Specification
- Builder
- Hornby
- Catalogue Number
- R1234M
- Category
- DCC Sets
- Scale
- OO
- Finish
- Pristine
- Year
- 2019
- Pages
-
- Hornby 2019 (17)
- Hornby 2020 (31)
- Hornby 2021 (21)
- Hornby 2022 (19)
- Era
- 11 - Present Day
- DCC
- Ready (8 pin)
- Decoders
- -
- Motor
- 3 pole & flywheel
- Coupling
- -
- Curve
- 2nd Radius (438mm) +
- Length
- 265 mm
- Based on Preserved
- No
- Directional Lighting
- Yes
- Interior Lighting
- No
- Pickup in Tender
- No
- Sound Decoder Ready
- No
- Passenger Figures
- No
Hornby R1234M
Great Western Railway 4073 Class 5972 "Hogwarts Castle" Hogwarts Express (Red)
Class & Prototype
Class: Great Western Railway 4073 Class
- Traction: Steam
- Built: 1923-1950
- Total Built: 171
The GWR 4073 Castle Class represents the pinnacle of Great Western Railway express passenger design, introduced by Charles Collett in 1923. These legendary 4-6-0 locomotives famously outperformed LNER Pacifics in the 1925 exchange trials, proving their superior fuel economy and performance. With 171 built between 1923-1950, they handled premier services like the "Cornish Riviera Express" for over four decades. Eight survive in preservation, with excellent model representations available from Hornby, Graham Farish, and specialist manufacturers. Essential for any authentic GWR layout.
Prototype: 5972
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