Hornby: BR 4–6–0 ‘Stembok’ ‘61032’ Thompson B1 Class
The LNER 4–6–0 Class B was Edward Thompson’s standardised, two cylinder, mixed traffic answer to the GWR’s Hall Class and the LMS Stanier Black Five, designed at a time of even greater austerity for the company.
With Nigel Gresley’s sudden death on April 5, 1941, Thompson was promoted to post of Chief Mechanical Engineer and immediately set about standardising locomotive design, a programme that has divided opinion amongst enthusiasts ever since. The Class B design satisfied the LNER’s (and the nation’s) wartime requirement for a cheap, easy to maintain locomotive and by the time that the first locomotive, 8301 Springbok, entered service, the class had been re-designated as B1.
Specifics:
- Gauge: 00
- DCC Type: DCC Ready
- Class: B1
- Designer: Edward Thompson
- Livery: Early BR
- Entered Service: 1940s
- Purpose: Mixed Traffic
- Wheel Configuration: 4–6–0
- Features: NEM Couplings
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