Hornby R055 Class 4P 2-6-4T 2300 in LMS Maroon. Used. OO Gauge

Hornby R055 Class 4P 2-6-4T 2300 in LMS Maroon.

This engine is in superb state with no blemishes, marks or signs of wear. It has had a full serivce and doesn't even look as if its ever been run.

It comes in its original box.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 2-6-4T was a class of steam locomotive passenger tank engine designed by Henry Fowler. 125 examples of the class were built. The last 30 numbered 2395 to 2424 were fitted with side-windows and doors to their cabs. The LMS classified them 4P, BR 4MT. They were the basis for a family of subsequent LMS/BR Class 4 2-6-4T locomotives. The Irish Northern Counties Committee (NCC) Class W 2-6-0 moguls were also strongly influenced by this class. Most of the class were used on longer-distance commuter trains from stations in London, Manchester and other large towns. A number were allocated to Tebay Motive Power Depot and were used to bank heavy passenger and goods trains up the steep incline to Shap on the LMS West Coast Main Line. The last two surviving locos were withdrawn from service in 1966. None were preserved.