, Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2, Motor: 5 Pole Skew
wound, Buffer Type: Sprung Metal Buffers, Coupling Type: NEM Couplings.
Size (mm): L 254 x H 55 x W 35
