J50 Class 2793 LNER

The Gresley designed J50 Class eventually comprised 102 locomotives, with design variations such as brakes, driving positions, boilers and bunker sizes resulting in four class parts. Serving across the LNER from Eastfield in Scotland, to Cambridge, where there was hard work to be done, a J50 was invariably on hand to do it.

Built new in 1922 and 1924, twenty locomotives of the LNER J50 Class utilised a stock of second hand standard 4’ 5” boilers, becoming J50/2 and by 1926 had become the company’s Group Standard type. Fifty two more locomotives were built, thirty eight at Doncaster Works as J50/3 and fourteen at Gorton, as J50/4, between 1926 and 1939. The thirty GNR J23 locomotives from 1914-1919 were eventually re-classified by the LNER as J50/1s.

In 1946, the class received their LNER re-numbering from 8890 to 8991, all surviving to Nationalisation to receive their British Rail numbering in the 60000 range. Withdrawals started in September 1958 and was completed by 1963, with six being transferred to Departmental use afterwards. These locomotives survived until around May 1965, No. 68961 Departmental No. 14 being the last to go in September 1965.

No. 2793 was one of several locomotives that were built at Doncaster Works. It was part of an order of six J50 locomotives to the order number 318 and its works number was 1739. The locomotive entered service in April 1930 to start its duties as a reliable tank engine. As part of the LNER re-numbering scheme in 1946, 2793 became 8976. At the advent of BR nationalisation in January 1948, the locomotive was allocated to Annesley shed (ANN). A year later, in April 1949, BR renumbered the locomotive to 68976. Throughout its working life, several shed reallocations took place where the locomotive was moved to Hornsey (34B), New England (34E) and finally Doncaster (36A) on 9 June 1962. After its withdrawal from service in September 1962, the locomotive became Departmental No. 16 for use as a steam shunter. After 32 years of service, the locomotive was scrapped on 30 May 1965.

MODEL

1:120 Scale model of a J50 Class Steam Locomotive decorated in LNER livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

FEATURES

• 1:120 Scale Model
• Analogue DC Model
• NEM Couplings
• Highly Detailed Finish

Contents

• 1 x Hornby TT:120 Steam Locomotive

What is TT?

TT Scale is 3mm to the foot and or 1/120th the size of the real thing. It is particularly popular in Europe and is highly regarded as a scale that is both easy on the eye and practical to model.

Hornby revived the TT:120 Scale in Summer 2023 and it proved very popular from the outset. With their range of train sets, it couldn’t be any easier to get started and with iconic locomotives such as Flying Scotsman, Mallard and the HST, you can easily build a fantastic layout in no time at all.

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