Hornby BR Class A4 ‘Seagull’ 60033 - Steam Generator
Product Code: R30552SS
(Pre-Order Due October 2026)
PProduction Details:
60033 ‘Seagull’ was among the four new ‘A4s’ built
with double chimney and blastpipe in 1938, the remainder of the class
not receiving them until the 1950s. First numbered 4902, it was also one
of a batch of six new LNER ‘A4s’ to be named after birds, as Sir Nigel
Gresley had a particular fondness for breeding wild birds. ‘Seagull’ was
one of three ‘A4’ Class ‘Pacifics’ used for the 1948 Locomotive Exchange
Trials, in which the newly formed British Railways sought to test
locomotives on the routes of other former ‘Big Four’ members, with 60033
working between London Paddington and Plymouth, though it didn’t perform
as well as the GWR locomotives that were designed for the route.
Technical Specification & Detail:
Item Length (cm): 36, Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge, DCC Status:
HM7000 Fitted - With Sound and Steam, Operator: British Railways,
Livery: Green, Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2, Motor: 5 Pole Skew wound,
Buffer Type: Sprung Metal Buffers, Coupling Type: NEM Tension Lock. ●
Running number 60033, ● BR Green livery, ● Corridor tender, ● Double
chimney, arrangement, ● Un-valanced streamline body made from die-cast
metal, ● LHD cab arrangement, ● Working headlights, ● Working tender
light,
