Hornby: The Final Day Collection – GWR 4–6–0 ‘King George III’ 6000 King Class
Minister of Transport, Eric Campbell Geddes’ Railways Act of 1921, enacted at the start of 1923, created the ‘Big Four’ regional rail companies of the Great Western Railway, the London Midland Scottish Railway, the London North Eastern Railway and the Southern Railway.
Twenty five years later, on January 1, 1948, Clement Attlee's Transport Act of 1947 created British Railways, marking the end of what many regard as the golden age of the railways. With 2017 marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the ‘Big Four’, the ‘Final Day’ collection features a mainline locomotive from each of the regions, in its final regional livery.
Specifics:
- Gauge: 00
- DCC Type: DCC Ready
- LE Size: 500
- Livery: GWR
- Entered Service: 1927
- Features: NEM Couplings
Hornby is a household name and is famous as the UK brand leader in the model railway hobby