We have just received this new edition of the Hornby Railroad OO Gauge Class 37 diesel locomotive into stock - complete in the infamous BR 'Police' livery!
This special edition new model comes complete with DCC Sound pre-fitted and even features a working blue light on top of the cab which is a unique feature of this 37! The sound project even features custom additions of a police siren - ready to perform straight out of the box.
Recognised for its memorable role in a television advert – flagging down a speeding HST power car, this highly detailed model of Class 37 No. 37093 comes presented in its unique ‘Police’ promotional livery.
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Product Features
Robust Railroad Range model
Powerful motor powering one bogie
DCC Sound Pre-fitted - Hornby HM7000 Bluetooth 21-pin decoder fitted
Working blue light on cab roof
Additional sound effects for police siren
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
Built at English Electric’s Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, this locomotive entered BR service as D6793 in 1963, allocated to Gateshead. Re-numbered 37093 in February 1974, it was painted into ‘Police’ livery, complete with blue light, for a BR television advertising campaign in July 1985, before returning to a more traditional livery at Stratford in August.
It was renumbered 37509 in June 1986 and in 1989 allocated to the Freight Metals sector Thornaby pool. It finished its career with EWS and was cut up at Cardiff Canton in August 2005.