Hornby Locomotive OO/HO – 70th: Westwood, 0-4-0, No. 9 ‘Polly’, 1954 – #R30340

$147.95

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Description

Description

R30340 Hornby 70th: Westwood, 0-4-0, No. 7 ‘Polly’, 1954-2024 – Limited Edition

In the 1960s, Tri-ang Railways released the 0-4-0 industrial tank locomotive, No. 9 ‘Polly’, in a Red with the number R355R. These locomotive models were produced in the Rovex Scale Models Limited Margate factory and arrived in customers’ hands encased in the iconic Tri-ang Railways red and yellow packaging. The design for the locomotive appears to have been based on a Class C14 which was intended for suburban passenger traffic around the city of London and was designed by Dugald Drummond for the London & South Western Railway in 1906.

Celebrate the 70th anniversary of Hornby in Margate with a reproduction of the Tri-ang Railways No. 9 ‘Polly’ 0-4-0 locomotive in a striking Red livery and red ‘Polly’ nameplate with yellow lettering. This model will be perfect for any Hornby history enthusiasts.

Item Length – Without Packaging (cm): 10.8
Item Height – Without Packaging (cm): 5
Item Width – Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
Item Weight – Without Packaging: 0.08
Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
Finish: Painted
Colour: Red
Gauge: OO
DCC Status: Analogue
Wheel Configuration: 0-4-0
Livery: Hornby Blue
Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
Motor: 3 Pole Skew wound
Number of Parts: 1
Buffer Type: Moulded Plastic Buffers
Coupling Type: Wide Tension Lock

Limited Edittion Cert No 0321