For Day 22 of our Advent Calendar, we're excited to present another heavily reduced steam locomotive in OO Gauge! This gorgeous Hornby model of the SR 'Lord Nelson' 4-6-0 "Sir Martin Frobisher" in SR malachite green is now only £129.50
This provides you with a whopping 42% saving off the RRP for this important loco. This model is perfect for recreating the Southern's iconic boat trains and express services.
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, lamp irons, pipework, safety valve, whistle, metal buffers, sanding gear and much more
Powerful 5-pole skew wound motor with twin flywheels
Digital & Sound capability - 8-pin decoder socket with space for a 28mm round speaker in the tender
Fully decorated cab interior
Accessory pack included
Etched nameplates
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
Entering traffic at Stewarts Lane in November 1929 on the Continental services, E864 Sir Martin Frobisher was moved to Nine Elms in November 1937 on Link 1 duties for the Southampton Docks and Bournemouth express services, swapping places with 857 Lord Howe.
In January 1939 Sir Martin Frobisher was modified with the Lemaitre exhaust and a modified chimney, raising the performance level of the locomotive. This was a welcomed development as by 1945, somewhat surprisingly; wartime holiday traffic on the Western Section had reached pre-war levels and the introduction of the Merchant Navy class meant that Sir Martin Frobisher could be sent to Bournemouth shed to augment the Lord Nelsons already based there.