😍 Hornby S&DR 'Locomotion No.1' Due In Stock Soon!

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Hornby Locomotion
Hornby Locomotion
Hornby Locomotion
Hornby Locomotion
Hornby Locomotion

Hornby have advised that their newly tooled model of the iconic S&DR 'Locomotion No.1' 0-4-0 steam locomotive is due to arrive in stock with us next week! (w/c Monday 2nd Dec) Check out the latest sample images here and pre-order yours now!


This all-new tooling represents the first time that this pioneering Era 1 steam locomotive has ever been produced in ready-to-run OO Gauge form. Hornby have modelled the locomotive in its preserved form and features the 1883 incorporated bell, single chimney, coal detail in the tender and green-etched nameplates incorporating the name 'Locomotion'. 


A wood grain print is used to represent the wooden boiler barrel of the locomotive. This model is DCC-ready and is compatible with the HM7000 Next 18-Pin decoder. What's more the intricate mechanism of the real locomotive has been replicated here, meaning these look incredible in action.

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Product Features

Highly detailed model with many separately fitted parts

Detailed tender with coal load and tank

Amazing representation of the mechanism with working motion

3-pole motor with 4-wheel drive and all-wheel pickups.

Electrical connection between loco and tender for extra pickups

Digital & Sound capability - NEXT-18 deocder socket (Compatible with Hornby HM7000-N18TXS sound decoder!)

Moulded dumb buffers

Scale chain link couplings included

Optional painted crew figures included

Wood grain print to represent the wooden boiler barrel

Prototype Information

Locomotion
Replica locomotive. Image by Tony Hisgett.

'Locomotion' No. 1 was an early example of ingenuity for the use of motive power on British railways. The Stockton & Darlington Railway ordered the engine in 1824 after its construction by the pioneering railway engineers, Robert Stephenson & Company, in Newcastle as an 0-4-0 locomotive in 1825. 


They initially ordered four engines, including 'Locomotion'. The fifth engine was a different design and completed in 1827. The original nickname of 'Locomotion' was 'Active', and this is how it was referred to until the summer of 1833 when it became 'Locomotion'. The engine only gained its number in 1827.


The locomotive made its historic debut on 27th September 1825 for the opening of the first public railway, the S&DR. It was driven by George Stephenson, and it hauled eleven wagons of coal, the carriage 'Experiment' and twenty wagons carrying many passengers in a world-first. After its debut on the S&DR, 'Locomotion' continued to run as a mineral locomotive until it was withdrawn from service in 1841.


It was decided that 'Locomotion' would be preserved for future generations to enjoy, and in 1857, the locomotive was restored at Shildon Works to resemble its original appearance. It was then mounted on a display plinth at North Road Station in Darlington. The locomotive visited various locations around the world and was displayed in places such as Chicago and Paris. In 1883, when 'Locomotion' journeyed to Chicago, it acquired a bell with the legend “Stockton & Darlington Railway”. The 'Locomotion' was also displayed in Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, York, Manchester, London, Darlington and Shildon. In 1892, 'Locomotion' was relocated to Darlington's Bank Top station. In 1924 and 1961, further restoration of the locomotive occurred at Darlington Works.


For most of its preserved life, the locomotive was based at the Head of Steam Museum in Darlington. 'Locomotion' was moved from there to the Locomotion Museum at Shildon (where it remains today). It was agreed with Darlington Borough Council that 'Locomotion' will be displayed for six months in Head of Steam in the first half of 2025, the 200th anniversary of the S&DR.

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