Hornby DCC Ready Class 56 Rail Express Ltd Edition 56 302 model R2776

£169.95

LOCOMOTIVE AS NEW (part of a retailers personal collection of unused stock originally supplied by manufacturers)

BOX / PACKAGING AS NEW (lightest storage related rubbing/handling marks to be expected otherwise complete in every respect)

1 in stock

SKU: Hornby R2776 Categories: ,

As new (possibly test run only) 00 gauge example especially developed by “Hornby Model Railways” as part of “RAIL EXPRESS MAGAZINE LIMITED EDITION series. This Class 56 (CO-CO DIESEL ELECTRIC) running number 56302 is in “fastline freight colours. This DCC READY locomotive includes, unopened accessory pack, etched name plates and service sheet.

The British Rail Class 56 is a type of diesellocomotive designed for heavy freight work. It is a Type 5 locomotive, with a Ruston-Paxman power unit developing 3,250 bhp (2,423 kW), and has a Co-Co wheel arrangement. The fleet was introduced between 1976 and 1984.

The first thirty locomotives (Nos.56 001-56 030) were built by Electroputere in Romania, but these suffered from poor construction standards and many were withdrawn from service early for extensive rebuilding before re-entering revenue service. The remaining 105 locomotives were built by BREL at Doncaster Works (nos. 56 031 to 56 115) and Crewe Works (Nos. 56 116 to 56 135). Enthusiasts nicknamed them “Gridirons” (or “Grids” for short), due to the grid-like horn cover on the locomotive’s cab ends fitted to nos. 56 056 onwards.

NOTE: UNFORTUNATELY THE RAIL EXPRESS CERTIFICATE IS MISSING! ALL REFLECTED IN ASKING PRICE!

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