Hornby R3735

Class & Prototype

The NBR C Class (LNER J36) was a class of 168 robust 0-6-0 freight locomotives designed by Matthew Holmes and introduced in 1888 for the North British Railway. Known as the "Eighteen Inchers" due to their unusually large 18-inch cylinders, these locomotives became Scotland's most enduring steam design, with 123 examples surviving into British Railways ownership. Twenty-five served with distinction in France during WWI, returning with commemorative battle names. Rebuilt with larger boilers between 1913-1923, they adapted from freight work to mixed traffic duties, ultimately becoming the last steam locomotives in regular service in Scotland when withdrawn in June 1967. Their 79-year service record and operational versatility make them ideal prototypes for Scottish-themed model railways spanning the steam era's final decades.

Operator & Livery