Hornby SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 21C9 'Shaw Savill' VE Day 80th Anniversary Collection
Product Code: R30455
Production Details:
Hornby’s SR Merchant Navy Class 21C9 ‘Shaw Savill’,
finished in black wartime livery, is an exceptional addition to the
Victory over Europe 80th Anniversary Collection. This powerful
locomotive 00 model, with its sleek lines and impressive design, is
DCC-ready, equipped with a 21-pin socket to easily accommodate digital
control. With its distinctive style and historical significance, ‘Shaw
Savill’ is a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts looking to bring a
piece of wartime rail history to their layouts.
History
Built at Eastleigh Works, this locomotive entered
traffic in July 1942 as one Oliver Bulleid’s unconventional air-smoothed
‘Pacifics’ and named after Shaw Savill Line of London, a well-known
merchant shipping company at the time. Turned out in Southern Railway
black with green-shaded ‘Sunshine’ lettering, the locomotive was painted
into traditional malachite green after hostilities ended. Renumbered to
35009 in August 1949 under British Railways following nationalisation
the previous year, it was rebuilt in 1957 to a more conventional design
and was allocated to Exmouth Junction, from where it was withdrawn in
September 1964.